Plastic Banknotes: The Implications for Security, Dealers and Magicians
Katie Allen for the Guardian…
Oh my.. what’s a magician to do? There will be no more torn and restored bills, at least not in the style we are accustomed to performing. What does the Guardian say?…
Bank officials have been on a shopping centre roadshow testing the prototype polymer notes among members of the public and looking for approval of money they say is cleaner, longer lasting and harder to counterfeit. A final decision due today is widely expected to be in favour of polymer. The introduction of plastic notes will have widespread implications.
The prospect of tougher, polymer banknotes has been a hot topic within the Magic Circle, says member Will Houstoun. “There are some magic tricks that won’t be possible with the new notes and vice versa there will be new opportunities and possibilities that the new notes will open up,” he says. Read More..