The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 13, March 24, 2002, Article 3

THE COLOR OF MONEY

  An article in the March 18th, 2002 issue of USA Today
  reports: "Starting next year, green may not be the only color
  on the bills in your wallet.

  The government plans to roll out new currency in mid- to late-
  2003 as part of a stepped-up effort to combat counterfeiters
  in an age when computers have made copying money much
  easier.  Among other changes, the most noticeable will be
  color. Though now all bills feature green and black print on
  neutral-colored paper, the new money is likely to have ''subtle
  color'' in the neutral areas, though the government isn't saying
  what the colors will be.

  Changes won't be radical. ''They'll be traditional in their
  appearance,'' Bureau of Engraving and Printing spokesman Jim
  Hagedorn says, noting that size won't change and the same
  faces will appear on the same bills.  The new bills likely will be
  unveiled later this year before going into circulation.

  As in 1996, the $1 and $2 bills likely won't be changed
  because they're rarely faked. Old currency will continue to
  be accepted when the new money is released.

  The government plans to redesign U.S. currency every seven
  to 10 years to stay ahead of the currency copycats. That's
  necessary in part because computers and laser printers have
  made counterfeiting much easier."

  http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020318/3948247s.htm

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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