A man holds the new Canadian 100 dollar bill made of polymer in Toronto November 14, 2011. The new bank notes will go into circulation on Monday across the country.

A new $50 bill is expected in March, followed by new $20, $10 and $5 versions. All are expected by the end of 2013. Because they are made of durable polymer, the new bills are expected to last 2.5 ...

The Fed has stockpiled 3.5 billion new $100 bills at its 28 reserve bank cash offices. They will circulate them among the 9,000 banks they do business with directly starting Tuesday.