Feb 19, 2011 · Ever notice those red stains on an occasional $20 bill that resides ever so briefly in your pocket?

Somebody put red on it. Banks “DON’T” do this sometimes to mark bills to make it easier to count bills inside machine operated banking terminals because that would be illegal and against banking policy. Edit: according to excerpt of law below, may not be illegal. Just against banking policy. I'm not sure what this is.

Interviews with robbery suspects determined that money, in contact with exploding dye packs, could be washed, leaving the money worn, weathered, and with an earthy color tone.

The conspicuous bright color (usually red) stains on the bills, allow quick easy visual recognition of stolen money. Tracers and markers can also be added to the ink or bonding agent providing forensic evidence linking the criminal to the crime.

The dye pack device was invented as a way to non-violently render a bank robbery pointless by permanently staining the stolen money a bright red color, alerting everyone to the fact that the money being passed to them is stolen.

Shredded dinero makes for a great LCM (Lost Circulation Material). Even if they could clean it, it would inevitably end up being more expensive than destroying them and printing new ones.

May 12, 2016 · Is this BEP damage or customer damage? Ink from a leaking dye pack or from a red magic marker. I've heard some $20's are marked this way when loaded into an ATM. It makes it easier to count when the bills are stacked and every …

Nov 18, 2023 · The red ink means it’s a Legal Tender note (as opposed to a Federal Reserve Note with a green seal or a Silver Certificate with a blue seal). Around the time of this note multiple versions of currency circulated, unlike the present when …

Sep 29, 2023 · Getting pesky ink stains off paper money can be tricky, but there are a few simple methods you can use to remove ink from dollar bills. If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer to your question: Rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, …

Sep 29, 2023 · In this comprehensive guide, we will uncover the intriguing history behind dollar bills with red ink. We will explore when and why the US Treasury began marking suspicious bills, how they determined which bills to flag, and what happened to …