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  2. Chris Gilmour - Wikipedia

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    This research has brought together Gilmour's knowledge of cardboard and design skills with modern industrial technology and innovative paper products. After a year of research and testing, in 2022 Vectar Sets was officially launched by Tom Henderson and Chris Gilmour to provide paper-based sets and props for film, TV and theatre.

  3. Counterfeit money - Wikipedia

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    Some of the ill-effects that counterfeit money has on society include [3] [4] a reduction in the value of real money; an increase in prices as a result of an increase in money being circulated in the economy—an unauthorized artificial increase in the money supply; a decrease in the acceptability of paper money; and losses, when traders are ...

  4. Polymer banknote - Wikipedia

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    Just like the paper LE10 notes, the paper versions of the LE20 note will co-circulate with the new polymer version. [144] Jamaica: 18 July 2023 The Bank of Jamaica officially released a new banknote series that had been planned since the end of May 2022, and the new polymer series includes a $2000 note. This introduction of the new denomination ...

  5. Contaminated currency - Wikipedia

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    The contamination of paper money is not limited to simply that of cocaine and other illicit drugs. Health officials in the UK warn that a silent Hepatitis-C epidemic could be brewing. Drug users with hepatitis who share with others the rolled paper note (or straw) used to snort cocaine can facilitate the transfer of the disease to thousands.

  6. War profiteering - Wikipedia

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    An example of war profiteers were the "shoddy" millionaires who allegedly sold recycled wool and cardboard shoes to soldiers during the American Civil War. Some have argued that major modern defense conglomerates like Lockheed Martin , Mitsubishi , Boeing , BAE Systems , General Dynamics , and RTX Corporation fit the description in the post-9/ ...

  7. Art and engraving on United States banknotes - Wikipedia

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    Applied to the production of paper currency, copper-plate engraving allowed for greater detail and production during printing. It was the transition to steel engraving that enabled banknote design and printing to rapidly advance in the United States during the 19th century.

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    In order to get enough food, youth are allowed to gamble through card games and sports bets while trading “picks” — the right to take someone else’s food at the next meal. Former employees recall going without basic supplies such as toilet paper, deodorant and tampons — also violations of department policy.

  9. Crane Currency - Wikipedia

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    He sold currency-type paper to engraver Paul Revere, who printed paper money for the American Colonies. In 1801, Crane was founded by Zenas Crane, Henry Wiswall and John Willard. It was the very first paper mill in the United States west of the Connecticut River. [2] The company's original mill had a daily output of 20 posts (1 post = 125 sheets).