US money is counterfeit at such high levels, no one wants to bring in anti-counterfeit measures like other countries because an audit would bring bad news.
Quarters have been coming out in different styles for almost 30 years, they added different colors to larger denominations maybe 5 or 10 years ago, pretty sure they’ve had holographic security features for 20 or more.
See the picture of the later pointer though the $100 CAD bill posted above (or below)? That’s what I mean by holographic features, you need a clear part of the bill to do that. There are magnetic, uv and micro printed security in almost all bills around the world, but people are not pulling out a tool to read the magnetic franking on a note they recive. With polymer notes its very viable when a security feature is missing or fake (one “trick” is packing tape for over two printouts) making usable counterfeits more costly then the note is worth.
The usd is the most counterfeited currency while the nations using polymer bills have almost zero incidents of it. Yet people (even right here) seem to feel the need to defend their silly green cotton based money from the past.
I’m not “defending” it, I’m pointing out misinformation as I understand it. I made and make no judgements on said information. Also, just fyi, I think this sentence:
With polymer notes its very viable when a security feature is missing or fake (one “trick” is packing tape for over two printouts) making usable counterfeits more costly then the note is worth.
…is missing some words or something, I can’t parse what you’re trying to say.
Funnily you very rarely see the Sacagawea dollar coins in circulation the US (albeit more than the $2 billion) but we ship a massive number of those dollar coins overseas to Ecuador which officially uses USD. Incredibly common since many expenses there are in the couple dollars sort of range and you barely see $1 bills at all since many people refuse to accept worn-out bills.
You could view cotton notes as providing job opportunities :P
But still: I’d rather waste five times as many cotton notes than have even more plastic going around and being lost. At least lost cotton decays, whereas lost plastic will just stay around forever.
You ever have to clean anything that works with cotton bills? All that oil and dirt on your grubby hands is in those bills. Polymer bills don’t absorb anything and unlike other plastics they do get collected and recycled (you know since they are money). And the dies and chemicals needed to make those cotton bills? Yeah not good.
Americans are so wierdly ass backwards about currency tech.
Making bills out of not cotton? Fuck you
Making bills of different values different colours or sizes? Fuck you
Adding brail or addition security like hard to copy windows and holographic images? Fuck you
Coins coming in different styles? Fuck you
Coins above a 50 cent piece? Fuck you (unless it’s a collectable).
US money is counterfeit at such high levels, no one wants to bring in anti-counterfeit measures like other countries because an audit would bring bad news.
But they can’t be counterfeit, where would one find this elusive cotton?
It looks fake when not. They make fun of our money but the us’s looks and is from another time.
Quarters have been coming out in different styles for almost 30 years, they added different colors to larger denominations maybe 5 or 10 years ago, pretty sure they’ve had holographic security features for 20 or more.
See the picture of the later pointer though the $100 CAD bill posted above (or below)? That’s what I mean by holographic features, you need a clear part of the bill to do that. There are magnetic, uv and micro printed security in almost all bills around the world, but people are not pulling out a tool to read the magnetic franking on a note they recive. With polymer notes its very viable when a security feature is missing or fake (one “trick” is packing tape for over two printouts) making usable counterfeits more costly then the note is worth.
The usd is the most counterfeited currency while the nations using polymer bills have almost zero incidents of it. Yet people (even right here) seem to feel the need to defend their silly green cotton based money from the past.
I’m not “defending” it, I’m pointing out misinformation as I understand it. I made and make no judgements on said information. Also, just fyi, I think this sentence:
…is missing some words or something, I can’t parse what you’re trying to say.
Auto correct. Not viable but visible.
Ah got it, makes sense now, thanks!
Funnily you very rarely see the Sacagawea dollar coins in circulation the US (albeit more than the $2 billion) but we ship a massive number of those dollar coins overseas to Ecuador which officially uses USD. Incredibly common since many expenses there are in the couple dollars sort of range and you barely see $1 bills at all since many people refuse to accept worn-out bills.
also El Salvador uses USD officially and most day to day purchases are under $1 so the dollar coins are very prevalent there too.
tripped me out when I got there and didn’t need to convert my cash lol
Almost as if Ecuador knows how to money and the states is a wierd place.
How to money: use the money of a weird place
Two dollar bills? Obviously the work of the devil! Better burn them to be sure!
I still have one. They made sense when $2 CAD still meant something.
Nah, I’m all for cotton for money bills. While they don’t last very long, it’s better than more plastic shit 100% of the time.
As someone who had to fix the bank machines during both cotton and polymer, you are 100% crazy. Cotton notes are nasty and wasteful.
You could view cotton notes as providing job opportunities :P
But still: I’d rather waste five times as many cotton notes than have even more plastic going around and being lost. At least lost cotton decays, whereas lost plastic will just stay around forever.
You ever have to clean anything that works with cotton bills? All that oil and dirt on your grubby hands is in those bills. Polymer bills don’t absorb anything and unlike other plastics they do get collected and recycled (you know since they are money). And the dies and chemicals needed to make those cotton bills? Yeah not good.