Comments on: Honest Abe's $5 Portrait Gets Touch-Up

New Bill Put In Circulation; Adds More Color To President's Face

[stezzer]

Sorry, I''m a Brit poking my nose in. But I don''t like the new markings. The US dollar is iconic, leave it alone.

I was 10 years old when I got my first dollar. My uncle gave it to me after his holiday in America. It was the first I''d ever seen in real life (not on TV). It got a lot of wow comments in school. I still have it.

[michellem99-2009]

I like the large 5 on the back. That is most helpful. People the reason redign is so they can''t copy them and make phoney illegal bills. I like the updated bills. I do like Canadian money as eash bill is a different colour. I am American and that system would be helpful. They have to to put seruity items in the bills as that is a means of saying yep that is REAL.

[jaykay3141]

"... these additional markings and the increased colorization truly make the $5 bill look like Monopoly money!

... this look might have some kind of psychological EFFECT [affect] on people that they may not want to hold it!

... how much did all these new changes COST the taxpayers?! One thing we can be sure of...it was an insanely huge amount of money that probably wasn''''t worth it! Right?!"

Wrong! The old green & black bills were the most counterfeitable of any major currency. Any decent print shop could make passable copies. My wife worked for a music store and they got fakes regularly. Every other country has more intricate and secure bills, and they redesign regularly to stay ahead of the crooks. We can''t afford NOT to change.

If you think colorful bills are Monopoly money please send me a few thousand euros.

Finally, the cost of redesign is puny compared to what we waste by continuing to print $1 bills when the entire rest of the world uses coins. Printing half as many 2s and using 1 coin for change would save about a BILLION a year. But Teddy K. wants to protect Crane Paper so we keep printing ones.

[denn034]

I like the touch up. Uh, how does this affect coin machines?

[easeup-2009]

"easeup: yeah, i try to avoid smoking in my car. i may carry, but smoking is just too much of a risk. never, ever, consent to a search.

Posted by honestabe8 at 02:43 PM : Mar 13, 2008"

I tend to go 35 mph in a 65 mph when I do that......not good.

[honestabe8]

easeup: yeah, i try to avoid smoking in my car. i may carry, but smoking is just too much of a risk. never, ever, consent to a search.

[stn_sage]

First, all these additional markings and the increased colorization truly make the $5 bill look like Monopoly money!

One poster has suggested that this look might have some kind of psychological affect on people that they may not want to hold it! That''s an interesting suggestion.

Also, how much did all these new changes COST the taxpayers?! One thing we can be sure of...it was an insanely huge amount of money that probably wasn''t worth it! Right?!

[easeup-2009]

It would probably be difficult to explain a vaporizor in your car to an inquisitive police officer.

"My car just gets so DRY...."

[gheemaster38]

Has anyone else noticed that since they started adding all these funky colors and designs to the US dollar, It begin to tank badly?

[honestabe8]

i have checked out the vaporizers. they seem kind of pricey. on the other hand, if they eliminate burning vegetable matter, it might be worth it. they would be good for smoking at home, but not if you go out.