NOW YOU SEE IT ... LATER YOU MAY NOT.

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TIE is proud to present the first public photos of the new euro, which is still being kept under wraps by leaders of the European Monetary Union. The question is: Will it ever reach anyone's hands? Backers of the new currency are hoping it will eventually become as ubiquitous as the U.S. dollar (See Give The Euro Greater Currency on page 24).

Others raise doubts about whether the currency will ever go...