[harrymit907]

How is "illegal" and "no longer considered legal tender" different?

Regardless of the intentions, I don't see how banning people from using currency notes that they legally owned is not dictatorial. Why is using cash deemed guilty before even having any evidence.

[nine_k]

Illegal: you get arrested for possession.

Not legal tender: you cannot pay taxes with it, and generally cannot use in monetary transactions.

[harrymit907]

Agree with the definitions. I guess the OP meant it like "not allowed to use" rather than actually getting arrested for possession.