Color Me Taken Aback

When the Treasury Department redesigned U.S. paper currency and issued the new $20 bill, I heard it referred to as the "peach twenty." Now the new tens are out and I don't think it's got a corresponding nickname.

It is the most colorful bill so far, but that's not saying much. It's still something of a letdown to see the varying shades of peach, dark peach and pale peach going on with the money. Am I the only one, who when the Treasury Department announced that U.S. paper currency would go colored, thought we'd be carrying the OSHA rainbow around on our pockets?

While I do enjoy the "ghostly image" in the white frame, that's about all I can find to be positive about in this latest design. Even the much-touted "color-shifting ink" is a let-down in terms of flash and sizzle. The five dollar bill is up next and I can only hope that we'll be seeing something different than the ho-hum peach, dark peach and pale peaches we've been treated to so far.

Now that I think about it, the only explanation I can come up is that the mint got a good deal on peach ink. Peach! Blue would have been more dignified but I guess it's too late now.

Comments

[Jim - PRS]

I'm thinking that something in a dusty rose might be fetching.

[pam]

I would have enjoyed some blue hues, in a 'The Hamiltons remind me of the ocean!' sort of way.

[schmed]

In a perfect world, Old Hickory would've carried the buff color bestowed upon Hammilton. Peach and Jackson just clash in my opinion.

But they absolutely nailed it with teh Blue.
Unconditional Surrender simply owns the new Fifty, (link below) though for the *life* of me, I can't understand why he's still on our currency when RWR is so much more worthy...
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/files/Glossy-face-web.pdf

PS - Uncle Abe's rosy makeover goes live in about 6 weeks:
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/files/5_Materials/5_Glossy%20FRONT.pdf

[DogsDontPurr]

Gee, I wonder if now people will start calling The Mint...The Peach!