The pics thread

[zabu of nΩd]

Look at the guys lap.

Eww...

 

[zabu of nΩd]

...which forest one?

 

[FenriR]

Yeah, I can't figure that one out either. Apparently there's something...

 

[skeptik]

I know it was obviously a joke given the 'Good for one gallon of gas'.



No it isn't. That's a new five dollar bill. You apparently don't pay attention.

New:

Current:

Which is why I said it looked counterfeit at first glance

It looks like it says 2005 (or 2006, can't tell) on the bill you dipshit. Even if it is the new five, it's extremely similar to the old five. The new five is not significantly different from the "previously new" five. Maybe the old new fives never got around to circulating in your backwoods area of Ohio, but the image you claim to be the old five is the very old five, and not the most recently old new five.

 

[The Ozzman]

They just started circulating it in March. Do some research.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fivebill14mar14,1,2587268.story

March 14, 2008

WASHINGTON — Sprinkled with pastel colors and armed with new features to thwart counterfeiters, the latest version of the $5 bill went into circulation Thursday with a gift-shop purchase at President Lincoln's newly renovated summer cottage at the Soldiers' Home.

The portrait of Abraham Lincoln remains front and center on the new bill, and the image of the Lincoln Memorial is still on the To honor the 16th president, Federal Reserve Board Assistant Director Michael J. Lambert undertook the first transaction by buying a book of Lincoln's speeches for $2.88.

"We must address counterfeit threats with effective designs for our bills that include easy-to-use security features," Lambert said. "The features help ensure we stay ahead of counterfeiters and protect your hard-earned money."

For the next three weeks, any commercial bank, savings and loan or credit union that requests $5 bills from a Federal Reserve office will have its order filled exclusively with the new designs. This ensures that the new currency will make its way into the mainstream "almost immediately," Lambert said.

Officials said the Federal Reserve would release about 212 million of the new bills in the next three weeks, adding to the nearly 2 billion $5 bills already in circulation. Lambert said the government has already worked with manufacturers to ensure that vending machines -- among the most common uses for $5 bills -- are adjusted to accept the new bills.

The new currency displays several aesthetic changes.

The center of the bill features a light purple that fades into gray at the bill's edges. Purple stars surround Lincoln's head, replacing the old border. On the back, a large 5 is printed in the lower right-hand corner in high-contrast purple ink. A series of the numerals 05 is printed in small yellow type to the left of the portrait on the front and to the right of the Lincoln Memorial on the back.

The color changes were made primarily to help the visually impaired.

The more important security measures, however, include subtle changes to watermarks and the bill's security thread. One new watermark includes a large 5 to the right of Lincoln's portrait, replacing a watermark of Lincoln. The other watermark is larger and to the left of the portrait, containing a column of three small 5s.

The watermarks are a part of the bill's paper itself and can be seen from both sides.

The security thread was moved from the left of the portrait to the right. It contains the letters USA followed by the number 5 and, like the watermarks, is embedded in the bill and visible from both sides. The thread glows blue when held under ultraviolet light.

"What this design is screaming out to you is, 'I'm a 5! I'm a 5!' " said Larry R. Felix, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. "It's really done so that users can be assured that they have a $5 bill, and we think that's critical."

The Treasury began introducing redesigned currency in 2003, starting with the $20 bill. A new $10 bill was introduced in 2004, followed by the redesigned $50 bill in 2006. There were no plans to upgrade the $5 bill until officials discovered that counterfeiters were bleaching them and printing $100 bills on the paper because the security thread was in the same spot on both. In addition, both bills contained a portrait watermark in the same spot, making them difficult to distinguish.

U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral said the public needs to be aware of the differences in the bills. "The public education campaign is very important, because essentially our first and best line of defense against counterfeiters is a well-educated public," she said.

In 2007, about $61.4 million in counterfeit currency circulated among the $770 billion in U.S. notes worldwide.

Next in line for a face-lift is the $100 bill, though a release date has not been set.

Older-design $5 bills will retain their full value.

New Five dollar bill:

EDIT: LOL at Cincinnati being backwoods Ohio

EDIT 2: Apparently it's redesigned from the 2006 version.

Oh well, Mark Twain said it best:

When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it's always twenty years behind the times.

EDIT 3: Finding conflicting shit on Wiki about it:

# May 24, 2000: To combat evolving counterfeiting, a new $5 bill was issued under series 1999 whose design was similar in style to the $100, $50, and $20 bills that had all undergone previous design changes. The $5 bill, however, does not feature color-shifting ink like all the other denominations.
# June 28, 2006: The BEP announced plans to redesign the $5 note, likely with similar features as newer $10, $20, and $50 notes.
# September 20, 2007: The BEP revealed the redesigned $5 note to the public.The new bill began circulating on March 13, 2008.
# March 13, 2008: The redesigned $5 note enters circulation.

 

[The Ozzman]

Found something:

The New $5 Bill "Wi-5" Digital Unveiling

2007
For the first time ever, the U.S. government revealed a new paper currency design through an all-digital unveiling, as the new $5 bill was unveiled to the public on September 20, 2007.
The New $5 Bill: Safer. Smarter. More Secure

2008
A redesigned Series 2006 $5 bill was issued on March 13, 2008. The redesigned $5 bill retains two of the most important security features that were first introduced in the 1990s and are easy to check. There are now two watermarks on the redesigned $5 bill. A large number "5" watermark is located to the right of the portrait, replacing the previous watermark portrait of President Lincoln found on older design $5 bills. Its location is highlighted by a blank window incorporated into the background design. A second watermark — a column of three smaller "5"s — has been added to the new $5 bill design and is positioned to the left of the portrait. The embedded security thread, which is located to the left of the portrait on older-design $5 bills, has moved to the right of the portrait on the redesigned $5 bill. The letters "USA" followed by the number "5" in an alternating pattern are visible along the thread from both sides of the bill. Similar to the $10, $20 and $50 bills, the new $5 bill also features the addition of color – light purple in the center of the bill, which blends into gray near the edges – and a new symbol of freedom – The Great Seal of the United States, featuring an eagle and shield - is printed in purple to the right of the portrait of President Lincoln. An arc of purple stars surrounds the portrait and The Great Seal.

 

[skeptik]

This is the 2006 $5 you fucking dumbass. This new bill is not the first $5 to incorporate color and large numbers. In fact, I'm pretty sure the only difference is certain small security measures that are not easily taken notice of.

 

[FenriR]

My poor, poor page-scrolling button....

 

[Valerie]

Why do images that big exist?

 

[The Ozzman]

The series number isn't necessarily indicative of the year it actually entered circulation

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Jesus fucking christ, Necuratul.

 

[Valerie]

Necruelatul.

 

[The Ozzman]

 

[The Ozzman]

 

[The Ozzman]

Doing this to get to the next page

I need a few more of these, btw

 

[The Ozzman]

 

[Valerie]

Thank you.

 

[The Ozzman]

You're welcome

 

[skeptik]

I had those $5 in 2006, so I know that they were around then. kthx.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I love how the euros basically say suck it, when talking about gas prices.
These high gas prices hurt our country in every way. Everything goes up in price.