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New $10 bill introduced

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Taosman;935152; said:
The big driver in paper money designs is to fight the counterfeiters.
The large paper bills $10-$20, are the prime areas for constant change to stay ahead of the criminals.
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In other news: grass is green, ND sucks, and people grow older rather than younger over time.
 
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Taosman;935152; said:
The big driver in paper money designs is to fight the counterfeiters.
The large paper bills $10-$20, are the prime areas for constant change to stay ahead of the criminals.
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Things have probably changed because of technology and the easy access to very high tech "copiers" (I use the quotes because I'm more talking about the output and technology than a particular machine itself)... but I know for a long time the target was $100's and 50's and to some degree $20's because the conventional thinking of the treasury department was that it would be too costly to counterfeit 1's, 5's, 10,s (and I guess we've met in the middle on the denominations.... but.. that's a big part of the reason there aren't very large denominations now... (such as 1000 dollar bills, etc) not just because no one really uses them.

At any rate, I still wonder what the cost of producing a high quality counterfeit bill is... seems to me that the profit margin wouldn't be that great on a $10... but... I suppose the profile is lower. Keep in mind that a big part of counterfeiting is also being able to move them... so... you have to be able to sell them usually, too... which decreases your margin.
 
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New $5 is released today.

Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, is still on the front and the Lincoln Memorial remains on the back.
To the naked eye, the most notable difference is color ? splashes of light purple at the center of the bill that blend into gray near the edges.
Small yellow "05" numerals are printed to the left of Lincoln on the front and to the right of the memorial on the back. The Great Seal of the United States, which features an eagle and shield, will appear in purple to the right of the president's portrait. Arcs of purple stars border Lincoln and the seal.
The note also will feature an enlarged "5" printed in high-contrast purple ink in the lower right corner of the back of the bill. It also will have two separate watermarks and a number of other high-tech changes to make it harder for counterfeiters to knock off.
The old $5 bills will continue to be accepted and recirculated until they wear out.
The makeover of the $5 bill is similar to changes to $10, $20 and $50 bills.
Next up for a new look: the $100 bill.
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Dryden;1115211; said:
Yeah, it's like ... two whole dollars more queer than a three dollar bill.
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Per a friend of a friend after being corrected on this point. "No, a five dollar bill. It's gay because it has Abraham Lincoln on it and Abraham Lincoln was gay because he freed the slaves"

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