Treasury officials recently announced that
the silver dollar coin, a frequent target of
counterfeiting, will soon be reissued for a
third time. At a news conference officials
unveiled the prototype for this re-release,
expressing confidence its plasma diamond
coated surface, a revolution in coin
manufacturing, would prove impossible to
duplicate. Some people have suggested
reintroduction of paper currency, but such a
move seems unlikely, especially given the
immense popularity of electronic money.