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May 10, 2022 23:45:00   #
flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Paper is made from pulp wood fibers. The so called paper that US money is printed on is made from linen and cotton. It's technically not paper, it's a type of cloth. Instead of saying I'm indeed incorrect, take a little time and look it up!

Wood pulp wasn't introduced into paper making until 1843. Prior to that the source of fiber was "rags" which included hemp, linen and cotton fibers. To call paper made from those sources "cloth" is historically incorrect.

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May 11, 2022 08:45:06   #
fetzler Loc: North West PA
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Paper is made from pulp wood fibers. The so called paper that US money is printed on is made from linen and cotton. It's technically not paper, it's a type of cloth. Instead of saying I'm indeed incorrect, take a little time and look it up!


NO!! Some paper is made from is made from wood (e.g. newspaper, container board). Indeed most paper made in the 18th and early 19th centrury was made from linen and cotton. Fine writing paper is still made using cotton fibers.

Paper can be made from any type of cellusoic fibers from any type of plant. Cotton is atractive because it is nearly pure cellulose but it is expensive. Paper for archival purposes does not contain wood and can last hundreds of years.

Don't argue, I worked for the paper industry for a number of years. Here is a place to begin your education.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper

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May 11, 2022 10:31:38   #
wrangler5 Loc: Missouri
 
Back when I learned to type (1955) and for the typewriter years thereafter, I seem to recall that the best "paper" I would routinely see was watermarked "100% rag content bond."

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May 13, 2022 19:07:31   #
SteveFranz Loc: Durham, NC
 
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
With all the talk of going to plastic money and a cashless society and adding in the "excitement" over bitcoin, Hiw are kids going to get paid by the tooth fairy? Will yard sales go by the wayside?

Not meaning to be preaching, but in the Bible, the book of Revelation tells that only those with the mark of the Beast will be have the ability to purchase things like clothing and food. Will bitcoin and a cashless society be the mark of the Beast?


If you are going to be biblical, the bible also has unkind things to say about money. I guess we're hosed no matter what medium of exchange we use.

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May 13, 2022 19:20:21   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
SteveFranz wrote:
If you are going to be biblical, the bible also has unkind things to say about money. I guess we're hosed no matter what medium of exchange we use.


If you're thinking about the root of all evil, it's the LOVE of money, not the money itself.

Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.

But yeah. We're probably all hosed.

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Sep 3, 2022 11:57:42   #
twowindsbear
 
[quote=fredpnm]And did you know the mint has printed more $100.00 bills than $1.00 bills?[/quote

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Sep 3, 2022 19:54:31   #
DavidPhares Loc: Chandler, Arizona
 
bobbyjohn wrote:
Did you know that the paper that U.S. Currency is made from comes from only 1 company, the Crane Company, and security at that company is tight...if the paper alone got into the wrong hands, like counterfeiters, they'd be able to print some counterfeits that might even fool bank tellers.

• Crane and Co., a Massachusetts-based company, has been providing the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing with paper for U.S. currency since 1879.
• Federal Reserve notes are a blend of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton. Currency paper has tiny red and blue synthetic fibers of various lengths evenly distributed throughout the paper.
• It would take 4,000 double folds, forwards and backwards, to tear a banknote.
• No matter the denomination, a banknote weighs approximately 1 gram. Because there are 454 grams in one pound, this means there are 454 notes in one pound of currency.
• Want to measure your notes in a different way? A stack of currency one mile high would contain more than 14.5 million banknotes.
• It is estimated that between one-half to two-thirds of the value of all U.S. currency in circulation is outside of the U.S.
Did you know that the paper that U.S. Currency is ... (show quote)


Well, it certainly is not in my savings account, drawing .05% interest!

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Sep 3, 2022 22:59:19   #
bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri
 
Cotton fiber and cotton seed oil comes from the cotton plant and it’s seed. Linen and linseed oil comes from the flax plant and its seed. That still confuses me...

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