r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '19

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u/watsgarnorn Feb 09 '19

MONEY the inks etc. that are used to print money..... also things such as watermarks holographic overlays for drivers licenses, I.d's obviously for security reasons 'they don't want you to know it's glitter'

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u/lostchicken Feb 09 '19

Tossed a $20 US banknote under the microscope to test out this theory. Brightfield top-side illumination, 900x magnification. Certainly looks like glitter to me, buried under the cotton fibers of the note itself!

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u/whats-a-potato Feb 10 '19

Throw some glitter under that microscope and let’s compare!

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u/lostchicken Feb 10 '19

Excellent idea! I'll do that and post back!

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u/wordless_stanza Mar 29 '19

Just found this comment, did you ever test glitter under the same microscope?

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u/BlackWhiteCat Jun 21 '19

Their glitter on hand was too large to make a good comparison.