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- Recusant, on 02/20/2008, -16/+954That is one ***** epic 5$ bill.
- nestcrw, on 02/20/2008, -13/+872A five with that many boobs? Can we bring this back?
- theNazz, on 02/20/2008, -44/+622Five silver dollars... back from the days when US currency was backed with gold and silver instead of some big mouth with access to our printing press.
- 93TILL503, on 02/20/2008, -18/+539Dugg for the money shot!!
- macwisdom, on 02/20/2008, -38/+409Gee! Imagine that! A currency that is actually backed by something of value... What a revolutionary idea!
- scallon, on 02/20/2008, -4/+349The is by far the single coolest piece of currency I have ever seen. The old saying "they don't make 'em like they used to..." really applies here.
- phaseblue, on 02/20/2008, -3/+336Not pictured: the internal speakers that blast Led Zeppelin every time you (triumphantly) pull out the bill.
- lnxfi, on 02/20/2008, -2/+232Trumpets, horses and *****. Why did we ever stop using this?!
- mtxrawkus, on 02/20/2008, -5/+165Dugg for reminding me that things were cool and un-PC once...
- iamnotbill, on 02/20/2008, -5/+160wait. wait. ganja420.... sells weed?!!
- inactive, on 02/20/2008, -9/+154We should bring that back.
- plamoni, on 02/20/2008, -11/+134Better title:
$5 bill from 1896 -- NSFW??? - hokeywebb22, on 02/20/2008, -2/+117Why can't we have epic pieces of art on our money now?
- Firehed, on 02/20/2008, -1/+111Somewhere between $123 and $150, going by a couple different inflation calculators.
However the bill itself is still worth $5 if you're dumb enough to redeem it at face value instead of sell it to a collector. - Ganja420, on 02/20/2008, -20/+124some chick bought weed from me and gave me 5 5$ silver certificates for half an eighth... (25$ worth of bud) they were from 1920-1930 and they were going for like 30$ a piece on ebay.
- mikepictor, on 02/20/2008, -9/+97and the phrase "In God we trust" appears no where on it, just like the pledge of allegiance at the time.
- ubitendo, on 02/20/2008, -8/+94You're really HARDCORE for telling people on the Internetz you sell blunts...I think.
- dbldwn, on 02/20/2008, -3/+85People fought a lot harder for liberty back then for some reason.
- noseeme, on 02/20/2008, -4/+70I don't, because IT'S IN MY EYES!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!
- ours, on 02/20/2008, -1/+66A zillion people getting offended by a naked booby?
- sharpwre, on 02/20/2008, -4/+64she definitely stole them......
- Hellbacon, on 02/20/2008, -2/+61lol stoners
- Klarth, on 02/20/2008, -2/+60Dollar bill != silver certificate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_certificate
Also relevant: "The naked breasts of the female figures on the $5 Silver Certificate reportedly caused some minor controversy when several Boston society ladies took offense to the design. Some bankers reportedly refused to accept the notes in transactions, and the term banned in Boston allegedly originates from the $5 Silver Certificate. The notes were quickly replaced for the Series of 1899 notes." - inactive, on 02/20/2008, -3/+55Note it just says United States, not "Of America"
- DrDigg, on 02/20/2008, -8/+60i see what you did there
- mysql101, on 02/20/2008, -1/+50speaking of which, with inflation and other things factored, about how much is that $5 in today's money?
- orlyfactor, on 02/20/2008, -3/+52Great story.
- feshmania, on 02/20/2008, -0/+47that's the type of bill to strike fear into the hearts of people
- Midtowner, on 02/20/2008, -4/+48Rule 34 existed before the internet.
- ike6116, on 02/20/2008, -3/+47Epic currency would stimulate the economy AND my pants!
- johnnybluejeans, on 02/20/2008, -7/+49Tell me about it. Shiny metals couldn't ever possibly lose their value!
- drlha, on 02/20/2008, -0/+42Perhaps if we had naked boobies on the money people would get the ***** over it.
- JorusC, on 02/20/2008, -11/+52Metal-backed currencies sound like a great idea, but they have some major drawbacks. One is that the metal supply must increase steadily to match the economy, or we suffer deflation - which can be more destructive than inflation in some circumstances. Another is that massive inflation can occur in a relatively short time through something as fortuitous as the discovery of a large new gold mine. Should the discovery of gold affect the price of milk so much? And finally, it's just as easy to manipulate - you just hoard gold to starve other countries and drive the value of currency up, then release it when you want prices to drop.
The gold standard was dropped for a reason. It's inherently unstable.
That being said, this fiver is awesome-looking! We should totally hire fantasy authors to design our currency! - christophelyon, on 02/20/2008, -2/+42You should have lived in France, just take a look to the former 100F notes :
http://multicollec.net/3-bi-h/3h11-01.jpg - RealmDown, on 02/20/2008, -0/+40Blame texting and shorthand chat. In the same manner that ne1 = anyone, 5 + $ = 5 dollar
Proceed to weep for our language. I did. - HesNikke, on 02/20/2008, -0/+38It says right on it that it is worth much more than the modern dollar. "This certifies that there has been ???? deposited in the treasury of the United Stats" and "Five Silver Dollars" - or 5 Troy ounces of silver - $17.50 * 5 = $87.5
Too bad the US government no longer honers the /CONTRACT/ that this /CERTIFICATE/ implies... : - sorrow, on 02/20/2008, -2/+40and that there is no "In God We Trust" being broadly proclaimed for the entire country
- MindStalker, on 02/20/2008, -3/+38You don't have to trust god when you have silver backing your money :)
- franklymister, on 02/20/2008, -3/+37I have to ask, because I'm seeing this error more and more. What made you think the $ sign went AFTER the number? Are you not from America, and just unfamiliar with our currency? Or are you American and just don't pay attention?
I hope that the people who keep getting this wrong are all from other countries. I fear that may not always be the case. - jjcool430, on 02/20/2008, -4/+37"Billy Kilbey (Ganja420)A 20 year-old male from Knoxville, TN (US) who joined Digg on October 4th, 2007"
Maybe I have more skills than any DEA agent...but I sure hope you used a fake name. I'm pretty sure it's still a felony to SELL the stuff - inactive, on 02/20/2008, -0/+33days before TV
- yohnstoppable, on 02/20/2008, -8/+40Dugg for Boobies
- Ninja337, on 02/20/2008, -3/+33***** you Boston
- Chode2235, on 02/20/2008, -0/+30Eisenhower had "In God We Trust" added to all our coins and paper money. Mostly as a way for us good Christian people to differentiate ourselves from the heathen communists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust - kronzdigg, on 02/20/2008, -8/+36That $5 bill is so beautiful for two reasons. the artwork and IT IS BACKED BY SILVER!!!!!!!
- timusca, on 02/20/2008, -0/+27No, it was like having $123 or $150, going by a couple different inflation calculators.
- inactive, on 02/20/2008, -4/+31hahaha, good luck with those elections in 20,008.
- MindStalker, on 02/20/2008, -5/+32And thats the problem, there are two basic currency systems
1) metal standard currency has the problem of currency doesn't increase with population and production.
2) fiat currency that can stretch and bend but be ultimately demolished if the backing government screws up, lots of historical context to back this up.
I'd take number 1 over number 2 anydays, there are solutions to 1 there are no solutions to guaranteeing ones government will always be free of corruption. - tradwolley, on 02/20/2008, -3/+30Glad to see the pits weren't hairy
- theysayjump, on 02/20/2008, -2/+29Probably the same way he feels for smoking illegal substances.
Pretty ***** hungry. -
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