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In reply to the discussion: The new Canadian $5 bill [View all]

forgotmylogin

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6. I wish we could have beautiful currency like that!
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 02:26 PM
Mar 16

I'd love if our paper money could have special editions. We don't have to kick Jackson permanently off the $20 for good, but if we could honor different historical figures temporarily from time to time as special edition bills. Kind of how they did state quarters. That would probably work best with a $1 since that's the note they probably replace and print the most of; the one-dollar bill is accessible to anyone, and one-dollar bills aren't usually worthwhile for counterfeiters to mess with and it's easily collectible. They could leave big denominations alone and express different art and concepts and people and moments on the reverse side of the smallest bill.

I know: no reason to paint the house while it's burning down...but I always thought the designs of other countries' paper currency is so cool.

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The new Canadian $5 bill [View all] True Dough Mar 16 OP
Terry! usedtobedemgurl Mar 16 #1
So cool! bif Mar 16 #2
Interesting list of others short-listed Bernardo de La Paz Mar 16 #3
Dang, once upon a time I knew about him, but had to relearn. Biophilic Mar 16 #4
It is my understanding that one of the criteria for appearing on U.S. currency is that... LudwigPastorius Mar 16 #5
Wasn't Jackson DENVERPOPS Mar 16 #8
Harriet Tubman. Mr. Evil Mar 16 #12
The Tubman Terminator Twenty... alterfurz Mar 17 #17
Can we introduce COL Mustard Mar 16 #13
I wish we could have beautiful currency like that! forgotmylogin Mar 16 #6
Years ago Johnny Noshoes Mar 16 #11
Like so: True Dough Mar 16 #15
This is superb! Dave in VA Mar 16 #7
He is such a hero in Canada oldtime dfl_er Mar 16 #9
I remember him. It still breaks me heart that he died so young. SunSeeker Mar 16 #10
Courage Swede Mar 16 #14
my kids were small when terry made his run across canada for cancer dawn5651 Mar 17 #16
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