US to Unveil New $100 Bill on Tuesday

The U.S. on Tuesday is unveiling a new $100 bill, a note that still will show touches of long-standing tradition, but also will carry new markers in an attempt to thwart counterfeiters. The $100 bill is the most global bank note the U.S. prints, with one-half to two-thirds of the more than 8 billion in circulation in use outside the United States. Like the current greenish $100 bill, the new one on one side will bear the likeness of Benjamin Franklin, a leader in the American Revolution ...

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