Has the quality of U.S. paper currency declined since the recent implementation of add'l security measures?

Question

I used to be proud of U.S. currency. It was green, cloth-like, durable, and beautifully intricate--unlike that crappy European monopoly money. However, ever since the anti-counterfeit design changes to certain bills from five or so years back, I feel that U.S. paper bills feel a lot cheaper to the touch. In addition, the Treasury has done away with beautifully ornate border designs (especially on the twenty) and replaced them with white space, politically correct fonts for the near-blind, and has even added splashes of color to what used to be a distinct and legendary series of GREEN bills. What gives? Our currency is going down the toilet.

Answer 1

I will agree that the bills are not as ornate as in the past but the quality itself is the same as always. Working in retail I have my hand on money day in and day out that has been cycled an extremely high number of times and the new bills wear just like the old ones. No difference there.

Answer 2

Paper currency is already worthless thanks to our government's suicidal policy of yearly inflation, now it's ugly too! Don't you wish the days of the Morgan Silver Dollar or the Saint Gaudens $20 gold piece were here again? Then again, Monopoly money looks better than a couple of the new bill designs. Well, now its looks match its purchasing power: like crap.

Answer 3

Two things have been added to the US Currency a polyester strip or thread and a watermark otherwise the paper is the same as before in both quality and thickness.

Answer 4

If I wanted to spend canadian money I would go to Canada.