The special paper

At the beginning of the production process of the new $100 bill, the future currency is no more than special paper. Here, large stacks of the paper sit on a pallet at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington D.C. Many of the anti-counterfeiting features that the bureau has designed into the new bill come embedded in the paper.

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July 1, 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET

| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman