Looks like Alexander Hamilton will remain on the new $10 bill. But at least it’s becoming more colorful to combat counterfeiting. The next scheduled currency redesign will be the $100 bill in 2007.
I am a little disappointed, but not overly so. One day I’d still like to see Ronald Reagan on some of our currency.
INCOMING! Another visitor to this site (with whom I debate from time to time on another board) wrote me back about a little “experience” he had with the newer $20 bill:
Hey Macker, I clicked on your website and read about the “no Reagan on the $10” etc. I am glad the gov’t is doing more to make currency more difficult to counterfeit, but I must say, I saw a really, really, good fake $20 the other day. To look at it, there was really no way to tell it wasn’t the real thing. Little gold 20’s on the back, all the colors good. Weight of the paper felt right and everything. I was working at my cousin’s store when the police chief came in and tossed me 2 20’s. Now, this guy and I have known each other for years, and I thought he wanted lottery tickets. But, he just wanted to share with me and my cousin that there were some fakes going around. The only thing missing was the “metal” strip in it.
I made sure to check for that strip, and mark each 20 I rec’d the rest of the day with that yellow pen thing.
*shrugs* Just thought I’d share that.
They’re certainly getting better and better at it, aren’t they! Thanks Will!