It processes about 300,000 checks a day, crediting and debiting banks and institutions throughout the region. Paper currency is run through a counting and separating machine that can also identify counterfeit and unusable bills. And it processes cash. Lots of cash. In a basement room watched by at least eight security cameras, a 30-feet long machine sorts thousands of bills per minute.
Sensors automatically read and register serial numbers and denominations.
Worn-out bills are sorted and shredded. Counterfeits are rejected and reported to the Secret Service. One day, five fake new-format Benjamin Franklins are spotted. An untrained eye might not have caught the counterfeits. But an experienced employee points out some of the flaws.