Check Signing

[cybaea]

I'm with you there, however, if the recipient of the check altered the amount, that would be different story.

 

Yes, all of this only matters if you write the amounts and/or annotate the cheque. If the amount is printed by your cheapest-bidder laser printer then you might as well sign with a pencil. (I like pencils.... )

 

But the OP did ask for an ink with "security".

Edited May 17, 2013 by cybaea

[Bugmerc]

This is quite interesting with the turn this thread has taken. On the check line, I don't write many personal checks, maybe 2 a month tops. For the office I write a lot less in the last couple years than I used to. The cost of checks going up, postage going up, envelopes, printing, etc. it all drives me crazy. I try to do most things by Bill Pay, or on the phone, as long as there is no fee.. My partners think I am a pain, but they have no idea how quickly all those costs add up and it's my job to make sure there is change in their pockets. I'm so under appreciated.

 

Most of what I write and what started my thought was payroll checks.

 

As far as signatures go, in the last year I have probably deposited half a dozen checks with no signature at all! I saw it, but figured if the bank takes it, that's a little more hassle I don't have to deal with. I have yet to hear a problem. (There is one teller that is a stickler about dates though, and some "bill pay" checks get to me before the date on the check! He drives me crazy.)

[brewerjeff]

My wife uses Sailor Nano Carbon Blue Black. Very secure ink, and nice color too. (the bottle is way cooler than Noodlers)

[jethrobrink]

I love the idea of signing a cheque, but by the time I'm old enough to have the need to, they wont be around any more

[Silas]

• I think you should always carry a "Signature Pen." To write checks with for sure, and to sign documents, wedding/funeral ledgers.

Your signature should be difficult to mimic and a great way to ensure that would be to use a FLEXIBLE NIB!! The flourishes will go thick and thin and will be original. I like Noodler's El Lawrence, with a very slight greenish cast to an almost black ink.

[Bugmerc]

I do want to try a flexible nib, I don't know much about them though.

Any suggestions on a "starter" flex nib?