Talk:United States twenty-dollar bill
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[edit] RFID
Maybe we could mention something about the RFID urban legend that surrounds this new bill?
Dario 19:11, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] George Washington $20 bill
Various Internet sites talk about a really old $20 bill with George Washington. When was it printed?? I believe it was out of the history range on this page by at least a decade. User 66.32.64.190
[edit] From 'needs attention' (fixed AFAIC)
- U.S. twenty dollar bill -- Does anyone know the name of the design on the back of the Series 1914 large-sized note $20 bill?? You may use [3] as a reference tool. 66.32.142.216 23:49, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
Finally it has been done. Can anyone do a similar thing to the other bill articles?? The portraits were mostly the same, with 3 exceptions, the $10, the $20, and the $1000, which had the same portraits, only in a different order, the $10 had Andrew Jackson, the $20 had Grover Cleveland, and the $1000 had Alexander Hamilton, All other bills from $5 to $10,000 had the same portraits. But how about the designs on the back?? They must ALL be something totally different. Remember the Internet site to use as a refrence tool. What does AFAIC stand for?? 66.32.247.11 14:24, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[edit] 20 dollar bill and WTC
Is this the same bill that shows the WTC when folded. If so the info can be added in the article. Jay 10:16, 30 Jun 2004 (UTC)
copied from Misinformation and rumors about the September 11, 2001 attacks
Hidden Images on the $20 Bill
Within a few months of the attacks, it was discovered that one could generate an image of the attack by taking a new-style $20 bill and folding it in the following manner:
- With the picture of the White House facing you, fold the bill in half lengthwise by folding the top down to the back. Now just the bottom of the White House should be visible.
- Fold the ends down (toward the front) so that the top forms a point and the two ends are even at the bottom.
When the bill is turned so that the point is at the bottom, an image of what looks like the smoking World Trade Center is visible. Flip the bill over, and an image of what looks like the smoking Pentagon is also visible. In reality, the "images" are portions of the picture of the White House, with the image of the smoke coming from the trees beside it. It startled many to see that such an amazing coincidence could come from a few simple folds, with a bill that was issued several years before the attacks took place. The folding process will not produce the images on an old-style $20 bill, but it will work with the new "colorful" type of twenty that contains the same picture of the White House.
New! On series 1995 $20, one can see smoking World Trade Centers. This one shows smoke at top but with both fully there still standing. This must be after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. But fold the other way and get nothing.
[edit] Page move??
How come Canadian twenty dollar bill was moved to a hypenated form but this article was not?? Georgia guy 01:56, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Standard formatting, to match with Canadian five-dollar bill and Canadian ten-dollar bill. Radagast 17:11, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)
New! On series 1995 $20, one can see smoking World Trade Centers. This one shows smoke at top but with both fully there still standing. This must be after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. But fold the other way and get nothing.
[edit] Andrew Jackson
Has anyone (Native Americans, for instance) complained about Jackson being featured on the bill? He's awfully controversial to be one of the handful of people commemorated on money. Brutannica 00:58, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
It's been a year and I still wonder about this. I just learned about how he destabilized the currency, too. Why is he on the bill? Brutannica 08:10, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Flag Reversed on back
Does anyone have any insight as to why the flag has changed directions on the top of the white house in the new series of $20 bills? It is now blowing to the left when it used to blow to the right.
- Another insidious lefty plot! Mwah-ha-ha! Brian Schlosser42 16:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lost Elm
Is there any truth the rumour floating around that the current note will be withdrawn and replaced with one without the elm that was toppled earlier this year. it doesn't seem right. after all whats cheaper, replacing a tree or replacing the largest denomination of american back note. i'm from europe so for all i know the tree is already replaced. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.42.70.96 (talk • contribs) .
- Old U.S. currency is never withdrawn from circulation (except for the $500 bill and higher). A design change like this would be highly unlikely due to the steps and money involved in changing a design. --Kurt 06:30, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pictures of older bills
Is it possible to get pictures of older $20 bills on the page? Particularly the pre-1998 "small-head" bill with the opposite side of the White House on the reverse side of the bill?
