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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
There wasn't much more at the link 'cept, the marker used to detect counterfeit showed the real bill was not real.

Which raises the question, what's in a modern bill that wasn't in the older bills?

6 posted on 05/06/2012 2:21:23 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: knarf
Which raises the question, what's in a modern bill that wasn't in the older bills?

Cocaine.

14 posted on 05/06/2012 2:40:14 PM PDT by Last of the Mohicans
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To: knarf
Which raises the question, what's in a modern bill that wasn't in the older bills?

Another good question, is what is in an older bill that is not in a newer bill? The older is probably a silver certificate, and backed by an implied reserve of the precious metal, while the newer is fiat currency, "it shall be worth $50", and has no backing.

Also, from a collectors standpoint, the old $50 is probably worth a good bit more than $50.

27 posted on 05/06/2012 3:38:25 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The President who ate the dog, will soon wag the dog.)
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To: knarf
Which raises the question, what's in a modern bill that wasn't in the older bills?

Another good question, is what is in an older bill that is not in a newer bill? The older is probably a silver certificate, and backed by an implied reserve of the precious metal, while the newer is fiat currency, "it shall be worth $50", and has no backing.

Also, from a collectors standpoint, the old $50 is probably worth a good bit more than $50.

28 posted on 05/06/2012 3:38:44 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The President who ate the dog, will soon wag the dog.)
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