DreamFLight911 Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25427663 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I heard on the news this morning. What are everyone's feelings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I heard on the news this morning. What are everyone's feelings? I think the move to plastic based currencies is in the future for all countries. It's really a "when" issue not an "if". Once the paper stronghold on US Congress is broken, I can see major changes to US currency. I'm guessing within the next 6 years we'll see a reduction in the $1 note production as well as more legislative moves to strengthen the dollar coin. Perhaps a $2 and $5 coin as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Fascinating insight, Art. I'm tempted to spin that off into another thread but I'm too lazy tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 One big thing - Ted Kennedy is out of the picture - his "in" with Crane and Co was a big factor in keeping paper money from being changed more than Crane and Co could handle. Kennedy did a fantastic job of looking out for his donors and people in Massachusetts. Cannot say the rest of the country benefited so much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 My main fascination is the reduction in size of the notes - paper/plastic changes don't generally involve a size change as well (and in recent decades, most currencies have already been "small size" though the British £50 is still a relatively large sized note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 My main fascination is the reduction in size of the notes - paper/plastic changes don't generally involve a size change as well (and in recent decades, most currencies have already been "small size" though the British £50 is still a relatively large sized note. From collecting British notes - the size reductions over the last century are pretty dramatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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