Oh my gosh — have you seen the new $10 bill? I got one in change today and didn’t even notice until now that it is yellow with “We the People” and the Liberty torch on the front. Cool! I like that our money is beginning to have some color, it will help differentiate the different denominations. And it just looks cool.
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