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Redesigned $100 bill with new security features (www.newmoney.gov) similar stories update story
6.0 points by codegeek | karma 14686 | avg karma 3.01 2013-04-24 17:23:32+00:00 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



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I'd like to see them introduce a $200 bill for common circulation. With inflation, a $100, while still a little rare, doesn't represent enough value any more.

Well, the slow destruction of the distinctive, historical, and elegant appearance of the American currency is almost complete. Soon it will look like just about every other nation's money: rainbow colored and disordered.

http://izismile.com/2010/04/23/how_100_dollar_bill_changed_i...

Was it really impossible to prevent counterfeiting without doing this?


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