Thursday, March 13, 2008

New, colorful $5 bill to debut - Part of Treasury’s ongoing effort to foil counterfeiters


WASHINGTON - Coming soon to a cash register near you: a new $5 bill sporting some touches of color for the first time.
The bill goes into circulation Thursday. That's when the Federal Reserve, the supplier of the nation's cash, starts shipping the bills to banks, which send them to businesses and eventually into the wallets, pocketbooks and hands of people in this country and beyond. It's the latest in a series of redesigned notes aimed at foiling counterfeiters, who over the years have grown increasingly sophisticated. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Stamps.com