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Old 01-08-2008, 11:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What is the term???

Hey guys and gals. Plucked a $1 2003A San Fran note out of circulation today with the serial # 08999980 What is the term used for bills with the # you can read the same backwards and forwards, like the word RACECAR??? Thanks!

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Hey guys and gals. Plucked a $1 2003A San Fran note out of circulation today with the serial # 08999980 What is the term used for bills with the # you can read the same backwards and forwards, like the word RACECAR??? Thanks!
are you looking for the real term, or what some people use?

the real term is "palindrome"
the term people use is "radar"
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radar. Nice find. I'm still looking for my first one. 3 close calls, but no joy.
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Thanks. When trying to look it up and assign a value to it all I could think of was "mirrored" lol. Yeah this is my first one also got another "almost" with # 09292902
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