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WeirdAl
09-09-2003, 03:45 PM
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - If federal banking officials have their way, retailers across America will be seeing pink on Columbus Day. That's because on Oct. 9, the new, peach-colored $20 bills will enter into circulation across the United States.

The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that distribution of the new $20 notes will begin next month, the first in a series of redesigns that will take place over the next few years.

The eventual redesign of the $50 and $100 bills has already been announced, and the government is considering making changes to the $5 and $10 notes as well.

The Fed, the nation's central bank, says it expects to introduce new currency designs every seven to 10 years, and will use different colors on different denominations.

The new $20 is intended to thwart counterfeiters with an array of security features. "This is the most secure note the U.S. government has ever produced," Fed governor Mark Olson said in a statement.

Among the features are a watermark image engrained into the paper itself; a vertical plastic strip embedded into the note; and color-shifting ink, whose appearance changes in hue from copper to green as the bill is tilted against light.

For most people, of course, the most obvious change is that the greenback won't be all green anymore. The new $20 contains background colors of pink (peach) and blue, in addition to different shades of green.



It is the first time since the early part of the twentieth century that U.S. currency has prominently featured a color other than green.

Besides consumers and retailers, the people most affected by changes in the currency may be those who make vending machines.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which oversees the roll out, has been working with the industry for more than a year to ensure vending machines are compatible with the new bills, according to Tom Ferguson, the Bureau's director.

WeirdAl
09-09-2003, 03:45 PM
back

pudgy
09-09-2003, 03:48 PM
cool, ill give 10 for as many as you can get me

WeirdAl
09-09-2003, 03:51 PM
I can get you 0... do you want to paypal me that 10?

pudgy
09-09-2003, 03:53 PM
sure, does paypl take pesos ?

jackhust
09-09-2003, 08:26 PM
pretty cool

unique
09-10-2003, 02:47 AM
kewl

learner202
09-10-2003, 02:51 AM
Nice the color will help with monopoly money.

uppercut
09-10-2003, 02:52 AM
Must find color blind merchant.

learner202
09-10-2003, 02:55 AM
lol

bigshug
09-10-2003, 02:58 AM
Al, I'll give you $15.....

lemme know and I'll paypal two of the new 6's and one of the new 3's

learner202
09-10-2003, 02:59 AM
I'll paypal a bunch of the monolopy 500's. Just send 500 in return.. even trade