I think it looks kinda cool.

And French chicks liked Franklin for the same reason some women loved Kissinger - power, fame, accomplishment...

Franklin was adored in France as a scientist, philosopher, statesman, revolutionary...kind of an 18th-century movie star, except with brains.

Would someone please explain to me why our money becomes more and more like Monopoly money every time they redesign it? Seriously...they've now simplified the design so much it's ridiculous, and the colors make me laugh. The high tech features are nice, but the bill is horribly aesthetically displeasing, at least to me.

We tend to think of money as being standardized since the beginning, when in reality it has changed often.
http://www.ronscurrency.com/rhist.htm
http://www.ronscurrency.com/rcol.htm

Some interesting stuff there. Check out the 'Fractional Currency' - 50-cent, 25-cent and even 5-cent notes.

Oh, I know about the history of money. I'm a numismatist (coin-collector) in my spare time. I have a fairly significant collection, and with the exception of the $3, $4 pattern and $50 gold pieces, I have at least one example of every denomination made by the Mint from half-cent through $20 gold. I just think that the artistic and aesthetic standards have dropped substantially over time, especially compared to that of ~100 years ago. If you look at the coinage from the 1800s and early 1900s, much of it is very lovely as opposed to today's money. It's truly a shame what has happened to our currency.

So, not really? ;)

I'm missing something here. :doh: I meant that he was fawned over and worshiped. Girls followed him everywhere.

I think he meant to imply that "movie star" and "with brains" are mutually exclusive. :O:

That's why I said "except".

Why do I get the feeling I'm digging myself into a deeper and deeper hole here?

Haha, I know what you meant :p2:


http://www.ladders-direct.com/img/pa...-ladder-ts.jpg
Just in case you need it ;)

Cool, I learned a new word!:yeah:
Unfortunately I can't find it in my dictionary. I guess I'll ask Dowly what it means.:D

I will give my best educated guess....way back when before nice security paper and halograms, etc. using intricate patterns and artistic renderings were perhaps the best for security against counterfeit monies. Over time with the new security devices used why bother to make nice intricate artistic pieces?

I thought it looked fine....it should stand out a lot more than the $110 bills I had at the Houston SS Meet...they simply blended in with the other donominations.

All the bills being the same size probably didn't help either :DL

Say WHAT???

No wonder you were so willing to float me that loan! And no wonder I kept getting those calls from the Treasury Department!

Dadgum frazza-razza mober-sober...here we go again!

I'll stop using cash altogether if the bills ever become different sizes. What a PITA that would be.

Bloody bugga damnation!!! :damn:

Looked at your reply and had to read my earlier post a few times before I realised my mistake :DL