> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 09:23 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: The Days of the All-Green $20 Bill Are Numbered
>
>
> > From: Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> > I'm not sure why they persist with paper. We use polymer
> notes, which
> > last many times longer and are pretty much impossible to
> counterfeit.
> > They have holographic logos, clear panels and various other
> features
> > that can be readily seen during a transaction and which can't be
> > duplicated, and our mint now exports these notes to a
> number of other
> > countries ( in their own denominations, of course)
> > ATMs etc all seem to handle them better than paper notes
> too. (and we
> > have always had brightly coloured notes since the dollar
> replaced the
> > pound in 1966).
I so want some of these now.
Last time I bought "foreign" currency was in London, when I got off the plane (got
just enough to get me to Bath, where I did all my real transactions at the AMEX
office.) In the US, we just don't deal with non-American currency that often (except
for Canadian coins, which I found to my surprise no one outside of New England
recognizes as real money.)
So.. anyone know where I could do this? :)
-j-
