I was watching a movie a month ago, in which one of the characters says US money is actually made of cotton, not paper. Seems to me this is actually technically INcorrect. Cottom is a fibrous vegetative substance. Once you process it for money, it is paper. It is not cotton anymore. If you used the rationale in the movie, then you'd be saying notebook paper is actually wood, its not paper. Its ludicrous to say money is not paper. paper is the finished product!! cotton is the raw material. By DEFINITION, PAPER doesnt necessarily have to be made from wood to be called paper. Paper in its finished stage is paper, no matter what raw vegetative material its made from. [the movie was the denzel washington movie "inside man."]
When one hears or reads the term "paper money", one might think that the material such notes are made from is the same that is used for common stationery paper - usually cellulose fibers. By emphasizing that the raw material for many notes is cotton, you avoid such possible misunderstandings. Yes, it's paper, but a special kind. Christian
With paper money, the materials are as important as the manufacturing process in producing the final product. The paper, also known as the substrate, is a special blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen to give it the proper feel. It contains small segments of red and blue fibers scattered throughout for visual identification. Starting in 1990, the paper for $10 bills and higher denominations was made of two plies with a polymer security thread laminated between them. The thread was added to $5 bills in 1993. This thread is visible only when the bill is held up to a light and cannot be duplicated in photocopiers or printers. The inks consist of dry color pigments blended with oils and extenders to produce especially thick printing inks. Black ink is used to print the front of the bills, and green ink is used on the backs (thus giving rise to the term greenbacks for paper money). The colored seals and serial numbers on the front of the bill are printed separately using regular printing inks. Hope that helps.... RickieB
You are 1000% correct, and this is a pet peeve of mine. With all due respect to anyone who might disagree, I think anyone who says that US money is made of cotton and not paper is an idiot. Paper is the end result of a manufacturing process. The basic ingredient can be cotton ,wood, rice, etc. As a matter of fact, as I recall the first papers were not made from wood, but from rice. Wood pulp as a basis for paper post-dates the use of linen, cotton, etc.
Oh, I love squibbling over technicalities, especially those including grammar. The way I see it, is that Banknotes are paper but are made from cotton and other things. Therefore anyone who says money is made of/from/out-of paper would be incorrect because paper is not a ingredient (if you disregard the possibility of recycling bills). And anyone who says a banknote is cotton would also be incorrect because the creation processes make it "paper". Now who wants to talk about banknotes that are made out of plastic?
Why not just call it what it is Cotton & Linen Rag Paper or of course thay can be made from Polymers LOL De Orc
