Because of the high level of microscopic detail that can be achieved by a master engraver, counterfeiting of engraved designs is well-nigh impossible, and modern banknotes are almost always engraved, as are plates for printing money, checks, bonds and other security-sensitive papers.
Budući da visoku razinu mikroskopskih detalja može postići tek majstorski graver, krivotvorenje graviranih dizajna je gotovo nemoguće pa se moderne novčanice gotovo uvijek graviraju kao i ploče za tiskanje novca, čekova, obveznica i ostalih papira osjetljive sigurnosti.