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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1762334, member: 39"]Ah, thank you for letting us know about the "result"! Quite a few issues and aspects in there that I did not know about. Two observations and comments ...</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px"><span style="color: #000000">Then again, as you write yourself later in that article, there have been a few changes (yikes, colors!) to the dollar bills. I have read - no first hand experience though - that people in countries where the US dollar is not legal tender but more or less commonly used tend to prefer the latest issues and to frown upon older ones. Fear of counterfeits maybe. So that would actually be a reason to introduce new designs.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 16px"><span style="color: #000000">Another thing is the question of who to put on US money instead of dead presidents. Well, the question should be "whom or what" in my opinion. Look at the state quarters for example - why not historical scenes or natural sites? Maybe you could even get the Boston Tea Party onto one of the bills. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1762334, member: 39"]Ah, thank you for letting us know about the "result"! Quite a few issues and aspects in there that I did not know about. Two observations and comments ... [SIZE=16px][COLOR=#000000]Then again, as you write yourself later in that article, there have been a few changes (yikes, colors!) to the dollar bills. I have read - no first hand experience though - that people in countries where the US dollar is not legal tender but more or less commonly used tend to prefer the latest issues and to frown upon older ones. Fear of counterfeits maybe. So that would actually be a reason to introduce new designs.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=16px][COLOR=#000000]Another thing is the question of who to put on US money instead of dead presidents. Well, the question should be "whom or what" in my opinion. Look at the state quarters for example - why not historical scenes or natural sites? Maybe you could even get the Boston Tea Party onto one of the bills. ;)[/COLOR][/SIZE] Christian[/QUOTE]
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