Sunday, July 04, 2010

At the US Money Factory, High-Tech Benjamins Roll Off the Presses

Source: http://www.popsci.com/

Learn about the new C-note with CNET

In the future, a few things will still roll off a printing press -- dollar dollar bills, y'all!

CNET has a nice behind-the-scenes tour of the process of making the newly redesigned $100 bill, which the government unveiled in April. It won't be in circulation until February 10, 2011, but CNET's story provides a nice sneak peek.

In the new note, Benjamin Franklin is joined by a shiny Liberty Bell inside an inkwell, which seems to disappear as you tilt the note. It also has a