"scottishmoney" wrote in message
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"Jim Menning" wrote in message
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"Michael G. Koerner"

That is precisely why the $5 was recently redesigned - to improve the security of
the $100.



Documentation, please.


The BEP replaced the watermark of Abraham Lincoln with the numeral 5 on the Series
2006 notes, the colourised ones at least. So if you have a couple of fivers, one
say 2001 or 2003, and then one of the colourised 2006's you will notice the change.


Wrong answer. Where does the government say they did this "to improve the security
of the $100" bill?

The link provided earlier only mentioned this to make it more visible to vision
impaired persons.

http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney.../currency/new5

"Other Features:

Low-Vision Featu The large, easy-to-read number "5" in the lower right corner on
the back of the bill, which helps those with visual impairments distinguish the
denomination, is now enlarged in the new $5 bill design and printed in high-contrast
purple ink."


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