w1ld wrote:
] ] "The last time Andrew Jackson got a makeover, he ended up
] ] with a big head, slightly off-center. This time, he will
] ] get a little color. The most noticeable features of the
] ] last redesign of U.S. currency %u2014 the oversized,
] ] off-center portraits %u2014 produced all kinds of
] ] derisive nicknames: funny money, Monopoly money, cartoon
] ] money."

I don't know what's taking so long. Almost every other country has colored money, and in most cases, it's pretty. It also has a proven effect on counterfeiting.

RE: Color is coming to U.S. paper money