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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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Are your $50 & $100 bills the same size? I've read that the U.S. was the only country where all the circulating bills were sized identically, a difficulty for the visually-impaired; maybe we're not the ONLY country...
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Valued Member
Canada
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aren't the numbers represented in brail though?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Attractive banknotes. I want to hold one in my hand to see if they feel differently than the current bills.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I like the portraits but I would have preferred natural scenery to some weird lab scene (although I do understand its significance) or an icebreaker. Maybe we can get Trudeau or Pearson (even Dief the Chief) on a bill and get the queen off the bills
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Libertad,for the update
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@kitkat, didn't know about the Braille', very clever! Thanks...
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
Canada
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Jack - All of our bills are the same size.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 I've heard rumors that there are possible plans to come up with high polymer (plastic) coins. They would be ultra light weight and inexpensive to produce. They could possibly be made in China (contracted out) under strict R.C.M. guidelines/criteria. Now that metal prices are going through the roof, soon we'll probably see our coins made out of cardboard! Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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(Modern) Coins are already too light and small and very hard to manipulate. Adding casino chips to the mix is the worst anti-counterfeiting measure I've ever heard of. Plastics can be imitated. I don't see why we don't go back to nickel - it's abundant here.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I like the portraits but I would have preferred natural scenery to some weird lab scene (although I do understand its significance) or an icebreaker. Maybe we can get Trudeau or Pearson (even Dief the Chief) on a bill and get the queen off the bills I agree in the fact that we need to take the queen off the bill as we are no longer under full british rule but methinks that perhaps it should be someone nicer looking than trudeau..like that new princess of theirs Kate :D |
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Canada
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So... queen bad, princess good? Where's your logic?
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Valued Member
Canada
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These new 100's supposedly enter circulation tomorrow. What is the standard operating procedure fo a guy like me who wants one? Call up my bank?
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Valued Member
Canada
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I was checking out the website posted by Libertad and found it very interesting that the 1954 $20 bill the Bank of Canada posted was the famous "Devil's face" variety.
Edited by 1945V
11/13/2011 2:54 pm
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Canada
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I think the icebreaker on the $50 is a 'subtle' reminder of our sovereignty in the North.
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Posted 08/29/2011 5:08 pm
