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NEW $5 Bill
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It takes getting used to. To me going over to bills in Europe would be confusing. I would have to look at all the bills closely to make sure I was not messing up.
For use bills. I can tell at a glance what each bill is as I would figure most Americans can. The being either side of the bill. The reason for it is it is what I am used to and as such our eyes and brain know a few key details about every bill and know what to look for to know what is what.
yes the new $5 bills are worth $10 it is just hard to find places to do it. One day one place will exchange them and another day they wont
Why can't we have some cool looking colorful bills, like the Euro for example?
Why is our currency so fugly? If they can no longer make the US Dollar worth anything, can't they at least make it pretty?
They were going to revamp all the US bills (but keep the $1 bill the same, and "Green), but someone over at the Treasury said that colorizing the bills would cost too much money in different colored ink.
I'm going to try to find the link. I would've been way cool if they did it.
I dont like coins cause they are cumbersome to carry around also I like how all the bills in the U.S. are the same size. It is just more convenient for me. To each his own. btw I know we have coins but I find when I travel I end up with a lot more.
Me too. But if the mail is too much of a pain, I'll take an electronic transfer, too.
I prefer bills to coins.
Coins are easily lost, you can't organize them in your pocket, and they're heavier.
Dollar Bills all the way. When I was in europe I was overwhelmed by the number of coins that would end up in my pocket.
Another thing I've notice about American money is that it's hard for foreigners to use, especially those that do not speak English. On the dime it says "One Dime", but nowhere does it say "10 Cents". The Quarter says "Quarter Dollar", and if you don't know what the word quarter means because you don't speak english... then you don't really know what it is. Also why are pennies and nickels worth less then dimes yet they are bigger.
Coins are easily lost, you can't organize them in your pocket, and they're heavier.
Dollar Bills all the way. When I was in europe I was overwhelmed by the number of coins that would end up in my pocket.
Another thing I've notice about American money is that it's hard for foreigners to use, especially those that do not speak English. On the dime it says "One Dime", but nowhere does it say "10 Cents". The Quarter says "Quarter Dollar", and if you don't know what the word quarter means because you don't speak english... then you don't really know what it is. Also why are pennies and nickels worth less then dimes yet they are bigger.
Historically, the coin size was dictated by the amount of precious metal in it. Half Dimes, Dimes, Quarters, Half Dollars, and Dollar coins all were based on the amount of silver (about 89.24% silver to 10.76% copper). So you can imagine that the half dime was quite small. Cents and Half Cents were based upon 100% copper, worth far less than silver, and so the coins were actually quite large (a Large Cent (1856/7 and earlier) was around the size of today's quarter dollar).
In 1857, the first regular-issue Small Cent (just slightly larger than today's cent) was made of a copper-nickel alloy that made it a lighter copper-color than traditional cents, and it was re-done in 1860 to be the color we generally associate with cents today. Later that decade, the first 5-cent coin that WASN'T a Half Dime was issued, and it was the now-familiar copper-nickel alloy that we associate with "nickels" today. The dime and larger denominations were still made with silver and still maintained their sizes based on the amount of precious metal.
So that's why the cent and nickel are larger than the dime.
I don't know.
When I was up in Canada, seeing "the Queen" on all the heads sides of the coins I was massively confused...
I don't know.
When I was up in Canada, seeing "the Queen" on all the heads sides of the coins I was massively confused...
Ah, yes. But wasn't ErikCLDR talking about American coins.
Plus, it might be mistaken for Monopoly money, which is where it seems to be headed lately.
I agree with the different sized and coloured notes for the Euro.
We will do that here, some day, after we spend millions for R & D.
Stupid Canadian beaurocrats.
hmm
Just stumbled upon this thread.
I always use plastic (visa/mastercard) and finally got one of these for the first time last month.
Had to do a doubletake.
Just stumbled upon this thread.
I always use plastic (visa/mastercard) and finally got one of these for the first time last month.
Had to do a doubletake.
ahhhhh, the aussie note, cant rip it and cant ruin it in the wet, sweet colours. Only one problem, who are the people on the notes???
