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When US currency was a showcase for art: 1876

Cory Doctorow at 11:10 pm Tue, May 16, 2006

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Five Dollars: The Paper Currency of 1876 is a fascinating look at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's decision in 1876 to use paper money as a "showcase for art." The bills are really lush and lovely, like the ceilings of a brothel in a old western movie. Link (via Oblomovka)

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