Abraham Lincoln

REPORTS OF the demise of newspapers may not have been exaggerated after all. In fact, I’d go as far to say they’re underestimated. The newspaper industry has long cried poor, living off thin margins for years, yet plugging away in the name of all that is sacred. No one enters journalism believing they’ll make a comfortable living.

FORT WORTH, TX—The latest incarnation of the $5 bill rolled off the presses here with a markedly enlarged head for Abraham Lincoln, a splash of color and some security features aimed at thwarting counterfeiters. Small, yellow “05” numerals are now printed to the left of Lincoln on the front and to the right of the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse. The Great Seal of the United States appears in purple to the right of Lincoln’s portrait. The new fin also includes an enlarged “5” printed in high-contrast purple on the reverse’s lower right corner. Two distinct watermarks and other advanced security features make the

WASHINGTON, DC—Abraham Lincoln will be surrounded by color when the Federal Reserve circulates a new $5 bill next March. The splashes of purple and gray, along with some high-tech features, are aimed at frustrating counterfeiters. Initially not slated for a makeover, the government had a change of heart with the realization that counterfeiters were bleaching the $5 bill and printing fake $100 bills with the bleached paper. A number of the security features were in the same locations on both denominations. The government is changing the $5 bill’s watermark from one of Lincoln to two marks featuring the numeral five. The $100 has a watermark with