The Penasco Fiestas held late last month were the real thing as they have been for more than 120 years. But, some of the money that changed hands there was not so real. Victor Martinez, owner of Victor’s Drive-In Restaurant, got a twenty-dollar bill he really didn’t need and carnival workers took in more than a few fake twenties.

People’s Bank Assistant Manager Dani Kesson knows a phony when she sees one, but this paper is hard to spot. You better keep your eyes peeled when someone starts peeling off twenties to give you.

If you want to know what real money looks like and how to spot counterfeits, check out the details of real dollars, fives, tens, twenties, fifties, and so on, go to the source. Check out the federal government’s description of various security features found on real money. Go online to: http://www.newmoney.gov

And don’t take any wooden nickels, either.