What Arthur Williams Jr. has said about 1996 series $100 Federal Reserve Note

2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 8, 2026

Arthur Williams Jr., Former American counterfeiter known for replicating the 1996 $100 bill, now a visual artist, has been quoted on 1996 series $100 Federal Reserve Note 2 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on September 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Williams says he set out to replicate the 1996 $100 bill precisely because authorities declared it impossible to duplicate.
“When the $1,996 bill came out, they said that it was impossible to replicate. And I was about, I don't know, I was probably like 24, 25. And so I said, man, I'm gonna replicate it”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #681 - Ex-Counterfeiter Arthur Williams Jr. (Sep 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:12
Williams says watching a cashier verify a bill with only a detection pen convinced him the whole system could be beaten by defeating the pen.
“I just got to beat the marker. Just got to beat the marker, right? That's the only thing on my mind. I just got to beat that because nobody's looking at it”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #681 - Ex-Counterfeiter Arthur Williams Jr. (Sep 8, 2026) · Listen from 33:07

#681 - Ex-Counterfeiter Arthur Williams Jr.
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 8, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Former counterfeiter Arthur Williams Jr. tells Theo Von how he beat the 1996 $100 bill, went to prison twice, and became an artist.