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Old Nov 29, 2006, 12:47 am   #3 (permalink) (top)
JohnMK
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An interesting development. Looks like there's a grace period, old paper money is grandfathered in, and proposed alternatives are not expensive:

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He further ruled that finding a solution to the problem would not be an "undue burden" on the government and ordered the Treasury Department to begin working on a solution within 30 days.

The American Council for the Blind has submitted several alternatives, including embossing, holes punched in the paper or using different-sized bills for different denominations.


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