pretty money

So i discovered today (and rememebered while writing the below post) that Canada has a new 20 dollar bill, and accually 100 too. But i accually got to see the 20 and feel it and stuff, and it is cool. Of all the new bills ive seen (5, 10 and now 20). It is by far my favorite. When the 5 and 10 came out, they were cool cuz they are new and different, but this one is just cool. The first thing i noticed about it was the very cool (and sexy) green colour (yes i did use the Canadian version of colour). THe colour is just cool, the old 20 was like a old hospital wall green, whereas the new color just jumps out at you. and the bill is just cool, that the only way to describe it. Check out the security features on the bill, the see through number is like the second thing i noticed and is cool and trippy.
Now some obervations about canadian money. (1) i would like to point out the "SPECIMEN" superimposed (yep, a big word) over the pic, if that wasnt there id pull out the bubble-jet and print me off a 20 or 2. (2) on the bills (well the new 10 and old 20 and prob all the others) it says, "THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER" so if someone were to counterfiet it and didnt put that on or put illigal tender, whould they get in any or as much trouble if they were caught? I recall hearing a story (i think on Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story) {that link my not work} that a long time ago, i think in england, the 5 dollar (or whatever the money amount was, ill call it dollar) coin and the 50 dollar coin, were the same weight and size but the 50 was gold and the 5 was silver. So this guy got the great idea to gold plate the 5 dollar ones and thus "make" 45 dollars. So he did this. then he went to a store and bought something for 5 dollars and then paid with his 50 dollar coin. and the cashier gave hime 45 dollars of change. He then tried it agian somewhere else with the same result. So eventually he was caught and taken to court or the equivalent. But we wasnt convicted of anything because he hadnt used the coins as $50 ones, he mearly accepted the change the cashier gave him, so it was the cashiers fault. But that was long ago so i doubt it would work now. And now that it think about it, i am bout 95% sure that the dudes name was Josh something or something Josh, and that is where the "popular" expression "Joshing" [eg are you joshing me?] came from, so now you know, the REST of the story. (3)the guy on the $100 (the old pic was closer) looks like my great grandfather. unfortunatly im not sure what my grandfather's name was, but if you want to see his pic, ask me if you are ever near my dawson home. the guy on the bill is BORDEN. (4) I heard Ron Mclean talk about this on HNIC, but i dont remember it exactly. But anyway on the back of the $5, there are i think 4 kids playing hockey, and only one of them or none of them are left handed, while some high percent of canadian or pro canadian hockey players are left handed. interesting eh? sorry i dont remember it any better but if you have the numbers please comment them. (5) the new $10 i have, Sir John A has a dot that looks like a mole on his nose, he he.
Alright who misses the two dollar bill? It was nice but the toonie has advantages. i think they should bring back the bill and make pop cheaper so the machines would only need a loonie to spit out a pop.
-Ian

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/general/character/2001-05_20.htm