The Special Ed Mix

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Dollar dollar bill y'all



Having grown up with the $1 bill out of circulation and having since adopted the greenback as my main currency, I initially wasn't very comfortable with the $1 bill. But now, I strongly prefer the dollar bill to the loonie. Maybe it's just me, but coins are ultimately lost/wasted money while the $1 bill easily accumulates in your wallet.

Aside from that single positive quality and its higher exchange, the greenback is the inferior currency for reasons listed below:

1) The lack of american $2 bills and $50 bills in circulation

2) American bills seem to be of lower print quality. Sometimes it feels like the bill is about to instantly disintegrate.

3) The lack of multi-colored bills leads to two problems: a) thinking you had a lot of money in your wallet when in reality you had a large number of 1's and b) occasionally mistaking a larger bill for a $1 bill.

4) Lack of readily apparent visual security measures to identify counterfeit bills.