Someone’s Looking Out For Fakes — Cagle

Well, it’s time to put that cynicism to rest. A short while back, while lunching at one of Philly’s greasy spoons, I handed the cashier one of the new ten spots. The cashier held the bill up to the light, rubbed it and then scrawled a check on it with a marker.

“Hey, that’s a fresh bill; I just took it off the press earlier today,” this writer remarked.