What is the best security feature of the new $100 bill?

[baldguy]

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[Political Heretic]

1. Our economy. It means most Americans will never have one. Great security feature!

:)

[Moondog]

2. I saw a film clip on this on one cable channel or another. The 3D security ribbon will

be harder to replicate. Still, give it a couple of years, and they'll have to change it again.

[KansDem]

3. Other:

No one has any money, therefore there are no $100 bills to make "secure."

They're safe...somewhere.

[mulsh]

4. the fact that I will rarely if ever have one means more for the

folk who can and do horde them.

[KG]

5. not many are going to get into my hands.

[MidwestTransplant]

6. It looks like money from Kenya so that's cool. Also notice the Islamic crescent. You have to look

hard but it's there. Obama rocks.

Shh don't tell the Teabaggers because they will use it against Pres. Obama.

[BlooInBloo]

7. The best is that republicans are whining that it looks like euro money.

[RC]

8. The euro has Ben Franklin on it?

I did not know that. :shrug:

[BrklynLiberal]

9. How about making each denomination a different isze sovisually impaired people can tell what bill

they are handling. They do that in most other countries. As long as we are undergoing all these currency changes...why not make one that will REALLY matter?

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/checking/changes-to-currency-may-help-the-blind-1.aspx
Ways your money might change

* Size. Nearly every country on earth prints different denominations in different sizes. In Australia, where bills vary by length and color, they even sell a notched plastic device to help blind foreigners get a grip on their money. Aussie bills also are made of a plastic polymer that lasts four times longer than fibrous currency.

* Color. The color of money may not help the blind, but it does wonders for the visually and cognitively impaired. Only the United States and Switzerland do not designate denominations by color.

* Embossing. To the sighted, it would seem intuitive to use embossed Braille to identify bills in the same way we identify room numbers and elevators. One big problem: Not all blind and visually impaired people read Braille. In Canada, the upper right corner of the face side of bills is embossed. The downside: Embossing tends to flatten with use.

* Engraving. Sixteen countries engrave their bills with printed patterns. These, too, tend to flatten with age.

* Watermarks. Similar to engraving, watermarks provide a raised surface to help the blind identify notes. The Japanese yen incorporates watermarks in the corners of bills.

* Notches, cut corners and holes. Corner clipping and other low-cost solutions are generally ineffective. After all, how many normal notes have you had where one or more corners were missing through use and abuse? The same holds true with notches, while holes would weaken the bill, shortening its lifespan.

[Johonny]

10. does this mean inflation is coming

because who really uses a 100 $? If somethings that expensive people use a credit card. Heck most places won't cash anything bigger than a 20 $. The 100 $ a nearly useless item, unless the 100 $ is the new 20 after inflation :)

[HopeHoops]

11. The "Scratch-N-Sniff" feature.

If you scratch Ben's forehead, it actually SMELLS like real money!

[MilesColtrane]

12. The tiny, wallet-sized Club™ that comes with it.

[Shell Beau]

13. I don't know, but it is UGLY!

[MilesColtrane]

14. It is starting to get a little busy looking, isn't it?

Only a matter of time before they are festooned with corporate logos, a la NASCAR.

[Morning Dew]

15. I vow to only use the Target branded hundreds - no WalMart Benjamins for me!

Your post made me lol - but you're probably onto something there.