Treasury: Resizing Currency Not Appealing

The Justice Department is appealing a judge's ruling that the Treasury Department is discriminating against the blind by issuing paper bills that are all the same size. Switching to different-sized bills -- like 180 other countries do -- or adding features like Braille lettering to paper currency would place an undue burden on the vending machine industry, government lawyers argue. And the shift would require the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to make an initial investment of $178 million and then spend another $37 million to $50 million to produce new printing plates, they say.