new five dollar bill

[Anthony P]

I've heard this argument before, that money discriminates against the blind. But in today's world, use a debit / credit card, so every purchase is documented and fraud is investigated. Otherwise there are too many things already built that depend on money being a specific size. They'll never go through the expense of changing money as long as there's already a better alternative for blind people to use.

not all places accept debit/CC, and how does it help the blind? when I buy with CC or debit I get a piece of paper or a device that shows a # on it and I say OK. if that numer is 10$ or 100$ the blind can't tell the difference.

[Anthony P]

They really need to make our bills different sizes and use other features so blind people can identify them by touch

can the do that? we don't have sizes here i Canada, but I think there are pro's and con's

pro:
helps blind or when fiddling through your pocket

Con:
machines need to accept different sizes
small bills become too small and big ones too big
I think it makes it easier to lose some cash (i.e. a smaller bill stuck between two larger ones)

[pedigree]

welcome to canada! we've had monopoly money for the last 7 years or so... we got blue 5s, purple 10s, green 20s, red 50s and brown 100s


*do not pass go, do not collect 200$ go directly to jail

Originally Posted by Anthony P

can the do that? we don't have sizes here i Canada, but I think there are pro's and con's

pro:
helps blind or when fiddling through your pocket

Con:
machines need to accept different sizes
small bills become too small and big ones too big
I think it makes it easier to lose some cash (i.e. a smaller bill stuck between two larger ones)

and they have this in europe (i.e. Euros) and i think it looks and feels stupid

[eli1277]

Originally Posted by pedigree

welcome to canada! we've had monopoly money for the last 7 years or so... we got blue 5s, purple 10s, green 20s, red 50s and brown 100s


*do not pass go, do not collect 200$ go directly to jail




and they have this in europe (i.e. Euros) and i think it looks and feels stupid

canada does not have money they have looney LOL

[Mikeblu]

Originally Posted by trey

I think its funny they make all the new money look like funny money. a purple 5??

sprry about the double, dont know how that happened

I dont like the new £20 pound note again purple £20 odd. At least its not euros, I really hate them. (I mean its not proper money)

[pedigree]

Originally Posted by eli1277

canada does not have money they have looney LOL

that was terrible

[eli1277]

Originally Posted by pedigree

that was terrible

what's so terrible, it is called Looney

[Slackr89]

canada money pwns american money

[aristotles]

Originally Posted by Slackr89

canada money pwns american money

It's also worth more than American money.

[Bruuce]

Originally Posted by trey

I think its funny they make all the new money look like funny money. a purple 5??

sprry about the double, dont know how that happened

Joker products. Or in this case, Joker money. I dig it.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

They really need to make our bills different sizes and use other features so blind people can identify them by touch

In consultation, it was decided our currency would use a placement and count of 2x3 full Braile cells to represent the value.

See here

One block = $5
Two consecutive = $10
Three consecutive = $20
Four consecutive = $50
Block (two blanks) Block = $100

[ay221]

Wow, new five dollar bills looks nice, though I think there is more value in two-ply.

[blackhawktraffic]

Interesting new look, but only new 5 dollar bills? I think the 1 dollar could use a face lift.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by Slackr89

canada money pwns american money

What cardboard game is this money from?

[reiella]

Originally Posted by bferr1

Spicing it up is one thing; making it actually worth something, well, that's something else...

Oddly enough, the redesign is to help with that. Just not in the aspect you're referencing.

The redesigns are to make counterfeiting alot more difficult [usually in the order of it not longer being 'cheaper' to print your own counterfeit funds than the currency is worth anyway].

To be honest, don't expect the Dollar to get changed soon, unless it's a change to drop the paper dollar entirely and go to the coin .

[plee]

Originally Posted by blackhawktraffic

Interesting new look, but only new 5 dollar bills? I think the 1 dollar could use a face lift.

Eventually, they will redo the dollar bill. You have to remember it took forever for them to even change anything on our paper money. Now, they are doing it left and right, because the people didn't complain and like the changes. Also to try to keep ahead of the counterfeiters...

[aristotles]

Originally Posted by saprano

What cardboard game is this money from?

*AHEM*
http://moneycentral.msn.com/detail/s...mbol=%2FUSDCAD

Which cardboard game is the greenback from?

[saprano]

LOL, thats funny.

[dk3dknight]

The worry with the dollar coin is that alot of people keep thinking there quarters...

People dont look at coins they just know the weight and size.

Susan B anthony and Sasqatch dollars had the greatest problems.

Its not sasquatch dollar... sasaquewei.. I dont I really dont know how
to spell her name Im terrible. for me.

[Anthony P]

Susan B anthony and Sasqatch dollars had the greatest problems.

Its not sasquatch dollar... sasaquewei.. I dont I really dont know how
to spell her name Im terrible. for me.

lol, it is Sacagawea

but all you need to do is make it a different size and weight