BusinessMay 30, 2000
BUSINESS MEMO: MONEY FACE LIFTS
The nation's moneymakers have finally gotten around to giving Abe and Alex face lifts, leaving only George is in his untouched state. New $5 and $10 bills, featuring a big and slightly off-center Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton, respectively, are making their debut Wednesday...
The nation's moneymakers have finally gotten around to giving Abe and Alex face lifts, leaving only George is in his untouched state.
New $5 and $10 bills, featuring a big and slightly off-center Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton, respectively, are making their debut Wednesday.
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They join an oversized Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill and Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill all of which have received makeovers to thwart high-tech counterfeiters.
But George Washington will remain as he is. Experts say counterfeiters generally aren't interested in dollar bills.
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