Benjamin Franklin

Secrets of the New $100 Bill

Filed under: Wealth

Nice makeover, Benjamin. The new $100 bill -- due to be released February 10, 2011 -- is super secure and full of new, hidden features.

"As with previous U.S. currency redesigns, this note incorporates the best technology available to ensure we're staying ahead of counterfeiters," said Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner. What's especially nice is that with this new hundred dollar bill, you don't have to be an expert to see if you're being fooled.

For example, see that blue ribbon? That's a "3-D Security Ribbon." The bells and 100s move and change back and forth like those hologram cards from the 80s. There's also a bell in that inkwell you can just barely see; it changes color from copper to green when you tilt the note. The watermark portrait of Benjamin Franklin is also very hard to replicate, so know your Founding Fathers and you should be all set.

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Benjamin Franklin Bust By Sevres

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Filed under: Decor

In honor of our nation's birthday this past week, we bring you something to remind you of those fellows who got the idea to found our country in the first place. While tasteful patriotic decor maybe hard to come by, we feel that Sevres, one of the world's most celebrated porcelain factories, did a fantastic job of rendering the likeness of Benjamin Franklin. Actually, the design was made in 1779 by Jean-Antoine Houdon who's work graces the Louvre and the Met. Certainly worthy of a place of honor in your library or study, this bust tastefully recalls those whose writings and work led to the creation of our great country. This bust is available from Moss for $5,400 so forget that whole "penny saved is a penny earned," thing.

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