] WASHINGTON Few Americans give the money in their
] wallets more than a glance, but maybe they should. More
] than $130 million in counterfeit U.S. money is estimated
] to be circulating around the globe.
]
] If you put all the counterfeit U.S. bills end-to-end,
] they would stretch more than 260 miles, about the
] distance between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. (More
] details: $20 bill's features, new and old)
]
] In an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters, the
] government on Tuesday announced changes to the $20 bill
] %u2014 the most commonly copied currency domestically.
] The bill, which will enter circulation in the fall, will
] include colors other than green for the first time in
] modern history. Currency was last redesigned in 1996, and
] the most recent $20 has been in circulation for 4½ years.
]
] The redesign in part is in response to the proliferation
] of inexpensive, high-quality home computers, scanners and
] printers that have made it easier for counterfeiters to
] fake money.