What is a dollar bill made out of?


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but you can't make euro's because you can't get the paper... all that have atempted were caught because it wasn't the right paper

doesn't look like monopoly money to me

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I find the US dollar bills to look extremly esy to forge. They have no watermark as far as I can tell, no holograms, multi-coloured ink patterns, UV reacting thingimi, or cotton strip like the UK notes do.

In short, you are saying the fed guys are dumbasses. What makes you think they are that stupid?

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indeed. And buying something with fake money is fraud, is it not?

Counterfeiting at the least I guess. But it isn't too hard to end up with a phoney bill. They are in fairly large circulation.

In short, you are saying the fed guys are dumbasses. What makes you think they are that stupid?

GWB, Iraq, Patriot Act, North Korea...

shall I go on. :p

(tongue in cheek)

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They have no watermark as far as I can tell

Yes they do.

no holograms

You're right.

multi-coloured ink patterns

They do.

UV reacting thingimi

Not sure if they do.

or cotton strip like the UK notes do

They have a metal strip, not cotton.

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Rag paper. More specifically, compressed cotton and linen fiber, which is what gives dollar bills their unique feel.

I find the US dollar bills to look extremly esy to forge. They have no watermark as far as I can tell, no holograms, multi-coloured ink patterns, UV reacting thingimi, or cotton strip like the UK notes do.

Some changes, plus a look at the new $20.

"Old" bills in circulation have (at least) these features:

- Microprinting

- Watermark (hold a $5 up to a light, for example)

- UV strip (I think)

- Unique feel, as mentioned

- Multi-colored fibers

And the new bills add these features:

- Color-changing ink

- Multi-colored portions

- Plastic security thread, also UV-reactive

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I find the US dollar bills to look extremly esy to forge. They have no watermark as far as I can tell, no holograms, multi-coloured ink patterns, UV reacting thingimi, or cotton strip like the UK notes do.

only because the US government doesnt really see counterfeiting $1 bills to be a risk.

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only because the US government doesnt really see counterfeiting $1 bills to be a risk.
Reminds me of that story in which a guy paid a fee to Best Buy using nothing but $2 bills...
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Reminds me of that story in which a guy paid a fee to Best Buy using nothing but $2 bills...

LOL, I had a book of 2 dollar bills at one time, you rip them out of the book like you would a Personal Check

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OMG!! why are you guys even talking about paper money??

Don't you remember back in 1990 when all those future technology shows were telling us that paper money won't exist in the year 2000 (and we'll all be flying around in hover cars!)

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OMG!! why are you guys even talking about paper money??

Don't you remember back in 1990 when all those future technology shows were telling us that paper money won't exist in the year 2000 (and we'll all be flying around in hover cars!)

At least in Canada we have loonies and toonies ($1s and $2s in coins) and no $1 and $1 notes :D

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At least in Canada we have loonies and toonies ($1s and $2s in coins) and no $1 and $1 notes :D

Thats the same as in Australia, the lowest value in notes is $5.

In coins we have 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2

In notes we have $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

Most paper is made from processed plants (with exception to very few types).

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Thats the same as in Australia, the lowest value in notes is $5.

In coins we have 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2

In notes we have $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

Most paper is made from processed plants (with exception to very few types).

You don't have 1c coins???

Thats insane.

How do you pay for penny sweets? Or all the stuff that costs 1.99?

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You don't have 1c coins???

Thats insane.

How do you pay for penny sweets? Or all the stuff that costs 1.99?

That's what I thought. No 25c coins either. I remember seeing a $20 CDN coin.

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Euro:

Coins: 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, 1€, 2€

Notes: 5€, 10€, 20€, 50€, 100€, 200€, 500€

And you can see the coins of 1 cent and 2 cents are in the brinks of extinction in Finland and some other countries...

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You don't have 1c coins???

Thats insane.

How do you pay for penny sweets? Or all the stuff that costs 1.99?

I assume that everything is simply priced at 5cent increments. I actually wish we'd do this in the US so I could get rid of all this copper I have lying around my room.

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Canada has the following

Coins: 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, $1, $2

Bills: $5,$10,$20,$50,$100,$1000

And its all colourfull....some people call it game money :rofl:

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