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Le Chuck:
Crisp I can believe but not new. I'll do some research but I don't think the 1000 note was printed after 34. Banks held most of them so that can account for the good condition.

Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: Le Chuck on March 15, 2012, 11:09:10 am ---So the question is, why were you spending rare out of print antique currency on a computer?   

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I was with my friend and his dad is the one who got the bill from his bank (according to what he told us....sounds like BS). He thought it would be funny. I was in high school and didn't know jack about circulation or rarity. So, it wasn't my idea.

ark_ader:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 15, 2012, 11:12:57 am ---
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on March 15, 2012, 11:09:10 am ---In '93 the $1000 note was a collectors item already worth more than the $1000 currency value.  It's no wonder they were confused as it was a New Deal gold note when the gold standard was removed and hadn't been in popular circulation since the 60s and had only been printed in the 30s.  If somebody tried to pay me with a Cleveland I'd drive them to the bank first for verification then drive myself to a coin shop for a healthy payday.  So the question is, why were you spending rare out of print antique currency on a computer?   

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See, that's exactly the kind of attitude I'm talking about.  I've seen crisp, new $1,000s more than once so there's obviously more to this story.



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Maybe it was a byproduct of Quantitative Easing

Green Giant:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 15, 2012, 12:32:10 pm ---You know, I really wouldn't put it past a tourist to pull out Grandpa's old stash and spend it on a trip.   I can remember when my grandmother announced she had an envelope with several thousand dollars worth of American Express traveler's checks she had been hoarding 20+ years.  

I just can't believe it wouldn't have gotten more a reaction from the cashiers.

 :dunno

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It still does if the store does their job.

When my wife was a manager at Target this guy brought in some $100s that were many many decades old.  The strange thing is they were perfectly crisp virtually unused.

Long story short, they called a secret service rep to come out and review the bills.  They had been sitting in a Brazilian bank for decades.  The guy exchanged Brazilian money for American before his trip.  As surprised as the agent was to see the money, it all turned out ok in the end. 

Justin Z:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on March 15, 2012, 12:47:26 am ---Kids today aren't just clueless, they're just downright :censored: stupid.

No, I'm not saying that because, like PBJ, they don't handle paper money much. I mean it. They really are as dumb as a screen door on a submarine. Not a single ounce of logic in their heads.  ::)

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"The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect to their elders.... They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers."

- Socrates

"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly disrespectful and impatient of restraint"

- Hesiod (8th Century BC)

The more things change . . .   ;D

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