Why is money green?

[Rubycon]

Well is there a reason for this?

 

[kyparrish]

Because it is the horny color?

 

[neegotiator]

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Because it is the horny color?

 

[imported_LoKe]

Because if it were blue, you'd ask "Why is money blue?"

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I always heard that the US government simply had a lot of green dye and decided to use it. Dunno if that's true.

 

[Buck Naked]

some money is silver...

 

[Kroz]

It's not green here at all. It's all sorts of colours. Just like monopoly money.

<- in Australia

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Probably because green was a very stable dye at the time green backs first were printed.
IIRC, it was in the early 1860's.

American money is all the same color so it can be laundered in the same load.


...Galvanized

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
I always heard that the US government simply had a lot of green dye and decided to use it. Dunno if that's true.

Nah!

 

[So]

In many places it's different colors. Why did the US Federal government pick green when it started printing paper money at the beginning of the 20th century? I'd guess green was hard to counterfit. Since then people got used to it.

 

[The Godfather]

I assume dollars are green for recognition?

Wherever you go around the world, and you see a green bill at a glance, you will assume its a dollar. Same in other countries. In my country, whenever i saw an orange bill i assumed it was a 100 leva.

 

[Rubycon]

Human eyes see green the brightest.
It's the color of safety signs.
It's the color of grass - the walking type and the hippy favorite.
It's the color of the light at the bottom of the tree that means stomp on the accelerator.

Never heard the reference to horny - the desire for one to engage in intercourse.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Human eyes see green the brightest.
It's the color of safety signs.
It's the color of grass - the walking type and the hippy favorite.
It's the color of the light at the bottom of the tree that means stomp on the accelerator.

Never heard the reference to horny - the desire for one to engage in intercourse.

 

[mugs]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20040415.html

consuela, from California writes:
Why is money green?

John Snow
When the Treasury started printing notes in 1862, green ink was the most plentiful. That is why they are called ?greenbacks?.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
It's the color of safety signs.
It's the color of the light at the bottom of the tree that means stomp on the accelerator.

They had cars in the 1860's?

 

[JDrake]

rofl @ other country's non-green money

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: mugs
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20040415.html

consuela, from California writes:
Why is money green?

John Snow
When the Treasury started printing notes in 1862, green ink was the most plentiful. That is why they are called ?greenbacks?.

Actually, they were called "greenbacks" because 1862 was when the U.S. abolished the gold standard. This meant that treasury notes were no longer backed by gold, but were backed by their own worth.

Hence, "greenback."

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Because it is the horny color?

LOL! i remember being in 7th grade and people saying that if you wore green on thursdays that you were horney. At that age, i was always sure i didnt because other kids made sure to note who was wearing "horney green"
:roll:

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Because it is the horny color?

LOL! i remember being in 7th grade and people saying that if you wore green on thursdays that you were horney. At that age, i was always sure i didnt because other kids made sure to note who was wearing "horney green"
:roll:

What if St. Patty's day was on a Thursday? :shocked: Wild sex?

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: joedrake

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Because it is the horny color?

LOL! i remember being in 7th grade and people saying that if you wore green on thursdays that you were horney. At that age, i was always sure i didnt because other kids made sure to note who was wearing "horney green"
:roll:

What if St. Patty's day was on a Thursday? :shocked: Wild sex?

I am not sure Thats how stupid kids are at that age (sorry if i offended anyone that is currently in 7th grade here)

 

[Rock Hydra]

Isn't it true that green is a color that fades and shows wear the least? And red fades the fastest or something weird like that.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: mugs
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20040415.html

consuela, from California writes:
Why is money green?

John Snow
When the Treasury started printing notes in 1862, green ink was the most plentiful. That is why they are called ?greenbacks?.

Ok that sounds good enough for me.

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

They had cars in the 1860's?

That was before Ransom's time (four years?) perhaps but the reference was made to the first things that come to mind with the color green.

Hey! Hamburgers without pickles and relish that are green probably should not be eaten. I bet they had hamburgers in 1860 however
Wendy's wasn't around then so they probably were served in a vacuum. (they sucked)

Originally posted by: joedrake
rofl @ other country's non-green money

Yeah I mean redbacks sounds like a football team that's so underdog his bark would be heard in Changchun! :laugh:


Oh snap! the connection is going up and down AGAIN! :|

 

[MulLa]

Having lived in several countries with different colours for different notes, I find it a little confusing that all notes are of the same colour, then again maybe it's just me

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: MulLa
Having lived in several countries with different colours for different notes, I find it a little confusing that all notes are of the same colour, then again maybe it's just me

psst...we put a number on it to help with the confusion

 

[MulLa]

Originally posted by: bctbct

Originally posted by: MulLa
Having lived in several countries with different colours for different notes, I find it a little confusing that all notes are of the same colour, then again maybe it's just me

psst...we put a number on it to help with the confusion

I know that but it's just when you have them all in your wallet and you open it, rather than taking the whole stack out to check number you can easily tell with colours what's in there and which is which. Lol.... or I guess I should just stick with the credit card next time I'm over.