One or more of the following security features appear on SSN cards issued since 10/31/1983:
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Tamper-proof background
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Color-shifting ink
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Intaglio printing in some areas on the front of the card
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Latent image on the face of the card visible only when viewed at specific angles
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Red fluorescent nine-digit alphanumeric number on back (beginning February 1996)
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Intaglio microtext in signature line (when magnified, the line is actually letters spelling out SOCIAL SECURITY)
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Yellow, pink, and blue planchettes (small discs) randomly displayed on the front and back of the card
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Anti-copy pattern that is discernable when the card is photocopied
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For original cards, a dash in each column on the same line as the SSN
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Date the card is issued [i.e., Cycle Date (CYD) from the Numident] is printed under the signature line on the face of the card (beginning April 2007).
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One or more of the following security features appear on SSN cards issued since 10/31/1983:
• Tamper-proof background
• Color-shifting ink
• Intaglio printing in some areas on the front of the card
• Latent image on the face of the card visible only when viewed at specific angles
• Red fluorescent nine-digit alphanumeric number on back (beginning February 1996)
• Intaglio microtext in signature line (when magnified, the line is actually letters spelling out SOCIAL SECURITY)
• Yellow, pink, and blue planchettes (small discs) randomly displayed on the front and back of the card
• Anti-copy pattern that is discernable when the card is photocopied
• For original cards, a dash in each column on the same line as the SSN
• Date the card is issued [i.e., Cycle Date (CYD) from the Numident] is printed under the signature line on the face of the card (beginning April 2007).
So glad I was born in ‘82 so I could avoid all this security stuff
That’s interesting, I had no idea they modernized it.
But none of that is on in the photo. Mine doesn’t have that either. (Pre 1983)
Same. But mine still says not to laminate.