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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
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Having seen some outside of the bills... they are an opaque plastic strip with the value written on them.
When they first came out in the 90's, they were very easy to tear out. Now, they are woven into the bills and stretch most of the time breaking if you try to pull them out.
Snopes is very wrong on these. I do not recommend breaking the law (defacing money) by trying to do it, but should you come across some strips innocently like I have from others who may have found them pulled out, you'll see what I'm talking about.
When held up to a blacklight each denomination gives off a different color.
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As for the US dollar coins, those have been around more often than not and are still around. Of course, the fact that people talk about US dollar coins as if they don't exist shows just how much effort is being put into promoting them. What they did about 10 years ago was reintroduce the dollar coin after a redesign from a silver Susan B. Anthony coin to a golden Sacagawea coin. Starting in 2007, they began a program to mint golden coins with the presidents, the same way they minted all the states on the quarter.
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The presidential coins are pretty cool.
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I'm a big fan of the dollar coin and sometimes go out of my way to get them and spend them. If it's cheaper to make dollar coins than dollar bills, then the government should stop being indecisive about it and just discontinue the dollar bill. People will get over it. People don't like change, and if they're given the option they're going to stick with what they know, regardless of what is better.
Anyway, this thread is about plastic bills. Sounds like a great idea to me. Especially if it's cheaper, I fail to see the down side.
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I agree. Of course 30+ years ago, there was not going to be money by now, it was all going to be on a card.