Does anyone know a good place to get cheap paper money? I need 20 $100 bills and 20 $500 bills and I'd like them to look somewhat realistic. I haven't been able to find anything in craft or hobby stores and I don't like what the game-crafter has.
Play Money
Google supplies some. Just print them?
Here an example of the $100
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Usdollar100front.jpg
Check out your local dollar stores!
A quick search on Amazon revealed:
http://www.amazon.com/US-Toy-Play-Money-1000ct/dp/B001BQUY3A/ref=sr_1_1?...
http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Play-Money-Bills-Package/dp/B008K4RUDS/ref=s...
Here an example of the $100
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Usdollar100front.jpg
You do realize that is a Federal offense in the United States and is considered counterfeiting to print that image you are showing from my understanding of the law even if you are just doing it for a game. It needs to be changed to the extent it bears no resemblance to a real minted US Bill
Here an example of the $100
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Usdollar100front.jpg
You do realize that is a Federal offense in the United States and is considered counterfeiting to print that image you are showing from my understanding of the law even if you are just doing it for a game. It needs to be changed to the extent it bears no resemblance to a real minted US Bill
Well, I am not aware of the laws over there. Here in the Netherlands, it is ok to print money (to a higher extent I guess). Because it will look different any way. Printers and scanners recognize the picture of any bill of any country. And it gets the word FAKE or stripes or something on it when trying to print/scan. In other words, the print is obviously fake no matter what you do. And we can't help it if US bills don't have shiny stickers and watermarks to prevent photocopies.
Toy stores even sell "real" looking money to kids. The differences with real money? Toy bills are only 1/3th in size and there is only a front. The paper is simple too.
Perhaps you should wonder/worry why kingbutterturtle wants those bills to be real.
If you want something super realistic, get prop money - it's about 30-40 cents a bill (cheaper in bulk) and is available online, you can also ask folks you know who are involved in theater or film making to see if they have any extras. $500 bills may be hard to find.