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Back in the day when we had paper currency (before Apple Pay), you would find this guy on the most expensive denomination: $100. $100 used to be a lot of money.
by chrisco255 2y ago
Back in the day when we had paper currency (before Apple Pay), you would find this guy on the most expensive denomination: $100. $100 used to be a lot of money.
Benji also printed his own benjis: https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/was-benjamin-franklin-the-first-to-incorporate-colored-fiber-into-currency/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/was-benjamin-frankli...
- bigstrat2003 2y ago$100 still is a lot of money. It's not as much as it used to be (thanks for nothing, inflation) to be sure. But I would be upset if I lost $100 in a way that I wouldn't be if I lost $1 or even $10.
- ashton314 2y agoThat’s when I made my first million dollars. Back then, that was a lot of money. — Daddy Warbucks, *Annie*
- NathanaelRea 2y agoThe first $100 US note was issued in 1862, adjusting for inflation about $3,000 in 2024.