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Message:: [QUOTE="coin_nut, post: 2819667, member: 80148"]I remember when I was in Vietnam 1969-1970 we used MPC with some really neat looking designs. I recall Sitting Bull on a red colored $20 bill. I think denominations were 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents. $1, $5, $10 and $20. Wish I had saved some of it. The army would secretly spring a "C Day" every so often, where the bases were closed and everyone was to exchange their suddenly no good old money for new. I do not remember how this was accomplished for troops in the field. The Vietnamese outside who were illegally holding MPC would be frantic to change their money, but I guess most often were stuck with worthless notes. As for greenbacks, it was a court martial offense to possess any real US money in country. When going on R & R, we would be allowed to exchange our MPC for greenbacks, inside a controlled area prior to departure.[/QUOTE]