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I Am a Dollar
By John S . Tompkins
For generations I've been honest, sound and reliable. My safety is legendary. Some call me Almighty. Others warn that worship of me is a sin. I am a dollar. A buck. One of these 2.61-by-6.41-inch pieces of printed paper in your pocket or purse.
Credit cards were supposed to have made me obsolete years ago, but people use me more than ever. In 1960, only $ 165.16 was in circulation for each one of you. Now it's $888.85.
I'm the world's most important currency. Without me, international trade would halt. The price of every thing from Persian Gulf oil to Brazilian coffee is quoted in my name.
Take a look at me. I carry an engraving of George Washington after Gilbert Stuart's painting. Bank tellers stack me face up so they can look George in the eye. It's a security feature. Counterfeit portraits often look dull or one-dimensional.
Seven Presidents are shown on my other denominations, but it's unlikely you've eyed Mckinley, Cleveland or Madison. No $500, $1000, or $5000 bills have been issued since 1969 because demand is small. Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, graces the$10,000 bill. but only 345 of these are still in your hands. Chase and the three Presidents were retired form circulation in 1969; whenever one of them shows his face, the Federal Reserve Bank ships him to the treasury for destruction. 美元自述
(美)约翰 · 汤普金斯
古代以来,我一向诚实,安全,可靠。我的安全性有为传奇。有些人称我为 万能, 别的人则警告说, 对我的崇拜是一种罪恶。 我就是美元, 俗称: “ 绿票子 ” , 是你们口袋中或钱包里那些 2.61× 6.14 英寸的刷纸中的一张。
数年前, 说是信用卡使我变得过时了, 可是人们比以往更多地使用我。 1960 年, 只有 165.16 美元供你们每个人在市场上流通, 如今则有 888.85 美元。
我 是世界上最重要的通货。 没有我, 国际贸易就会停止。 从波斯湾石油到巴西咖啡, 每样东西的价格都是以我的名义报价的。
看看我吧。 我身上带有吉尔伯特 · 斯图尔特画的乔治 · 华盛顿像的雕版印刷像。 银行出纳员把我票面朝上叠拢起来, 好仔细端详一下乔治。 那是一副令人安然的 面容。假冒的画像看上去常常显得呆滞或缺乏立体感。
还有七位总统显现在我别的面值上, 但你们已不大可能看到麦金莱、 克利夫 兰或麦迪逊了。因为需求不大,面值为 500 美元、 1000 美元和 5000 美元的纸 币自 1969 年以来已不发行了。林肯总统的财政部长萨蒙 · 蔡斯使 10000 美元面 值的纸币增放光彩,可是现今这些纸币中只有 345 张还在你们手里。蔡斯和那 三位总统已于 1969 年从流通中退隐了;它们当中无论有谁露面,联帮储备银行 就把他装运到财政部销销毁。
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