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The New $100 Bill
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Posted On :
May-03-2010
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The treasury recently announced a new redesign of the $100 bill that will start circulating in 2011. While the old bill had a great set of features designed to keep counterfeiters at bay, the new bill goes a few steps further.
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The treasury recently announced a new redesign of the $100 bill that will start circulating in 2011. While the old bill had a great set of features designed to keep counterfeiters at bay, the new bill goes a few steps further. The new $100 keeps a few useful anti-forgery features and introduces several new ones, making it easy to accept with confidence if you know what to check.
There are many anti-forgery features present in the new currency, which is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2011. Here are a few of the prominent and easy to spot changes designed to allow people accepting these bills to notice problems on a casual inspection:
Color Changing Ink
The "100" on the bottom right of the upcoming bill and the inkwell featured to the right of Benjamin Franklin will feature ink that changes color from gold to green as the bill is shifted. Like many of the bill's features, the color changing section is designed to be easy to see with a casual inspection. All someone needs to do to notice the change in ink color is move the bill a little bit in any direction and watch.
Disappearing Liberty Bell
One of the interesting features on the new currency is ink that disappears depending on the angle at which it is held. Inside the $100's inkwell, there is an image of the Liberty Bell that will appear and disappear as the bill is moved, even while the ink around it changes color. The total effect of this feature is a large and obvious section right in the middle of the bill that will do several different things to show its authenticity while being handled.
3D Security Strip
One of the more novel features on the new bill is a thick blue security strip in the center. This strip will feature sections of bells and the digits "100" that stand out in 3D relief when you look at them from a certain angle and move according to how you move the money. The effect is achieved with tiny lenses that magnify the image underneath. The blue strip is very prominent, and noticing a printed fake should be almost automatic when someone accepts a bill.
Old Favorites Returning
The security strip and the watermark that have become standard features on most U.S. currency are not going away with the new $100. The portrait watermark of Benjamin Franklin on the right hand side will still be just about the same as it's always been. In a similar move, the security strip that shows easily when a bill is held up to the light and spells out "100 USA" will still present to the left of the portrait.
The U.S. $100 bill has always been a favorite of international counterfeiters, so making changes to protect the currency's integrity is vital. With these new features joining old ones to make the bill harder to copy, it will hopefully be some time before the U.S. Treasury decides they need to update everything once again.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_The New $100 Bill_17739.aspx
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Author Resource :
Joe Cline writes articles for Rollingwood Texas homes. Other articles written by the author related to Austin TX Realtor and Austin real estate listing can be found on the net.
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Rollingwood Texas homes, Austin TX Realtor, Austin real estate listing,
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Finance
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Finance
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