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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob White, post: 980921, member: 26497&quot;]Please don&#039; t get me wrong krispy. I agree that the beautiful engraving of old was in fact the best secruity feature available at the time.&nbsp; It seems to me though, that currency expresses national sentiment as well as pure function. So I&#039;m impressed by the old statements of US pride, just as I&#039;m repulsed as some nations&#039; living dictators put their own images on national currency - I&#039;m thinking of 1970/80&#039;s&nbsp; Kenya, Libya, and MANY more. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So yes, let the industry evolve to meet trade and commerce needs first, and collectors second. But the dollar image is as critical to a nation&#039;s image as their passport, flag, or the behaviour of their citizens abroad. I don&#039;t want to wade into political waters - there are other forms for that.&nbsp; I just see an opportunity to use currency as an expression of nationhood. The add-on approach on recent US notes seems to have bypassed that opportunity.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>OK, as a Canadian, I&#039;ll shut up now. My comments are aimed at the opportunity, not meant to be political. Even though I think I understand our cultural differences, I know they are way too subtle to ever completely understand.&nbsp;&nbsp; Good debate though......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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