Why does money smell like money?

Factual Questions
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I’m new, and I was wondering if you could answer this for me…

Why does money smell like… well… money? is it the paper, or the ink?

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bibliophage
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bibliophage
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Ooohh, a double post by a mod!

Money smells like it does (new U.S. currency smells a lot like Play-Doh ™) due to the inks, “paper”, and packaging. Like everything, it’s a combination of all of it’s parts.

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I think money is the only thing that smells like money. This is why it smells like money, because that’s what it is. Is there anything else that is not money but smells like money? Have I used the word money too many times in a row? :confused:

Why do my armpits smell like, well, my armpits?

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That’s what you smell.

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Ok, thanks. Now, do they make it smell that way, to avoid counterfeiters, or is it just naturally that way?