New $20 Bill

cid · Post by **cid** » September 9, 2003, 1:57 pm

Looks sweet

Here is the article on it.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/963635.asp

Toshira · Post by **Toshira** » September 9, 2003, 3:42 pm

Time for a $25 bill with MLK on it.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » September 9, 2003, 4:06 pm

why do you have klaus kinski on your $20 bill?

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » September 9, 2003, 4:14 pm

I wonder how long it will be before someone sues the government for the words "In God We Trust" being spread on every bill.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » September 9, 2003, 4:55 pm

Zamtuk wrote:I wonder how long it will be before someone sues the government for the words "In God We Trust" being spread on every bill.

i bet if you got Johnny Co-howeveryouspellhislastname or some badass like that you could pull it off, like people made a big dead about the 10 commandments and not that

Atokal · Post by **Atokal** » September 9, 2003, 4:57 pm

Its about time you folks down south added some color to your dough.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » September 9, 2003, 4:59 pm

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » September 9, 2003, 4:59 pm

Zamtuk wrote:I wonder how long it will be before someone sues the government for the words "In God We Trust" being spread on every bill.

I wonder how long before we see Advertisments on our bills.

"This 20 is brought to you by Exxon"

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » September 9, 2003, 5:02 pm

yeah, i wrote it wrong

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » September 9, 2003, 5:06 pm

American money is crap.

All bills the same colour and size (gah) and don't even start me on the swarf they pass off as coinage

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » September 9, 2003, 5:52 pm

"Specimen" in red text written sideways on both sides of the bill looks HORRIBLE!

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » September 9, 2003, 6:19 pm

Interesting, "Swarf"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=swarf

Does it have a meaning dissimilar to the dictionary definition?

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » September 9, 2003, 6:20 pm

vn_Tanc wrote:American money is crap.

All bills the same colour and size (gah) and don't even start me on the swarf they pass off as coinage

you'll be using it before you die, so get used to it

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » September 9, 2003, 6:21 pm

Regional slang, or is it just one of the words that I've managed to miss in day to day life?

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » September 9, 2003, 6:28 pm

one good thing il say about america is we have the best paper money EvaR, euros, past pesetas and all that fun stuff are ugly and annoying as hell

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » September 9, 2003, 6:46 pm

eh US paper money is ugly as hell.. and at least up until the new ones have been far easier to fake than most European money.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » September 9, 2003, 7:18 pm

At least we dont have to stare at this Ugly Mug

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » September 9, 2003, 7:54 pm

Neither do we

Norway doesn't use the Euro.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » September 9, 2003, 8:00 pm

Kelshara wrote:Neither do we Norway doesn't use the Euro.

Lucky you

Vezot · Post by **Vezot** » September 9, 2003, 8:34 pm

It reeks fruity euro colors. I dont care how easy it is to counterfeit a 20, i'm not holding some blue and yellow $20 bill.

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » September 9, 2003, 8:54 pm

O Noz shitbreath called my queen ugly i am destroyed ><

And that's not a fookin Euro, Swede! That's Pounds Sterling I'll have you know.

Anyway the point is having all your bills the same size and colour is just dumb. It was hard enough for me to distinguish different denominations in the dark when drunk (all those blokes look the same, cant read the numbers) and I'm usually fairly sharp. The blind, partially sighted or elderly are gonna be struggling.

Swarf- the definition is correct. Your coins are like metal filings

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » September 9, 2003, 11:19 pm

Woot,

I can officially say I learned something today outside the world of mixed-signal testing.

Thanks Tanc!

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » September 10, 2003, 6:53 am

Different sized paper bills are annoying as hell to carry.

WTF is up with British coins of less value being larger in size?

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 10, 2003, 8:28 am

Canadian Currency kicks all your asses.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » September 10, 2003, 9:01 am

Animalor wrote:Canadian Currency kicks all your asses.

All But value.

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » September 10, 2003, 9:34 am

Different sized paper bills are annoying as hell to carry.

WTF is up with British coins of less value being larger in size?

Annoying as hell how? I mean, really I just don't see the problem other than lack of familiarity.

Coins are pretty easy when you understand when they came into circulation. The metal is more important than the size anyway:
1) Coppers. 1p and 2p, been around for decades, hance are pretty big for their denomination. However they are copper, and copper = low value.
2) Nickel alloy: 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p. The 50p was introduced with decimalization in the 60s. It's 7-sided and pretty big. 20p was introduxed in the 80s, is 7-sided and small. The 5p and 10p were reissued in the 90s cos the old ones were too big (they were clones of the old shilling coins, which were high value when introduced thus large). But again the colour is the key. Silvery look = decent change.
3) Nuggets: The £1 and £2 coins. Both are gold in colour, 2-3 times thicker than any other coin and have text engraved around the edges. The £2 is about 50% larger than the £1. They're fairly weighty as coins go and very distinctive. Gold colour = big value.

Gold, Silver, Copper. Pretty easy

Anyway isn't your dime smaller than your 5c piece? ISTR this being the case but wouldn't bet on it.

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » September 10, 2003, 9:39 am

Yes you are right, our dime sucks.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » September 10, 2003, 10:10 am

That Canadian money actually looks very nice. And yeah sorry Tanc, forgot.. England hasn't swapped over has it?

Anyway, Norwegian coins vary in size in thickness so blind/people with bad eyes can feel what kind of coin it is. Some also have holes in the middle.

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » September 10, 2003, 10:36 am

Kelshara wrote:That Canadian money actually looks very nice. And yeah sorry Tanc, forgot.. England hasn't swapped over has it?

Anyway, Norwegian coins vary in size in thickness so blind/people with bad eyes can feel what kind of coin it is. Some also have holes in the middle.

I never even considered blind people. Maybe different size bills isn't such a bad idea.

Burke · Post by **Burke** » September 10, 2003, 11:06 am

Switzerland also has different sized/colored bills, as well as raised shapes so the blind can easily differentiate the bills.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 10, 2003, 12:06 pm

If I'm not mistaken, that 10$ bill has braille in the upper left corner. I don't have one on me or I would check.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » September 10, 2003, 12:38 pm

Yeah blind people get screwed they have to fold all their bills diff by denomination or use multiple pockets etc. Then they have to have other people sort them.

But a blind buddy assures me a lot of blind people can tell the diff between bills by the feel and shape of the face, I cannot frankly see that much of a diff, but you know the old 1 sense down others go up thing.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » September 10, 2003, 2:24 pm

I'm laughing so hard at those that posted they can't carry a pansy colored bill.

You must be so scared what is left of your little penis will just pack up and leave.

Vezot · Post by **Vezot** » September 10, 2003, 3:59 pm

No, I can wear pink without a problem. I can joke about being gay. I'm such a man! (...) But there is no way in hell that im walking around with some euro-style 20. BTW, Canada. that is by far the worst excuse i've ever seen for a dollar. Looks like a god damn skittles wrapper.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 10, 2003, 4:02 pm

Vezot wrote:No, I can wear pink without a problem. I can joke about being gay. I'm such a man! (...) But there is no way in hell that im walking around with some euro-style 20. BTW, Canada. that is by far the worst excuse i've ever seen for a dollar. Looks like a god damn skittles wrapper.

It's better than having money that looks to be made by someone with a fetich for green construction paper..

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » September 10, 2003, 4:15 pm

kyoukan wrote:why do you have klaus kinski on your $20 bill?

For the same reason we had Barbara Bush on the $1 bill. Because it didn't cost us anything in trademarks.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » September 10, 2003, 4:21 pm

Animalor wrote:If I'm not mistaken, that 10$ bill has braille in the upper left corner. I don't have one on me or I would check.

no

Wulfran · Post by **Wulfran** » September 10, 2003, 6:44 pm

Seriously, when you are a little inebriated and need to pay for something,
colored bills > US ones. And even sober its nice to not have to look that closely at it...

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » September 10, 2003, 6:50 pm

i like those canadian dollars, i actually like a ton of things about canada

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » September 10, 2003, 6:57 pm

Animalor wrote:Canadian Currency kicks all your asses.

wth is this? Paper currency isn't an art contest. US currency is easy to recognize and with the few changes it's made counterfeiting a little more difficult.

I suppose we could make funny money as well:

#4 in detail:

Compare this with Canada's Real money:

Janx · Post by **Janx** » September 11, 2003, 1:07 pm

Siji · Post by **Siji** » September 12, 2003, 4:44 pm

Fat coins need love too.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 6, 2003, 8:16 pm

New Nickels! One celebrates the US screwing the French out of the Louisiana Territory : )

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » November 6, 2003, 8:22 pm

THANK GOD WE"RE finally GETTING NEW NICKELS!!!

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » November 6, 2003, 8:43 pm

Toshira wrote:Time for a $25 bill with MLK on it.

...or a $3 one w/ Harvey Fierstein on it

Cartalas wrote:All But value.

2 months late or not, I haven't laughed harder from a post in ages

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » November 6, 2003, 9:11 pm

Chidoro wrote:
Toshira wrote:Time for a $25 bill with MLK on it.
...or a $3 one w/ Harvey Fierstein on it

Cartalas wrote:All But value.
2 months late or not, I haven't laughed harder from a post in ages

Speaking of which...stop letting your dollar slide you bastards.

icknay · Post by **icknay** » November 9, 2003, 1:55 am

Just so you guys know (if you care) I'm a coin and currency dealer irl. Ask any questions you may have.
I prefer OLD stuff but am somewhat familiar with newer issues too.

Icknay

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 9, 2003, 9:40 pm

icknay wrote:Just so you guys know (if you care) I'm a coin and currency dealer irl. Ask any questions you may have.
I prefer OLD stuff but am somewhat familiar with newer issues too.

Icknay

What's the best way to launder money? (detailed instructions please)

masteen · Post by **masteen** » November 10, 2003, 12:10 pm

Winnow wrote:
icknay wrote:Just so you guys know (if you care) I'm a coin and currency dealer irl. Ask any questions you may have.
I prefer OLD stuff but am somewhat familiar with newer issues too.

Icknay
What's the best way to launder money? (detailed instructions please)

Tide w/ Bleach will get all but the nastiest of bank anti-theft dyes out.

icknay · Post by **icknay** » November 10, 2003, 5:37 pm

I buy and sell the old collectible stuff and modern day foreign exchange and bullion.
Laundering money is not something I know a lot about except when I accidently leave some money in my pockets before I do the laundry.