When you have it hand you can really see a lot of areas where the ink has run, my sister also has a counterfeit Canadian 50.00 note. At least she didn't get taken on that one, she told the guy she could give him change and call the cops or he could choose to just walk away and lose his pretty piece of paper. He decided to just walk away. I couldn't tell one from the other especially in a bar where the lighting is so dim.