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New $5 Bill Debuts Today

Abe gets a colorful makeover on copy-resistant bills

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 13, 2008 11:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – Honest Abe may've been a bit pasty and gaunt, but the public can now see him in a more vivid hue: The redesigned $5 bill, complete with splashes of purple designed to thwart pesky counterfeiters, is being released today. Lincoln keeps his place on the... Read full story »

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