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I'm really curious what a fake 50 pesos looks like now . . . The ones they gave me were brand new and the paper seemed thinner. You don't see the same threads in the paper. If you look closely at the 100 pesos you will see threads and random yellow threads. Anyway, I guess I should feel lucky...

Ok, I've had no problem using the 50 pesos. I was worried because they gave me all new bills and the paper seemed thinner, and the ink was sloppy (it looked like it bled in some areas). The paper didn't have the same threads and yellow threads you see in 100 pesos. Anyway, all is well with...

Ok, apparently Brazil is allowed to print ARS as well and they print numbers horizontal in black. They were fine. The $50 notes I received (totalling $1000 ARS) however is very suspect . . . I will update again once I see whether or not stores, etc will take them.

I went to the place you recommended and thought the experience was painless. However, when I got home to look at the notes more carefully I noticed they had given me about $600 ARS in fake notes. I did try and check each note when I was there, but I didn't speak Spanish and I felt rushed...