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The artistic designs used on some currency were considered too easily counterfeited since the counterfeiter could make numerous errors and because of the complex design those errors would be difficult to notice. A simpler design, while easily counterfeited as well, does not conceal the errors as well as the older complex designs.

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Q: Why was paper money more artistic back then and not now?
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