From: "Robert Comer" 

> No way. If any of that were true we would have been seeing "new money"
> commercials. This was a stealth release that appears to me to have been
> pushed thru quickly for some reason.

It wasn't stealth or pushed through quickly in any way -- they've been
talking about using the new color inks and the hologram for a long time,
the
$20 is just the first...

- Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message news:3fe5eed2{at}w3.nls.net...
> No way. If any of that were true we would have been seeing "new money"
> commercials. This was a stealth release that appears to me to have been
> pushed thru quickly for some reason.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
> news:3fe52ef4{at}w3.nls.net...
> > The same reason Elvis and a million other goofy things are on stamps.
> Gotta keep the the employees busy ;->
> >
> > One factor many never mention is international prestige.  The
greenback's
> artwork and coloration is generally viewed as about the
> > stodgiest and most boring currency on the planet.  When places like
> Zimbabwe have cooler looking stuff, its embarrasing.
> >
> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3fe4c806{at}w3.nls.net...
> > >
> > > so then what's the concern that made them move to a new $20?
> >
> >
>
>

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