ETHREADZNY Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Color is coming, and government money makers are hoping for a warmer reception for the changes. The new $20, with its public unveiling set for the spring, is supposed to be in circulation as early as next fall. To give the new bills color, the bureau has had to buy five printing presses, to operate in Washington and at a bureau facility in Fort Worth, Texas. To run the new presses, Ferguson said, some existing workers are getting trained, and a few new people have been hired. The Fort Worth plant is being expanded, providing room for the new presses and space for public tours, he said. Adding color to the notes is a challenge. ``It is new, and anything that is new provides another opportunity to do well - or not,'' Ferguson said. ``There can be color variations that we wouldn't get with a single color ink, like when we use black or green. So there are additional inspection requirements.'' Green and black ink is now used on neutral-colored paper. With the makeover, color tints will be added in the neutral areas of the note. Ferguson would not say which colors will be used, but said they will vary by denomination. Money makers want the new notes to have an American look and feel, and not be confused with, for instance, the colorful euro, the paper currency of the European Union. ``When we look at something as fundamentally revolutionary as adding color, going from a currency system that has been monochromatic certainly for all of our lives, our parents' lives, ... we want to do it in a responsible way that recognizes that tradition,'' Ferguson said. ``So that when people around the world see that first new U.S. $20, they will know it as a U.S. $20.'' Recent changes in paper money design have been driven by the desire to thwart high-tech counterfeiters. Over the years, counterfeiters have graduated from offset printing to increasingly sophisticated color copiers, computer scanners, color ink jet printers and publishing-grade software, all readily available. Some anti-counterfeiting features included in the last redesign will be retained, the bureau said. They include watermarks that are visible when held up to a light; embedded security threads that glow a color when exposed to an ultraviolet light; and minute images, visible with a magnifying glass, known as microprinting. DO YOU THINK IT IS WORTH IT, HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO SPEND TO COLORIZE MONEY.. IS IT JUST ME OR SHOULD THAT MONEY BE SPENT ON OTHER THINGS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 it should be spent on ufos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETHREADZNY Posted December 2, 2002 Author Share Posted December 2, 2002 ^ The raver pants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 didnt they just introduce the new designs to the money a few years ago? it would seem that the government SHOULD have better things to do. i like the green color of it anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETHREADZNY Posted December 2, 2002 Author Share Posted December 2, 2002 personally i feel instead of changing the color, they should make the good ol greenbacks, with other peoples portraits instead of presidents, how about another american icon, like george carlin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 man, the US is like the most powerful country in the world and still dosent have colored money? man, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 I don't believe that shit for a second. 7rst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 yes we have reached a verdict. the money must be spent of ufo styled raver pants. http://www.chathamhillgames.com/images/alien-face-off.jpg'> http://poland.bobafettfanclub.com/features/ontheroad/0701/big-pants.jpg'> wow this sure went off topic fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourOneTwo Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 ^ damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 right.... ummmm..... belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETHREADZNY Posted December 2, 2002 Author Share Posted December 2, 2002 http://poland.bobafettfanclub.com/features/ontheroad/0701/big-pants.jpg'> This is a indication of a major problem when the u.s. decides to spend it's money on large pants, which in turn will be used as the new currency.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 lets make our currency look like euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest socrates Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 And then we make it like euro currency....worth nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 fucken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ctrl+alt+del Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 it needs to be changed. a society needs to constantly change our currency. it shows we are moving forward as a society. blah blah blah, fuck what im saying. i dont feel like typing tonight. just look in your history books, currency needs to keep changing in a society. whatever. fuck herman mellville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 get out your sharpies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest me IS cool Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 nah they need to put holograms on the currency.... just like uhh... mexico does....... it's looks neato!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footsoldier Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 the only cool holigrams ever were the warner brothers ones that came in packs of baseball cards about 10 yrears ago. they should start using baseball cards as currency. america's game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KsM Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 holigrams would be super dope.............damn...........i wouldnt even spend that shit.....:crazy: okay i would............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plan-e-tone Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Originally posted by me IS cool nah they need to put holograms on the currency.... just like uhh... mexico does....... it's looks neato!!!! fuck yeah.. i remember the hologram shits back in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/images/dollar.jpg'> australian money http://www.kildareceb.ie/Euro.jpg'> and the euro. welcome to the world of colored money america. it makes it alot easier fishing thu your wallet when drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Originally posted by socrates And then we make it like euro currency....worth nothing hate to break it to you chief - 1euro=1usdollar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YinzerXpress Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 if money is colored we would be like the rest of the world... hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angry xbox Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Originally posted by Tyler Durden didnt they just introduce the new designs to the money a few years ago? it would seem that the government SHOULD have better things to do. i like the green color of it anyhow. goddamnit this pisses me off I just finished writing a song in which i state its funny that the color of money is green when that is the same color that represents greed. FUCKERS ARE ON TO ME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Originally posted by Mr. ABC hate to break it to you chief - 1euro=1usdollar what? duhh i american all money crap except mine. europe is one country with bad money. yee haw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 the USA is one of the few countries NOT to have colour currency. I think there's only like 4 countries out there that dont have coloured cash. Remember when the Simpsons went to Brazil and the kidnappers said "We do have some sissy looking money" oh... classic! and what's next....? The Metric System ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angry xbox Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 fuck the dollar and the euro we are not even on a gold standard WE ARE ALL FUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 medium is the massage lets hope we switch to metric.. god damn.. will life be so much easier. and shoe sizes.. lets fucking standardize... global village here we come.. props to Marshall mcluhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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