Are you as good as Elaine Brogan at spotting counterfeit money?

Secret Service agents like Elaine Brogan who work in the Anti-Counterfeiting Division must be able to quickly identify fake banknotes.

Can you spot the differences in the two $100 bills below?  The bill on top is genuine, and the one on the bottom is fake.  All of the mistakes are easily visible with the naked eye--no magnification or enlargement is necessary.  Again, there are SEVEN mistakes in the fake. (The case where two symbols or graphics are swapped counts as one mistake)

Real US $100 Bill (2003 Series A)


Fake US $100 Bill (2003 Series A)


For the answers, send an email to fake100bill@yahoo.co.uk with ANSWER in the subject line. You will receive an autoresponse email within 1 or 2 minutes with the solution.  (Be sure and check your junk mail folder for the response)