Evaluation of security features for new U.S. currency

Sara E. Church; Thomas A. Ferguson

doi:10.1117/12.235470

15 March 1996 Evaluation of security features for new U.S. currency

Sara E. Church, Thomas A. Ferguson

Proceedings Volume 2659, Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Techniques; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.235470
Event: Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Features for use in the first new design of United States currency in more than 60 years were selected from a field of over 130 possibilities. To narrow the field, individual features were subjected to a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from subjective to rigorous physical to limited production testing. Comprehensive evaluations were carried out by an independent committee of experts through a Treasury contract with the National Research Council (NRC) as well as by the interagency New Currency Design (NCD) Task Force of technical experts from currency production, issuing, processing and enforcement authorities. Features were also rated for effectiveness, durability, feasibility, intelligibility, security, production and processing impact and compatibility with design requirements. Through successive levels of evaluation, the original field was narrowed to 35 for scale-up testing to a handful for production testing. Full production testing and implementation schedule determined the final mix of features included in the new design Series 1996 $100 note.

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Sara E. Church and Thomas A. Ferguson "Evaluation of security features for new U.S. currency", Proc. SPIE 2659, Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Techniques, (15 March 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.235470

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