Is it illegal to photocopy money?

GT, It was illegal many years ago go photocopy US currency, but that law was done away with. You can photocopy US currency, but it's illegal to pass it off as legal tender.

Not to mention incredibly dumb.

actually, you can reproduce us currency, but not in its original size. it has to be obviously of a different size, only part of a bill, or altered in some manner. You might run into problems from artists if you take a portrait off of a bill and put it on a product that is manufactured then sold, or even the us treasury dept. for copyright infringement. hope that helps

Just as a general info on US currency. Many years ago, the movie industry was prohibited from using real US currency in their movies, because it was against the law to copy them. That's the reason why when you watch old movies, it's obvious they were fake. They now use the real stuff.

When I was young I photocopied some money and put it in one of those change dispensing machines. Much to my amazement it worked! I only did it once because I could have spent the rest of my life in prison as someones bitch if I continued.

NickFun, I think I read someplace some years ago that the new currency machines do more than just scan on the currency's face, but does other analytical tests to make sure it's not a photocopy. I remember my friends using washers on coin machines to get candy. I don't think you can do that any more.

We used to make a trail of scotch tape on the end of a bill, and put in in a soda machine..the dollar would register, and you yank it back out. You got free soda, and the change.

Slappy, I always knew you had imagination, but your post on yanking out the dollar is a new one for me! LOL

My understanding is, and as someone who is contantly scanning currency from all over the world, that you have to make sure the little ID numbers are blanked out, plus make it a different size. We have the same issue with checks. When I was a bit younger I got my first pay check, and wanted to photocopy it, I had to do just the above. And since then I've never heard different.

I dont know if I have any there right now, but you can check my website Edit (Moderator): Link removed to see if I have a piccie or two.

A little of the point I know
C.I. I just wanted to say that your signature about ask holes etc.., is right on the mark. It has suddenly made me realise something, and I thought you should know. Sorry to waste space on the forum.

Besides photocopy, I think you can generate cash-look-alikes on the computer.

Where did you get your info on this matter? I want to be certain that it is legal to photo copy paper money perhaps to use in crafts. Is there a website I can get the absolute correct info from?