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On Mon, 31 May 1999 17:48:38 GMT, richard.dee@virgin.net (Richard Dee) wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 1999 23:41:55 GMT, Terry K uttered the following profundities...
> > On Sun, 16 May 1999 17:51:47 GMT, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) wrote:
> >
> > > The main beef I have with foreigners is that, for the most part, their
> > > money is prettier than ours. Who the hell picked green as the color
> > > of money?
> >
> > Sure, lots of countries have pretty money. Some are outright garish. But I
> > think the greenback has a certain understated elegance to it.
> >
> > -- Terry K --
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> I like the detail in US paper currency. I dislike the new
> style. (Same with postage stamps. Older US postage stamps were
> beautiful. These '90's ones look like they have been done by
> comic book artists!).
Generally agreed.
> One major problem foreigners have with US currency is that it
> is all the same size, as well as the same colour. It can be
> easy for some to get it mixed up. (I grew up with it, so don't
> have that problem).
I can understand that.
> It would be interesting to compare smallest denomination bank
> notes, if only it weren't illegal! There are so many countries
> represented on Lugnet! I even have two different one Pound
> notes.
Huh? Why is it illegal?
-- Terry K --
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| On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 01:22:14 GMT, Terry K uttered the following profundities... (...) An assumption, based on the fact that most images of paper currency usually have something obscuring an important part of the note. Shall we do so, anyway? Front (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| On Mon, 17 May 1999 23:41:55 GMT, Terry K uttered the following profundities... (...) I like the detail in US paper currency. I dislike the new style. (Same with postage stamps. Older US postage stamps were beautiful. These '90's ones look like they (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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