Andrew Jackson's hair is darker and he's a tad more rakish looking, you see the front of the White House instead of the back, and the numbers are harder to see. But the main thing about the new 20-dollar bill put into circulation Thursday by the US Treasury Department is that it's a lot harder to counterfeit. The third bill to undergo a makeover -- the $50 and the $100 preceded it -- the $20 note is the most popular denomination for counterfeiters, who increasingly turn to computer techology to ply their dishonest trade.
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Andrew Jackson's hair is darker and he's a tad more rakish looking, you see the front of the White House instead of the back, and the numbers are harder to see. But the main thing about the new 20-dollar bill put into circulation Thursday by the US Treasury Department is that it's a lot harder to counterfeit. The third bill to undergo a makeover -- the $50 and the $100 preceded it -- the $20 note is the most popular denomination for counterfeiters, who increasingly turn to computer techology to ply their dishonest trade.
