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snotnose · Mar 6, 2003, 02:17 AM

http://money.cnn.com/2003/03/05/news/money/index.htm

not long to wait. what color do you think/want to be?

MindFad · Mar 6, 2003, 02:25 AM

I'd be partial to a nice sky blue twenty.

Zimmerman · Mar 6, 2003, 02:47 AM

Just so long as they aren't pastels. A nice earthy tone would be constent, yet conspicuously distinct.

3gg3 · Mar 6, 2003, 02:48 AM

Originally posted by MindFad:
I'd be partial to a nice sky blue twenty.

Trade ya for a nice sky blue five ($Cdn)

(or even 4 of 'em).

Face Ache · Mar 6, 2003, 03:02 AM

Our notes are really bright so even blind people can tell them apart.

And they're made of plastic.

olePigeon · Mar 6, 2003, 03:28 AM

Sniff. Green's my favorite color.

Socially Awkward Solo · Mar 6, 2003, 03:50 AM

Wow this is the worst looking thing i have ever seen. Pure Monopoly.

Anywho, welcome to the 1900's America.

simonjames · Mar 6, 2003, 03:53 AM

I never understood why Americans like their currency so much - it is so hard to tell the notes apart (read 'bills' for notes). At least in Australia you know if you are tucking a twenty or a five into a g-st.....

MindFad · Mar 6, 2003, 03:56 AM

I've never minded looking at the digits on my money. Plastic money would be cool, though.

Socially Awkward Solo · Mar 6, 2003, 03:58 AM

Originally posted by simonjames:
I never understood why Americans like their currency so much - it is so hard to tell the notes apart (read 'bills' for notes).

What don't Americans not like about America?

Adam Betts · Mar 6, 2003, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:

That's the ugliest thing Ive seen. Bill Gate must be REALLLY thrilled because it will match his Special Edition Monopoly Set money color.

Socially Awkward Solo · Mar 6, 2003, 04:07 AM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
That's the ugliest thing Ive seen. Bill Gate must be REALLLY thrilled because it will match his Special Edition Monopoly Set money color.

Actually I think that is the fault of CNN's designer.

Axo1ot1 · Mar 6, 2003, 04:10 AM

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
What don't Americans not like about America?

I'm not so into the current government, or the south...but I like America

Too bad the date they release is march 27. I'll be completely immersed in the Wind Waker around that time...

SirCastor · Mar 6, 2003, 04:16 AM

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
Wow this is the worst looking thing i have ever seen. Pure Monopoly.

Yeah! What's up with that!? I'm protesting. I won't stand for this "Federal Reserve" holding a monopoly on this whole "Money" thing! My rights are suffering!

Mac Zealot · Mar 6, 2003, 04:19 AM

What is it with this 'distinct' crap?

Can't we have our neon glitter plastic bills NOW?!

MikeM33 · Mar 6, 2003, 07:30 AM

I own a hotel on Boardwalk and Park Place!!!

MikeM

Cipher13 · Mar 6, 2003, 08:06 AM

I think the Australian bills are extremely hard to counterfeit, aren't they?

Firstly they're plastic, secondly they have the clear window, the printing is incredibly intricate (text you can barely read without a magnifying glass), watermarks, all sorts of stuff...

Zimphire · Mar 6, 2003, 08:23 AM

I don't care what color it is. As long as it pays the bills.

macvillage.net · Mar 6, 2003, 08:32 AM

Please not purple. Brazil has gay enough currency for all of the Americas.

Zimphire · Mar 6, 2003, 08:43 AM

Originally posted by macvillage.net:
Please not purple. Brazil has gay enough currency for all of the Americas.

Since when does purple = gay?

nonhuman · Mar 6, 2003, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
Since when does purple = gay?

Um, since it was declared the official color by some organization. (Don't remember when or who, but I do remember that it happened.)

nonhuman · Mar 6, 2003, 08:51 AM

How do they intend to remove all of the old bills from circulation? Until they do that and convince everyone to stop accepting them, a new bill design does nothing to prevent counterfeiting.

thePurpleGiant · Mar 6, 2003, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by nonhuman:
How do they intend to remove all of the old bills from circulation? Until they do that and convince everyone to stop accepting them, a new bill design does nothing to prevent counterfeiting.

AFAIK, the system with new notes happens as follows: (happened in Australia 10 years ago was it?)

1) New notes are given to the banks to replace existing currency.

2) When individuals and businesses deposit money into the bank, it will be exchanged by the bank for new currency.

3) Over the space of 6 months the vast majority of the old currency has disappeared, since shops give new currency as change (as given to them by the banks)

After a certain amount of time, say 2 years, it would start to become rather suspicious if criminals were to counterfeit these old notes. They could not buy anything worth a decent amount of money without raising suspicion one would imagine.

I'm sure someone here knows, is this government allowed at any point to deem the old currency as 'useless'?

BrunoBruin · Mar 6, 2003, 10:06 AM

I was hoping they would do this with the last revision. US currency is so horsey, graphically speaking.

I like Canada's notes. Very well-designed.

Timo · Mar 6, 2003, 10:15 AM

Originally posted by simonjames:
I never understood why Americans like their currency so much - it is so hard to tell the notes apart (read 'bills' for notes). At least in Australia you know if you are tucking a twenty or a five into a g-st.....

Heh. Lobbying from the powerful strip club industry keeps all the bills looking the same.

I don't think the average American "likes" or "dislikes" the graphic design of US currency (and remember, very few have experience with other kinds of currency) -- I'd save the average American doesn't much care. The resistance to change has come from the Treasury, which has argued that the US currency is among the most recognized and hoarded currencies in the world. People who keep US currency under their mattresses are essentially floating the US government an interest-free loan.

Until really sophisticated counterfitting came along, it was "don't fix what isn't broken."

davesimondotcom · Mar 6, 2003, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by Zimmerman:
Just so long as they aren't pastels. A nice earthy tone would be constent, yet conspicuously distinct.

Isn't GREEN a nice earthy tone?

macvillage.net · Mar 6, 2003, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by nonhuman:
How do they intend to remove all of the old bills from circulation? Until they do that and convince everyone to stop accepting them, a new bill design does nothing to prevent counterfeiting.

They constantly filter out old currency all the time. On average most of the paper currency in the US is only about 5-7 years old (of course there are exceptions).

If they wanted, they could do it much quicker:

Money goes into bank and sent to Fed. Fed destroys and issues new bills to bank. Bank only distribues new bills.

Suprising how quickly the old cash disappears.

Paper money is strong... but not strong enough to last very long. Hence it doesn't stay in circulation for very long. Then again... it's paper (well, thin fabric)... we can replace it at a relatively low cost.

Mar 6, 2003, 12:59 PM

Believe it or not, my fiancee actually had a couple of American tourists tell her "Your money is funny looking. How do you tell it apart?" (referring to Canadian money)

Hmmm... different colours, different faces, and different (big) numbers on it?

My only guess is that they tend to recognize bills by the presidents' faces. Since they didn't recognize anyone on our money, they were confused.

Timo · Mar 6, 2003, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by hayesk:
Believe it or not, my fiancee actually had a couple of American tourists tell her "Your money is funny looking. How do you tell it apart?"

Perhaps they were confused because they weren't in Jamaica like they thought the were.

scaught · Mar 6, 2003, 03:37 PM

have you folks REALLY run the gamut of "digs" to take at america that you have to start having a go at what our currency looks like? petty bitches.

Socially Awkward Solo · Mar 6, 2003, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by hayesk:
Believe it or not, my fiancee actually had a couple of American tourists tell her "Your money is funny looking. How do you tell it apart?" (referring to Canadian money)

Hmmm... different colours, different faces, and different (big) numbers on it?

Is it possible that they were just incredibly stupid?

SimeyTheLimey · Mar 6, 2003, 03:40 PM

I don't care what color $20 bills are, as long as I have more in the future than I have right now.

Brien · Mar 6, 2003, 03:51 PM

We know you want LimeyGreen ones. I want red, it makes a statement.

daimoni · 02:49 AM

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Mac Zealot · Mar 6, 2003, 04:04 PM

I want blue, and red, and bright green, and uh, METALLIC COLORS!

Socially Awkward Solo · Mar 6, 2003, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by Mac Zealot:
METALLIC COLORS!

They have those already, they are called coins.

Cipher13 · Mar 6, 2003, 04:36 PM

Originally posted by thePurpleGiant:
AFAIK, the system with new notes happens as follows: (happened in Australia 10 years ago was it?)

1) New notes are given to the banks to replace existing currency.

2) When individuals and businesses deposit money into the bank, it will be exchanged by the bank for new currency.

3) Over the space of 6 months the vast majority of the old currency has disappeared, since shops give new currency as change (as given to them by the banks)

After a certain amount of time, say 2 years, it would start to become rather suspicious if criminals were to counterfeit these old notes. They could not buy anything worth a decent amount of money without raising suspicion one would imagine.

I'm sure someone here knows, is this government allowed at any point to deem the old currency as 'useless'?

They certainly do.

Remember our $1 and $2 notes, and the 1 and 2 cent coins? They're not acceptable anymore. The coins being the most recent example. As for our old notes, all of the old paper style (bar the 1's and 2's) are still legit, but they'll certainly get you funny looks and a comment or two.

suprz · Mar 6, 2003, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
Since when does purple = gay?

since it's been in your signature pic

just kidding.....but didnt you hear along time ago when billy graham said one of the teletubbies was a symbol of gay pride?
wasnt it the purple one?

gorgonzola · Mar 6, 2003, 07:38 PM

I like the green bills. Still, the really ugly money on the CNN site is just some designer who tinted photos of the bills a bit too much in Photoshop or something. They still haven't unveiled how they'll really look.

I hope they keep at least one green bill.

Mar 6, 2003, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by suprz:
since it's been in your signature pic

just kidding.....but didnt you hear along time ago when billy graham said one of the teletubbies was a symbol of gay pride?
wasnt it the purple one?

No, Billy Graham didn't say that. It was Pat Roberts, IINM. He's Homophobe #1.

libraryguy · Mar 6, 2003, 09:09 PM

Originally posted by nonhuman:
Um, since it was declared the official color by some organization. (Don't remember when or who, but I do remember that it happened.)

Hmmm...must have missed that somewhere...wasn't included in the gay news letter that all homosexuals get

Well, they didn't ask me what I thought. What do you mean when you say the money is "gay." Are you literally saying that money has a sexual preference. OR, are you saying that the color is associated with gay people? I assume that latter and so wonder what you have against gay people and why making money the color associated with gay people is bad?

fireside · Mar 6, 2003, 09:21 PM

red. or black. it'd be weird to see a white $20

JUnderwood · Mar 7, 2003, 12:03 AM

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The new iMoney

MikeM33 · Mar 7, 2003, 12:20 AM

Offtopic a tad: I really wonder if it's the adult entertainment industry (strip clubs in this case) that killed the last US Indian Head "Dollar" coins. I remember seeing them in circulation for a few months and then they just vanished.

I mean it's kinda tough to tip with change, unless she.......ummm nevermind

MikeM

Misanthrope · Mar 7, 2003, 12:31 AM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
I think the Australian bills are extremely hard to counterfeit, aren't they?

Firstly they're plastic, secondly they have the clear window, the printing is incredibly intricate (text you can barely read without a magnifying glass), watermarks, all sorts of stuff...

No ****...

http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~mystery/images/money/AU/

Tristrami · Mar 7, 2003, 12:58 AM

Did we lose a war or something? I mean, why are we trying to make our money look like that of some kinda latin-american dictatorship. First our stamps go to hell, and now this...

superfula · Mar 7, 2003, 03:50 AM

I swear I heard on cnn today that they were just changing the shade of green, and not to a different color.

nonhuman · Mar 7, 2003, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by libraryguy:
Hmmm...must have missed that somewhere...wasn't included in the gay news letter that all homosexuals get Well, they didn't ask me what I thought. What do you mean when you say the money is "gay." Are you literally saying that money has a sexual preference. OR, are you saying that the color is associated with gay people? I assume that latter and so wonder what you have against gay people and why making money the color associated with gay people is bad?

I swear it happened! Really! I'll see if I can find a little more info on it. That newsletter really seems to be poorly distributed. You actually get it? None of my gay friends at school do, and they quite annoyed by that fact.

scaught · Mar 7, 2003, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by MikeM33:
Offtopic a tad: I really wonder if it's the adult entertainment industry (strip clubs in this case) that killed the last US Indian Head "Dollar" coins. I remember seeing them in circulation for a few months and then they just vanished.

I mean it's kinda tough to tip with change, unless she.......ummm nevermind

MikeM

heh. last i heard people were hoarding them for whatever reason.

Zoom_zoom · Mar 7, 2003, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
They certainly do.

Remember our $1 and $2 notes, and the 1 and 2 cent coins? They're not acceptable anymore. The coins being the most recent example. As for our old notes, all of the old paper style (bar the 1's and 2's) are still legit, but they'll certainly get you funny looks and a comment or two.

woah i didn't know they were still legit! sweet! i am going to buy me something good

, i miss paper money, i have no idea why? it just felt good to touch i rekon!
but i can now go swimming with my wallet in my pocket, yes i have done that many times, and not have to worry about money ripping apart.