Vocabulary
The study of writing to determine authorship or detect forgery.
Handwriting Analysis
Between letters and words
Spacing:
No
Known writing samples used for comparison.
Exemplars
Shape, size, and style
Letter formation:
Creating false documents or currency to deceive
Counterfeiting
Retrieving lost or hidden digital information.
Digital Data Recovery
Smoothness and pressure
Line quality:
Watermarks
Color-shifting ink
Microprinting
Security threads
3D ribbons
U.S. Currency:
Identifying ink types and detecting alterations.
Ink Analysis
Right, left, or upright
Slant:
Prevents Counterfeiting (Creating false documents or currency to deceive)
What do Security Features do?
Examining paper characteristics like fiber, weight, and watermarks.
Paper Analysis
Margins, alignment, and baseline consistency
Formatting:
Holograms
Raised printing
UV features
Foreign Currency: