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		knorker 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philad... US notes also stink.

knorker 5 months ago [–]

I don't get the downvotes. I'm not saying "stink as in I don't like it". US notes literally smell, and I've not gotten that from other currency.

It's not even controversial. If you Google it you'll find that it's even a deliberate anti counterfit technology.

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