I was golfing at my local course today when i found a strange dollar bill. It was regular in the sense of it being whole and completley normal with tha acception of the stamp on both sides of the bill. On the front it had a printed stamped inked phrase reading "go to www.wheresgeorgeat.com and above it it had the serial # circled. On the back it said to visit the site and tell where you found it. SO i did an i figured out that i was the first! Sooner than later i spent the bill for someone else to find. Peter
Yeh, none of my bills ever got a hit so I basically quit going there. It would be a neat site to look at if you were really into it but like I said, nobody ever entered any of the ones I entered or hit myself. I guess some people don't find the curiosity about a bills travels all that fascinating.
I've gotten a few of them before, but I think only one of them I tracked down. The rest of them I spent before I could bring them home. I think it's a neat idea they got, it's just too bad that not everyone that gets ahold of the bills bothers to play in the game. It's fun learning where money goes to. BTW, isn't it illegal to deface money, or is WheresGeorge.com somehow legally getting by with stamping their URL on national currency? Just wondering..
As frequently stated previously it is illegal to alter currency for fraudulent purposes, but merely marking it without changing its face value or otherwise trying to scam is perfectly OK. Think about those special pens that are supposed to detect counterfiets.
Right, but visible alterations such as writing words on, or stamping, a note could be a different story. Not sure about the US, but here in Euroland such notes are more likely to be taken out of circulation - just like damaged or worn ones. By the way, I agree, entering serial numbers this way is more motivating if at least once in a while you have a "hit". But it can still be interesting without that - I use www.eurobilltracker.com / www.eurobt.eu for notes that I come across, not often but every now and then. Seeing where a note was made, which serial numbers go with what signature, etc. can be educational too ... Christian
I use wheresgeorge quite often. Have a VERY boring life, but enjoy doing it. I have 400 bills entered but only 11 hits at this time. I entered one bill the other day that someone had entered 3 years ago from New York. I got it in Tempe, AZ!!! I just think its fun, but unfortunaltey you have to hope other will bother to enter them. I have my own red stamp. Maybe you found one of mine? Anyway its also kind of a contest. You don't get any prizes, but again some people look at it as a "hobby". And BTW, wheresgeorge.com DOES NOT stamp any bills. But invite people to buy their own stamp to do so. Which i did. Cost me $5. No big hit to my account!
The Secret Svc did pay them a visit - they had to agree to stop selling the rubber stamps themselves, but other companies can (and do) sell them. Thus way, there is no self pronotion or advertising since the site itself does not stamp bills or sell the rubber stamps.
Thanks for validating me JBK! Kind of offering an "opinion" in my earlier post. You know, winging it. Although I did read that on wheresgeorge's website. :hail:
