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On 13 May 2002 at 22:34, Richard Fiero wrote:
> As the article excerpted below states, in 2001 there was about
> $620 billion dollars in US currency out there somewhere and 65%
> was in $100 dollar bills.
Presumably most of those $100 bills are changing hands in
suitcases and brown paper bags, exposing the owners to
considerable personal risk in each transaction. However, in many
countries, most for example Argentina, the government routinely
engages in bank robbery, making the banking system pretty much
unusable.
Many of those holders of bags of $100 bills would find a quiet
electronic version very handy.
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