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Gary1000

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Interesting! seems a sensible option

I do wonder how long we will be using any notes and coins

Does the future of numismatics lie in collecting credit and debit cards.?

I would think early ones are pretty scarce as we all are encouraged to destroy them once they have expired

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You can imagine the auction catalogue descriptors:

"Extremely rare security code number 426, paired with the 01/12 expiry date, belonging to the rumoured mistress of Rod Stewart, Maggie Long-legs! It comes with an original bank statement, showing the famous 4 million purchase of the fake Picasso, which allegedly brought Rod to his knees, singing Wake Up Maggie, I Think I've Got Something to Say to You!" Est. £5000-£6000

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You can imagine the auction catalogue descriptors:

"Extremely rare security code number 426, paired with the 01/12 expiry date, belonging to the rumoured mistress of Rod Stewart, Maggie Long-legs! It comes with an original bank statement, showing the famous 4 million purchase of the fake Picasso, which allegedly brought Rod to his knees, singing Wake Up Maggie, I Think I've Got Something to Say to You!" Est. £5000-£6000

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Interesting, I think plastic might be a decent substitute for paper. But could we please reverse the trend of making money ugly? Since the 1930s there seems to be a steady downwards trend in the artistic quality of banknotes, for example here in the US in my (short!) lifetime, the $100 bill went from:

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Now they look like:

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And in a couple of months the artistic quality will decline further and we'll be forced to use this abomination:

http://img.indyposted.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/New-100-Bill-Front-and-Back.jpg

Every bill from $5 and up has gotten the ugly treatment :(

...although I do try to request the older bills at the bank :P

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I've long paid for everything with plastic :P

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