The ban on cash is coming. Soon.

[Horn]

But I heard about some large bullion bars a few years ago that were gold plated only, and tungsten (or something dirt cheap) on the inside and that some countries got taken big time with that swindle.

When you become a country with large bullion deliveries there might be some cause for checking your bars.

Otherwise you'll know what weight vs area is in your hand from your prior exchange or how it rang on a desk.

Why counterfeit coins don't last more than fortnight in thousands of years, there's no substituting gold and silver.

[mick silver]

http://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2016...alias=original

[gunDriller]

Half Sense asks:

"Do you inspect each bill carefully?"

It's not that difficult. I check every bill $5 and larger.

I check for ink thickness and watermark. Takes less than a second for each bill.

If you're going to find a bad bill (besides Mr. Clinton), the time to do it is at Point of Sale - when you can still return it.

In my case, I witnessed the local police liaison to the Secret Service (counterfeit detail), at the bank. He had a long list (10 pages) of serial numbers and denominations. Didn't seem like a good time to ask questions, so I talked to the teller after the cop left.

Checkout clerk at the big box store confirmed it ... plenty of bad bills around.

[mick silver]

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Will government phase out cash?

• Yes, they want to eliminate it (44%, 3,784 Votes)
• Yes, but it will be a gradual process (33%, 2,845 Votes)
• No, Wall Street floats on cash from illegal drugs (12%, 1,013 Votes)
• No, the economy depends on cash for business (9%, 760 Votes)
• I don’t care. I use credit and debit cards (2%, 174 Votes)

Total Voters: 8,576