Congratulations to the U.S. for joining the rest of us in the 21st century
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Cool, all you need now is a picture of Darwin on the $10 :P http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Images/DarwinTenPoundNote.jpeg[^] Ryan
Each little snake that poisons, Each little wasp that stings, He made their brutish venom. He made their horrid wings. All things sick and cancerous, All evil great and small, All things foul and dangerous, The Lord God made them all.
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To you think it's more advanced to have flashing neon lights on currency or something? Perhaps glow in the dark? :-D Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
To you think it's more advanced to have flashing neon lights on currency or something?
I think it is more advanced to have systems to prevent counterfeiting of currency. I remember years ago (1991 I think) I was on holiday in Boston, we visited the computer museum and they had some display with an ultra violet light. So I put a Bank of Scotland £10 note under it because I'd heard about some security features, but had never seen them for real. I was stuck for about 5-10 minutes by Americans wanting to see my money because under the UV lamp this 3D thistle (Scotland's national flower) leapt out of the note. Also (and this is based on the the old design BoS notes - I've not read up on the new ones) they had the microprinting. What look like solid lines in the drawings are actually the letters BOS repeated if you look under a strong magnifying glass. There was a metal strip through the note that weaves between the front and back in a formation that reads BOS in morse code. One of the other Scottish banks issue notes with holographic numbers. ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?
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Bah! I want to see TFSM[^] on our bills ... ;P
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
To you think it's more advanced to have flashing neon lights on currency or something?
I think it is more advanced to have systems to prevent counterfeiting of currency. I remember years ago (1991 I think) I was on holiday in Boston, we visited the computer museum and they had some display with an ultra violet light. So I put a Bank of Scotland £10 note under it because I'd heard about some security features, but had never seen them for real. I was stuck for about 5-10 minutes by Americans wanting to see my money because under the UV lamp this 3D thistle (Scotland's national flower) leapt out of the note. Also (and this is based on the the old design BoS notes - I've not read up on the new ones) they had the microprinting. What look like solid lines in the drawings are actually the letters BOS repeated if you look under a strong magnifying glass. There was a metal strip through the note that weaves between the front and back in a formation that reads BOS in morse code. One of the other Scottish banks issue notes with holographic numbers. ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?
Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
I think it is more advanced to have systems to prevent counterfeiting of currency.
So do I, but I don't think extra colors is necessarily more advanced in preventing that. I don't mind the extra colors, but I think that to say it's primarily green and therefore primitive is rather silly. There are hidden images in it already. Although the UV one would be neat. Jeremy Falcon
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
Heh. Yeah, it should work out well once we get used to it. At first though, it'll probably be like the $20s when they first came out - everyone looks at 'em suspiciously. At least they didn't try anything stupid like metallic patches. Now, if we can just get some more vending machines that take dollar coins... :sigh: ----
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Cool, all you need now is a picture of Darwin on the $10 :P http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Images/DarwinTenPoundNote.jpeg[^] Ryan
Each little snake that poisons, Each little wasp that stings, He made their brutish venom. He made their horrid wings. All things sick and cancerous, All evil great and small, All things foul and dangerous, The Lord God made them all.
Ryan Roberts wrote:
Cool, all you need now is a picture of Darwin on the $10
Sorry, but he wasn't American...;P Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power Eric Hoffer All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
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:omg: Jeremy Falcon
now you've got me intrigued...what's so surprising about that? Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
To you think it's more advanced to have flashing neon lights on currency or something?
I think it is more advanced to have systems to prevent counterfeiting of currency. I remember years ago (1991 I think) I was on holiday in Boston, we visited the computer museum and they had some display with an ultra violet light. So I put a Bank of Scotland £10 note under it because I'd heard about some security features, but had never seen them for real. I was stuck for about 5-10 minutes by Americans wanting to see my money because under the UV lamp this 3D thistle (Scotland's national flower) leapt out of the note. Also (and this is based on the the old design BoS notes - I've not read up on the new ones) they had the microprinting. What look like solid lines in the drawings are actually the letters BOS repeated if you look under a strong magnifying glass. There was a metal strip through the note that weaves between the front and back in a formation that reads BOS in morse code. One of the other Scottish banks issue notes with holographic numbers. ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?
To be fair, US 20 dollar bills and higher have had security measures in place for years (way before 2000). Let's take the $20. There is a vertical ribbon with text inside the bill on the left side (put it against a light to see it). There are very small red and blue fibers embed randomly into the fabric. There is fine print written around the portrait on the face of the bill. The newer $20 bills have Jackson's face embedded inside the bill (put it against a light to see it).
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
It took them 45 years to cacht up :-D -------- "I say no to drugs, but they don't listen." - Marilyn Manson
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It took them 45 years to cacht up :-D -------- "I say no to drugs, but they don't listen." - Marilyn Manson
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Michel Prévost wrote:
It took them 45 years to cacht up
We thought you needed a head start! ;P "If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done." - Peter Ustinov
yeah right !! :P On a side note, I like your sig :cool: -------- "I say no to drugs, but they don't listen." - Marilyn Manson -- modified at 13:25 Thursday 2nd March, 2006
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
John Cardinal wrote:
Congratulations to the U.S. for joining the rest of us in the 21st century
But... but... Well, our population is fatter than your population! So there. Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
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Michel Prévost wrote:
It took them 45 years to cacht up
We thought you needed a head start! ;P "If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done." - Peter Ustinov
LMAO! Jeremy Falcon
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John Cardinal wrote:
Congratulations to the U.S. for joining the rest of us in the 21st century
But... but... Well, our population is fatter than your population! So there. Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
Jon Sagara wrote:
But... but... Well, our population is fatter than your population! So there.
Shut up or I'll sit on you! ;P Jeremy Falcon
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now you've got me intrigued...what's so surprising about that? Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
now you've got me intrigued...what's so surprising about that?
Darwin was never - to my knowledge - a US President. And yes, Benjamin Franklin was never a President, but he's on the $100 anyway. That guy was so awesome that he had better things to do than be President ;) -- Russell Morris "So, broccoli, mother says you're good for me... but I'm afraid I'm no good for you!" - Stewy
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now you've got me intrigued...what's so surprising about that? Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
what's so surprising about that?
I was always under the impression that presidents, kings, queens, etc. type people went on the money. Darwin was kinda a left hook. :-D Jeremy Falcon
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Goodbye to the "greenback"[^] Although the colours used look suspiciously like the 1960's era Canadian currency, but it's a start! ;P
This is not new, although that is open to interpretation. Paper money has been printed in color (other than green and black) since 2003.
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
