New 100 dollar bill comes out

[keyboarding]

**** off. Why would we want multi-color money? The denomination is clearly printed on it. I think most people in this country know their numbers. We don't have to color code shit.

Eventually, like the rest of the world, they will. You're just too stupid to realize this inevitability.

[Doug]

Eventually, like the rest of the world, they will. You're just too stupid to realize this inevitability.

I don't think the US will change its' currency to rainbow colors. The metric system didn't ever quite catch on, and that makes a lot more sense. This currency works as is.

The need ( or ability to have) currency will be gone in a few decades anyway. We use debit and credit cards for a lot now, eventually it will be everything, and you won't have much of a choice, except perhaps the barter system.

[keyboarding]

I don't think the US will change its' currency to rainbow colors.

I am not sure if any of you have every seen a rainbow, but the new $100 looks more like a rainbow than any other bill I've ever seen. It's a fukking colour spectrum.

[Brock Landers]

Our money looks a lot like Canadian/Australian and British pounds now..wish they'd eliminate the dollar and go with coins only there.

[warriorfan707]

Still Franklin

[eidolon]

They should bring back the 500 dollar bill. The 100 just doesn't carry as much value.

[jjgold]

I just saw this, un fukkin real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PuckOff]

Um, because we don't want to look like we are playing fukkin monopoly?

Good lord!!!

You're obviously not a world traveller.

[Doug]

They should bring back the 500 dollar bill. The 100 just doesn't carry as much value.

Big Brother doesn't want you to have a bill over $100 !

Circulation of high-denomination bills was halted in 1969 by executive order of President Richard Nixon, in an effort to combat organized crime. The Federal Reserve began taking high-denomination bills out of circulation that year; as of May 30, 2009, there were only 336 of the $10,000 bills in circulation; 342 remaining $5,000 bills; and 165,372 $1,000 bills still being used.[2] Due to their rarity, collectors will pay considerably more than the face value of the bills to acquire them.


$100 in 1969 is probably like $500 today, so it's like having a max bill of $20, in 1969 terms.

Shit, even 24 hour gas stations take 100's now.....we don't take 100's....uhm, I'm getting a fillup and a pack of cigs.....OK, then !

[Brock Landers]

Circulation of high-denomination bills was halted in 1969 by executive order of President Richard Nixon, in an effort to combat organized crime. The Federal Reserve began taking high-denomination bills out of circulation that year; as of May 30, 2009, there were only 336 of the $10,000 bills in circulation; 342 remaining $5,000 bills; and 165,372 $1,000 bills still being used.[2] Due to their rarity, collectors will pay considerably more than the face value of the bills to acquire them.

Very interesting..did not know this

[MendozaLine]

I was in Europe last summer and can honestly say I like the Euro a lot better. I think you would too if you left America for a change. .

**** off. Why would we want multi-color money? The denomination is clearly printed on it. I think most people in this country know their numbers. We don't have to color code shit.

[Doug]

Our money looks a lot like Canadian/Australian and British pounds now..wish they'd eliminate the dollar and go with coins only there.

So you want like coins of $5, $10, $20, $50 ,$100 etc. ?

Well we used to have coins ( Gold) of up to $20 until 1933, they didn't circulate very much, people preferred paper that was redeemable for Gold, until FDR killed that, and made Gold illegal to own ( with some exceptions).

Nobody wants a high denomination coin, Brock !, not even 80+ years ago. Most gold coins of the 1920's are in near uncirculated condition.

[gimme2dollars]

I was in Europe last summer and can honestly say I like the Euro a lot better. I think you would too if you left America for a change. .

Dude, I've been to other countries but I still prefer the good old greenback. Why does everybody always want the U.S. To assimilate?

[Brock Landers]

So you want like coins of $5, $10, $20, $50 ,$100 etc. ? Well we used to have coins ( Gold) of up to $20 until 1933, they didn't circulate very much, people preferred paper that was redeemable for Gold, until FDR killed that, and made Gold illegal to own ( with some exceptions). Nobody wants a high denomination coin, Brock !, not even 80+ years ago. Most gold coins of the 1920's are in near uncirculated condition.

coins for the 1 and 2 dollar, like canada, works well

[keyboarding]

Dude, I've been to other countries but I still prefer the good old greenback. Why does everybody always want the U.S. To assimilate?

You do know America is referred to as the melting pot, right? Clown.

[Doug]

coins for the 1 and 2 dollar, like canada, works well

Yes, I agree. I'm kind of the resident numismatist around these parts.

I thought you were talking about coins of high denomination, not $1-2.

We have the same exact coin has the Canadian $1 Loonie, right now....same size, metal, just with dead presidents on it.

Canada had her Loonie coin, and $2 bills, for awhile, then went to a $2 coin and a $5 bill as smallest.

US $1 bills wear out in like 18 months, a coin could last 50 years or more, but won't circulate along with a $1 bill. US has had a small size dollar coin since 1979 ( SBA $).

That SBA was the same size as a Loonie, but the metallic composition of a quarter.

Dollar coins will work with no more dollar bills, out of neccessity.

[gimme2dollars]

We can still be a melting pot and be unique with our money.

[Doug]

Who cares if the US wants to print her paper money in a rather drab combination of dead presidents with buildings on the reverse. It wasn't always like that, early US currency was artistic and colorful. Earlier US coins were once works of art, now just dead presidents.

Shit , half you'se people probably think Benny Franklin was a POTUS.

[Doug]

We can still be a melting pot and be unique with our money.

Are you saying....unique....as in US Army olive green uniform ?

If so, OK !

I can see it many ways. I have no problem with rainbow colored money, whatsoever.....but it is isn't really the US custom for our paper money to be dull, since switching to small size notes.

Flamingos and sea turtles , and such, might be approriate on a note from a Carribean Island nation, Canada has the beaver, elk, loon, etc.

What's the difference, I'd accept the currency of whatever nation I might visit.

[onlooker]

As long as I keep getting it, I don't care the color of it.

[gimme2dollars]

I have no problem with other countries money. The point I am trying to make is that the US shouldn't feel pressured to color our money because the rest of the world does.

[pat venditto]

Looking to get my hands on a few of these.