I suggest a variety of bills, maybe a few coins, to equal $100. I usually keep 3-$20's and 3-$10's and a couple 5's in my "secret" pocket in my wallet. I never spend it unless it's an emergency.
Just like a few weeks ago, I detonated a tooth and had to go to the tooth Doc, pronto. After it was all done, tooth fixed, face numbed, they said $110 please, and we don't take checks or credit cards...???
Yikes. Glad I had the cash. Now I need to look into a better insurance policy....But I digress.
I have a vision that in the future, coins will be the first to go, soon to be followed by paper money. Everything will be electronic money. Penny's are almost usless except for dropping on the ground of filling up my cup holder in the car. I know of nothing that can be bought with a penny anymore.
Stick to bills. Lighter and will be accepted more. Some think that in TEOTWAWKI, cash will be useless, as trade-skills or barter items will mean more than cash.
DLR