The Federal Reserve said that a new issue date for the re-designed bills will be announced at a later date.
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
New $100 bill debut is postponed
The government agency said that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has identified a problem with "sporadic creasing of the paper during printing of the new $100 note," which was not apparent during extensive pre-production testing.