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Well the ink comes out of the pen and that goes on the paper and if you are not an idiot you can write words.
A us noTe with blue ink is backed by silver
Red ink indicates that it's a United States Note.
It depends on what you mean by "odd". Among modern paper money first introduced in 1928, the only unusual bills were in the 1935-A series. Some of these were printed using experimental presses and have extra letters R or S on the front in blue or red ink. During WWII, special 1935-A $1 bills were printed with brown ink for use in Hawaii, and yellow ink for use in North Africa. The unusual colors were used so that the bills could be easily identified and declared worthless if they fell into enemy hands.
As of 04/2010, auction values are $3.50 - $6.50 in circulated condition, and $12 or more uncirculated.Why red ink?Red ink was used for United States Notes, a form of currency issued from 1862 to 1971. They were effectively identical to the familiar green Federal Reserve Notes so separate production of US Notes were discontinued as a cost-saving measure.