Will paper money become obsolete?

NORTH COUNTY – Is paper currency a dying breed? Many of the currency that has survived throughout centuries may eventually go the way of the dinosaur.

With the proliferation of e-mail, online shopping, text messaging, social networking, and the myriad other digital avenues that fill up a person’s day, the concept of writing something on paper – or paying for something with paper – may seem archaic. It is easy to wirelessly transfer funds from one bank account to another or pay for items with the click of a mouse.

Still, the general public has been hard-pressed to give up on p...