The new $50 Canadian dollar
 

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I know it's old news but when a Canadian friend of mine showed me his new wad of fifty dollar notes, they look impressive!

I wonder how much the Canadian government spent on the polymer technology and how much development it took to reach the end product.

You paper cuts were nasty? Try rifling out a stack of these or the 100s. Slippery and sharp as hell - and probably cost more than they're worth to make. Much like the fancy new coins we're gonna start pumping out.

You can slice tomatoes with these fucking bills. You can't tell from the pics, but portions of the bills are clear; see-through. Razor sharp plastic.

Saran-wrap with attitude.

they dont fold worth shit:disgust dont care much for them , but I took an old 100 yesterday and could'nt wait to get it changed, I was afraid it might not be real:1orglaugh

And I heard some coins were being phased out. Like the nickel and the dime?

untrue.....

Anyone will accept the new bills. Counterfeiters - get to WORK! We still have twenties and fives to produce; there is a huge window of opportunity here...

They look and feel so good I was affraid to put them in my wallet and fold them :1orglaugh

The government announced in the budget that it is eliminating the penny from Canada's coinage system. In about six months the Royal Canadian Mint will stop distributing Canadian coppers.

You can't fold them. They just "sproing" back into ship. In a couple of years they'll be as useful as an old Hostess potato chip bag. But they're cool now...

I'm afraid of keeping them in my wallet while I BBQ, though.

They are going to do the same with the 20's.You have to be careful as they tend to stick together easily and can melt,making them useless as it's almost half a bill

Aw that sucks! And to think they look so futuristic and shit, they melt?!?!?!

...now I just need to find a way to earn 50 bucks :winkwink: :winkwink:

Who's that asshole on the bank note?

if they were folded one way, it's hard to have them folded the other way, I have a fobia about having all my bank notes facing the same way, so if it was alreday folded ass back wards, it wants to stay that way:winkwink:

Nice, meltable money.

whats with all the fire talk? who barbecues while sitting on the grill?

wouldn't the old notes burn anyways? though i wonder if you leave these new bills in the sun will they warp like a record?

I'm sure this is way less expensive than paper

you can try and tear the bill and it wont tear

Why are you all bothered about them melting ?

Id rather my 50 melt a bit rather than catch fire and leave me with $50 worth of ashes.

i like that it doesnt tear, so many bills get cut up and not usable

A lot of cut nostrils in Canada then?

Pretty nice arrtwork.

Mexico had this type of money years ago.

the Leader ...

I can't afford a 50$ bill...

They don't feel like real money to me. At least they're all the same size, unlike in Mexico where they're all fucking different sizes.. morons.

Also if you get a stack of them give them a whiff, they smell slightly like maple syrup.. not even a canadian joke, they really do.

I thought it was Alfred Hitchcock before he lost all his hair.

hmm, but different sizes of bills are useful ... for blind ppl for example ... it makes sense to have them in different sizes imho ... a moron who doesnt think about THAT :2 cents:

they are def different........

McKenzie King.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...Mackenzie_King


$50 bill - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_fifty-dollar_bill


Read. Learn.

looking more and more like monopoly money

People that go to Canada or USA on vacation hate our money. Especially American money where it is all the same size and color... I guess actually looking to see if a bill has a $20 mark or a $100 mark is too much to ask... They prefer to just hand you an orange, a green and three blues when giving you $18...

when i was in canada last year and went to starbucks to get some coffee, i gave the dude 50$ bill and he looked me so shocked and said that he can't give me change, i was confused and gave him my plastic but not sure how come they didn't have change, at home i am more using paper bills than plastic. :/

i like them...they dont take up as much room

The Leader is good..
The Leader is great..
I surrender my will..
as of this date.

I think they look pretty cool, but the Leader is kind of scary. :helpme

Yeah. Who cares if blind or visually impaired people get ripped off! Make them all the same size!

Saw some 500 euros bills 2 week ago... I just wonder how big are their wallets in europe....! That thing is so huge!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_euro_note
'It is the largest note measuring 160x82mm and has a purple colour scheme.'

for thoses who dont know about millimeters just convert it with google :)

heard rumours that the penny is on the choppingj block

Can anybody post a video of them slicing a tomato with one of these new bills? :)

Along with phasing out the penny - they also changed the weight of the loonie and toonie which is now fucking up a lot of the vending industry. They're having to re-calibrate machines to accept the new coin currency.

ehm, one doesnt put his 500ers in his wallet dude ... roll 'em up and put 'em in yer pocket is the way to go :thumbsup

Other than them sticking together when new, pretty nice.

Canadian money is a fraction of an inch wider than american money, pisses me off because my wallet won't close around it properly (I fold my bills in half and stick them in a CC slot).

Looks good !