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What should I pay attention to when buying a banknote counter?

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Archie Heron
What should I pay attention to when buying a banknote counter?

Banknote counters are very clever devices that make the work of many bankers, casino employees and employees of other institutions, where large amounts of paper money are remitted every day. What should you pay attention to when buying these types of devices?

There are a few things you need to pay attention to when buying a banknote counter.

Durability of the device

We should estimate how many banknotes a day will scroll through our counter. This will allow us to better match the right model to our needs. Not every counter can withstand a long time with a large number of banknotes. However, there are also those that count every amount of banknotes, which are called "heavy duty".

Speed of counting

When buying new devices, it's worth checking how quickly they convert the banknotes. This is especially important if you will be converting a lot of notes in one day. The faster the counter counts, the more time we gain in the long run. The speeds available on the market vary between 500 and 2000 banknotes per minute. Some of the devices also allow you to manipulate the speed and adapt it to your needs.

Banknote authentication function

One of the very important functions that every counter should have is the banknote authentication function. This allows us to quickly detect possible counterfeits. It is very important not to let counterfeit money into circulation again later.

The most common methods for recognising whether a banknote is genuine are the following:

  • Ultraviolet detection - many banknotes have special symbols printed on them, which use fluorescent paints, and can be recognised by UV light.
    Magnetic detection - some of the banknotes also have special paints that have magnetic properties, then it is necessary for the counter to have a function that will recognize this type of paint
    Spectrum analysis - it examines the chemical composition of the banknote

The meter can be adapted to other currencies

There are many countries in the world and almost all of them have their own currency. So it is worth to choose such a counter, which will be universal and will allow us to convert also several other currencies. Banknotes of given countries differ from each other in size and places of hiding the security features, so our counter must detect which banknote it is dealing with.

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