athena glaukopis Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080313/ap_on_bi_ge/new_money vs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock3215 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 A few more decades and they'll be worth just about the same as well. "Government is the only institution that can take a perfectly good piece of paper, print some noble words on it, and make it perfectly worthless." - Ludwig von Mises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 It's not that bad. Sure, the BIG 5 in the reverse is so big it looks tacky, but otherwise it's a perfectly sober US bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KendallJ Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 It's not that bad. Sure, the BIG 5 in the reverse is so big it looks tacky, but otherwise it's a perfectly sober US bill. And Honest Abe's pink "aura"? Athena, love the monopoly money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrippa1 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) It's not that bad. Sure, the BIG 5 in the reverse is so big it looks tacky, but otherwise it's a perfectly sober US bill. Compared to what? or Edited March 13, 2008 by agrippa1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Sophia~ Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I have always liked the fact that American currency did not look like monopoly money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 And Honest Abe's pink "aura"? Have you seen Mexico's 50 Peso pink plastic bill? It has a transparent window (I kid you not), a color-shifting butterfly (well, only half is color-shifting) and a color-shifting silkworm. It's considered the second most difficult bill to counterfeit in all the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I've actually always preferred coloured money. I see nothing "Monopoly" about the Canadian, German or any of the other multitudes of coloured currency. An overabundance of Zeros on the other hand, while not Monopoly, certainly lends a banana flavour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammon Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Are bills are being overtaken by The Gay!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I've actually always preferred coloured money. I see nothing "Monopoly" about the Canadian, German or any of the other multitudes of coloured currency. I've a little (tiny, really) numismatic collection. Obviously I value rare bills and coins, but aside from that I preffer a dignified, sober design like the US Dollar and the old, old Peso. I also prefer all bills be one size regardless of nominal value. Newer bills are more interesting because of the safety features, sometimes I try to find the unpublicized ones (I've found a few obvious ones), but they are gaudy and, in many ways, tacky. Not by any means "Monopoly Money," though. For one thing play money is much less elaborate and plainer. The paper is cheap, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrippa1 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I have always liked the fact that American currency did not look like monopoly money. Ditto. And what is up with these nickels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Radiaki Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Canadian money, it makes my heart swell with pride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena glaukopis Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Not by any means "Monopoly Money," though. For one thing play money is much less elaborate and plainer. The paper is cheap, too. I put the monopoly money in reference to the actual "worth" of the dollar, not aesthetic comparisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I put the monopoly money in reference to the actual "worth" of the dollar, not aesthetic comparisons.Even still, it's kind of funny as an aesthetic comparison. I haven't given much consideration to the aesthetic values of world currencies, past and present (and future). My interest is piqued. I think the Canadian money is a mess. But I like the Jefferson coin; I'd do something similar with just a number "5". The present design, however, is not good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammon Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I put the monopoly money in reference to the actual "worth" of the dollar, not aesthetic comparisons. Yeah, but you gotta admit... the aesthetics are starting to blend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I put the monopoly money in reference to the actual "worth" of the dollar, not aesthetic comparisons. The worth of paper currency is very much independent of its color. Fiat money considerations aside, take the time to look closely at US notes. They're maybe the last redoubt of representational art and patriotism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I put the monopoly money in reference to the actual "worth" of the dollar, not aesthetic comparisons. Last time I checked some of that colourful monopoly money was worth more than the greenback. 1 CAD = 1.01217 USD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Sophia~ Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 A graphic designer friend of mine from NJ, as a part of his portfolio, redesigned US currency. I think he did a good job. Do you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I've seen much, much worse. Including our older currency, which is a holdover from the late 1800s/early 1900s stylistically. Of course, these look distinctly like foreign "monopoly money" (as I have heard a lot of people call it) to my eyes, and a lot of Americans would have trouble with it for that reason. I suspect a design like this that got adopted would have colored backgrounds (much as have been given to our paper recently) and there would be some security gimmicks like parts of numerals on one side of the note that line up with other parts on the other side, and you have to hold them up to the light to see the whole numeral (and if they don't line up you reject the bill as a poorly produced counterfeit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 A graphic designer friend of mine from NJ, as a part of his portfolio, redesigned US currency. I think he did a good job. Do you like it? I like it! Perhaps you've got a link to larger images? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 A graphic designer friend of mine from NJ, as a part of his portfolio, redesigned US currency. I think he did a good job. Do you like it? Ha! I like the Working man in the picture... obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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