An identification document which includes card specific information
printed on the card in a first location at a relatively large scale which
permits the information to be read without magnification and duplicates
the card specific information at a second location on the card at a
significantly smaller scale which requires magnification to clearly read
the small scale information. The micro-printing of small scale card
specific information, such as a person's date of birth on a driver's
license, at a second location on the identification card allows the
micro-printed text to be compared to the large scale text to determine if
the large scale text has been altered.