7. It Doesn't Just Look Different, It Feels Different: "Move your finger up and down Benjamin Franklin's shoulder on the left side of the note. It should feel rough to the touch, a result of the enhanced intaglio printing process used to create the image. Traditional raised printing can be felt throughout the $100 note, and gives genuine U.S. currency its distinctive texture," newmoney.gov explains.
8. New Hundos Are Only Printed in Two Places: Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas. If your bill is marked with a "F.W.," it hails from Texas. If it's unmarked, you can rightfully assume it was made in D.C.
9. You May Not See the New $100 for a While: At least, not in person. "It may take some time before you see a new design $100 in circulation," Sonja Danburg, the program manager for the U.S. Currency Education Program explains, noting that the demand and distance from the Fed. Bank will affect when they make their way to your local bank.
10. In the Meantime, Keep Using Your Old $100s: Danburg continues, "You can still trust and rely on the security features in the previous $100 note design. Remember, it's U.S. government policy that all designs of U.S. currency remain legal tender, no matter when they were issued."
It just doesn't look as pretty.
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