thedeadpoint Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I made a comment in another thread about "What is the US note designs were as colorful and artistic as you see everywhere else?" Then I saw an article online that someone had already answered that question. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/money-designed-celebrate-science-instead-presidents/ I don't think it would ever happen. First, the current Congress (and, sadly, much of the American public) is very anti-science. Second, having to choose new designs would be a very political process - everyone lobbying for their different interests. Pretty cool concepts but I'm still happy with our traditional designs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I like them but probably only because they're different. After a decade or so they'd be boring too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hm. I don't like them, but I would like to see more innovation in newer design of our currency in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Oh, I am all on board with the space-themed $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Can't really call them "greenback" any longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Norway will be coming out with new notes in 2017 a design concept from these notes will be used. I like the 50 and 100 notes. Simular designs can be found with 2 Canadian notes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 i love these designs. we won't, however, seriously depart from the dead white men meme because the us dollar is so widely used as a de facto currency where local currencies are unreliable or otherwise unavailable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 because the us dollar is so widely used as a de facto currency where local currencies are unreliable or otherwise unavailable. That is a very good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmegcollector Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 See my blog on the same fictional notes http://nutmegcollector.blogspot.com/2014/10/us-currency-reimagined-to-celebrate.html Here are another interesting proposed designs for US $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 http://nutmegcollector.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-would-it-take-to-redesign-american.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 See my blog on the same fictional notes http://nutmegcollector.blogspot.com/2014/10/us-currency-reimagined-to-celebrate.html Here are another interesting proposed designs for US $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 http://nutmegcollector.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-would-it-take-to-redesign-american.html Very cool! Love some of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaji Murthy Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I continue to be disappointed that all these ignore the $2 denomination. That said, there is something to be said for classic greenback look, even the recent changes do not fundamentally alter that character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I continue to be disappointed that all these ignore the $2 denomination. That said, there is something to be said for classic greenback look, even the recent changes do not fundamentally alter that character. Maybe everyone agrees the $2 design is too perfect to touch (or use) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I continue to be disappointed that all these ignore the $2 denomination. That said, there is something to be said for classic greenback look, even the recent changes do not fundamentally alter that character. well, I think the $1 and $2 should be coins, so an absent note in a proposed redesign isn't, imho, a great omission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaji Murthy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Maybe everyone agrees the $2 design is too perfect to touch (or use) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmegcollector Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 $2 redesign is not considered because US $2 bills are not popular. Cash registers only have slots for $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaji Murthy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 well, I think the $1 and $2 should be coins, so an absent note in a proposed redesign isn't, imho, a great omission.Coins or note, the $2 is a very useful denomination. I have first-hand seen the utility of the particular denomination here and elsewhere. It is the absence of this particular sweet spot between a $1 and $5 that puzzles me and I think is lamentable. I would personally prefer the note over the coin though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaji Murthy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 $2 redesign is not considered because US $2 bills are not popular. Cash registers only have slots for $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills. I am thinking this is a fallout of end of Legal tender!! Since there wasn't a $2 FRN, people just got used to idea of no $2. Or was $2 FRN not produced because even before this denomination was less popular? I am curious. What about the cash registers from 60s and before? Did the not have a slot for the $2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmegcollector Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 There are $2 FRNs, first printed in 1976 to celebrate the U. S. Bicentennial. The most recent is series 2003. They are just not popular. Some people save them, believing they are rare. Some stores reluctant to take them. Cash register was invented in 1883. The design of the cash drawer itself has not changed since its invention back in 1883. Small compartments in the front are for coins. The larger compartments behind the coin compartments are intended to hold one-, five-, 10-, and 20-dollar bills. Cashiers typically hide larger bills under the cash drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Most of the $2's I've seen of late were 2003 and 2009 series. Some 2003A, 1995, and 1976 floating around, and once in a blue moon I'll see a 2013 series. I like getting them to spend - I've love to see people get more accustomed to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaji Murthy Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 There are $2 FRNs, first printed in 1976 to celebrate the U. S. Bicentennial. The most recent is series 2003. They are just not popular. Some people save them, believing they are rare. Some stores reluctant to take them. Cash register was invented in 1883. The design of the cash drawer itself has not changed since its invention back in 1883. Small compartments in the front are for coins. The larger compartments behind the coin compartments are intended to hold one-, five-, 10-, and 20-dollar bills. Cashiers typically hide larger bills under the cash drawer. Oh, I didn't mean that there aren't any $2 FRNs. What I meant was when the Legal Tender vanished, there were already FRNs in all other denominations, just not $1 and $2. While $1 FRN was issued immediately, it wasn't until 1976 that $2 FRN came out, which was actually sold as a novelty item for most part, almost like the Presidential Dollar coins these days. The big gap of about 12 years made people used to not seeing a $2, so much that most people think they never printed them any more. Even today, that perception persists. IMO, that is what makes $2 not popular. The question about cash register really was how did they handle 2s during 60s and before, as $2 was circulated fairly well. You response seems to imply that even then, there was no place for the 2 in the drawers, is that really true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaji Murthy Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Most of the $2's I've seen of late were 2003 and 2009 series. Some 2003A, 1995, and 1976 floating around, and once in a blue moon I'll see a 2013 series. I like getting them to spend - I've love to see people get more accustomed to them. I do spend them often. I also give them to my kids as spending money. The problem is, now even my local branch of my bank only orders when I ask them to, so I have to stock them only during the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmegcollector Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cash register has only 4 compartments for bills. It's up to the restore owner to consign their use. I do believe they are usually consigned to $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills Anybody ever received a $2 bill in change at a store? I have never see one in circulation. Same go for $1 coins, hardly see them in circulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Probably because cash registers don't have a slot for $2 bills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 they're great for leaving tips ... your tip is always remembered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 they're great for leaving tips ... your tip is always remembered. Some guy only tipped me $2! Unbelievable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.