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Article #324Re: 1992 USA currency to contain magnetic ink printing ?
From: Myself!!!
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:45
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:45
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In article <1992Nov23.172532.22905@cas.org>, lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
says:
>
>Anyone heard anything about the newest currency, supposedly printed at
>the Ft. Worth Texas site, having embedded magnetic ink characters to
>increase tracability of bills?
As far as I know, they have been doing this for the last 10 years or so
already! The bill changing machines use it to figure out what size bill
you put in. I don't think the serial # is in magnetic ink, just the
denomination.
>Of course, I have also heard that within the next 18 months the feds plan
>to outlaw currency and force everyone to using a debit card for everything.
This has been going around forever. Next thing you'll hear is that
banks and credit card companies keep computerized tabs on you financial
history! :-) :-)
>Then there is that rumor of the UN taking over the USA government by
>97...
Maybe a coup would be better? More wild rumors that way! :-)
>Larry W. Virden UUCP: osu-cis!chemabs!lvirden
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Al -- "Maybe I know. Maybe I don't."
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