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Tubman $20 bill

I just saw that you removed a conceptual image of a Harriet Tubman $20 bill, stating that the image was not published by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. However, according to the New York Times article cited in the caption, the conceptual design was indeed created by the BEP. Do you have a reason to believe that this is not the case? - ZLEA _T\^C 03:27, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for asking, if you read later in the article or the source used, you'll see that the Director of the BEP issued a statement saying, “The illustration published by the New York Times was a copy of an old Series note with the signatures of former officials, with a different image super-imposed on it. It is not a new $20 note, as incorrectly stated by the New York Times, in any way, shape or form. The facsimile contained no security features or offset printing included on currency notes. There is nothing about that illustration that even begins to meet technical requirements for the next family of notes.”

Further, since this New York Times article contains false or misleading information, it undermines the credibility of the rest of the article and the source as a whole and should avoid being used. This image published by the NYT is basically fan art and has contributed to a lot of misinterpretation by readers due to the lack of clarity by contributing to the thought that there was or may have been a possibility of a new design put into circulation without other anti-counterfeiting, accessibility or other updates.

Overall, this subject of a replacement for the $20 bill has featured a ton of misunderstanding and confusion. Thus, it's best to keep this as clear and focused as possible. CriticalThinking26 (talk) 01:46, 4 December 2023 (UTC)