Currency Change Aimed at Adding Security

August 26th, 2007 in Technology / Other
Currency Change Aimed at Adding Security (AP)

With a $100 bill on display, a money trader counts currency notes at a money exchange counter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in this Nov. 22, 2004 file photo. After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of make-overs. The most amazing is yet to come. A new security thread has been approved for the $100 bill, The Associated Press has learned. The new look is part of an effort to thwart counterfeiters armed with ever-more sophisticated computers, scanners and color copiers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

(AP) -- After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come.

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