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April 25, 2013 04:08 am GMT

New $100 Bill to Debut in U.S. This October

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The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that a new U.S. $100 bill — first announced back in 2010 — will debut on Oct. 8, 2013.

This is only the fourth time in U.S. history that the $100 bill has been redesigned

Originally, the bill was supposed to appear in 2011, but production delays held the new currency back. What makes the new bill so special? According to the Federal Reserve, it is more secure and should be much harder to counterfeit, thanks to a 3D security ribbon and other features.

Finding ways to prevent counterfeit currency has become a major focus for governments over the last few decades, as it's become easier for lower-cost machinery to create convincing replicas. Read more...

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