From: "Robert Comer" 

> Then why do we keep changing the design of the $5-$100 bills? Our main
> mistake is not pulling the old stuff out of distribution by declaring an
> end date on it - other countries, heck, the EU, have done this. The high
> quality, probably made by a foreign power, $100 bills that are out there
> are known as "superdollars" btw.

We actually do do that too, but it's all handled between the federal
reserve and the banks.  I don't think counterfeiting is any more of a
problem hwere than elsewhere, so it's probably adequate to the task.

- Bob Comer


"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
news:3fe1c2df{at}w3.nls.net...
> Robert Comer wrote:
>
> > Good counterfeiting is ***hard*** to do, it may be attempted, but it
would
> > never be allowed to get widespread enough to actually impact the
economy.
> > Money travels through the banks and the federal reserve and there are
very
> > specific rules governing the circulation of money that would make it
darn
> > near impossible to do mass counterfeiting...
> >
> Then why do we keep changing the design of the $5-$100 bills? Our main
> mistake is not pulling the old stuff out of distribution by declaring an
> end date on it - other countries, heck, the EU, have done this. The high
> quality, probably made by a foreign power, $100 bills that are out there
> are known as "superdollars" btw.
>
> --
> Jeff Shultz

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