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Ben Franklin gets a makeover: New and improved $100 bill coming in October
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| 24 April 2013
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 04/25/2013 12:00:46 AM PDT by Windflier
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will begin circulating a $100 bill redesigned with high-tech security features this fall, more than two years after its initial target.
The Fed has set a target date of October 8. The revamped note incorporates added security features, such as a blue, 3-D security ribbon and a disappearing Liberty Bell in an inkwell that switches color from copper to green when tilted.
The features are designed to thwart counterfeiters. The new notes, which cost slightly more to produce, also boast a large '100' that shifts colors as the viewing angle is tilted.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: money; usdollar
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Full title: "Ben Franklin gets a makeover: New and improved $100 bill coming in October to ATM near you after long delay"
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posted on
04/25/2013 12:00:46 AM PDT
by
Windflier
To: Windflier
Ben’s a favorite of Russian artists.
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posted on
04/25/2013 12:02:06 AM PDT
by
cynwoody
To: Windflier
Doesn’t matter what the bill looks like. Soon it will be worthless.
To: cynwoody
Bens a favorite of Russian artists. "In recent years, U.S. officials have been trying to combat the continued production of extremely high-quality counterfeit $100 notes they say are produced in North Korea, dubbed the 'supernote,' which are undetectable to nearly all but the most sophisticated currency experts."
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posted on
04/25/2013 12:06:30 AM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
Where is Hussein’s “Allahu Akbar” hidden in the new design?
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posted on
04/25/2013 12:12:16 AM PDT
by
Jyotishi
(Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
To: Windflier
Should add to the title, “valued at $80.00”.
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posted on
04/25/2013 12:16:15 AM PDT
by
exnavy
(Fish or cut bait ...Got ammo, Godspeed!)
To: fatnotlazy
Yeah, I don't understand the problem. Bernake is printing 80+ billion every single month (a trillion a year) and he's worried about some Russians or Koreans printing out a few? Oh well, we'll soon be using these 'benjamins' at McDonald's to pay for cheeseburger combo meals for a family of four. Screw you Bernake. Screw you twice Obama.
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posted on
04/25/2013 12:28:43 AM PDT
by
Casie
(democrats destroy)
To: Windflier
Chances of seeing one in person are very slim for more and more people nowadays.
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posted on
04/25/2013 12:49:12 AM PDT
by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: skr
Chances of seeing one in person are very slim for more and more people nowadays.Don't worry - - they'll soon take the place of the $20 bill.
To: Windflier
what they're worth now
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posted on
04/25/2013 2:04:22 AM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: fatnotlazy
It will be worth a gallon of gas, wadda ya mean?!?
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posted on
04/25/2013 3:06:28 AM PDT
by
RaceBannon
(Telling the truth about RINOS, PAULTARDS, Liberals and Muslims has become hate speech)
To: RaceBannon
I suppose all those “old” bills I have stashed under the stump in the woods behine my house will be worthless when the new and “improved” bills come out. Oh wait, there almost worthless already....(sarc)
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posted on
04/25/2013 3:12:06 AM PDT
by
DaveA37
(I'm for HONEST government)
To: fatnotlazy
Well at least I’ll be able to see one in a museum some day.
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posted on
04/25/2013 3:15:30 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Windflier
I didn’t know you could get a $100 bill at an ATM. Am I missing out?
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posted on
04/25/2013 3:19:02 AM PDT
by
Misterioso
(Islam is anti-American.)
To: fatnotlazy
Nah. Even though it will have no purchasing power, it will be the world’s most expensively produced confetti!
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posted on
04/25/2013 3:31:48 AM PDT
by
DakotaGator
(Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
To: Misterioso
I think what they are saying is it will be the new $20 bill.
Another new “normal” like 15-20% unemployment, $5.00 gas, etc.
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posted on
04/25/2013 3:33:21 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("We'll drink to good health for them that have it coming." Boss Spearman in Open Range)
To: sten
I’d gladly take your 100 Dollar bills if you don’t want them...
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posted on
04/25/2013 3:35:51 AM PDT
by
BradtotheBone
(Moderate Democrat - A politician whose voting record leans left and whose vote can be bought.)
To: Windflier
How about a NEW $500 bill? or a $1000? Money doesn’t go as far as it use to and it would be more convenient when traveling to have a $1000 or two.
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posted on
04/25/2013 4:05:05 AM PDT
by
2001convSVT
(Going Galt as fast as I can.)
To: Windflier
To: Windflier
The last time ol Ben got a makeover, the reason was to make it more difficult to counterfeit.
Guess what. It was actually easier to fake then the old design. So here we go again. And how much did all this cost us?
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posted on
04/25/2013 4:14:45 AM PDT
by
Texas resident
(Watch the other hand.)
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