Canada’s New $100 Bill Makes Our Money Seem Dumb

Dan GibsonNovember 17, 2011July 2, 2025

Harder to counterfeit, longer lasting, and recyclable, Canada’s new $100 bill totally punks our stupid looking green paper/cotton blend bills. I think Benjamin Franklin beats the seventh best Prime Minister in Canadian history in coolness points, but otherwise, our cousin to the north is embarrassing us, eh?

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This article appears in Nov 17-23, 2011.

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Red Star says:

November 17, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Perhaps there is some optimal level of counterfeiting that nations seek, Dan Gibson.

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