Frankenstein note

This bill was given to me in a stack of 10s and twenties when I got paid off on a voyage.I went to a restaurant and when I used this to pay they almost called the cops. When I saw what it was I grabbed it back and gave them another 10.Someone cut the ends off 2 different 10 dollar notes and glued them to the center part of a one dollar note. In the middle of a stack it looked like a ten.Weird !

 

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Hmmmm, I wonder, what they did with the center of the $10 bill?

 

the numbers are different on the 10 pieces ( one is F and the other is H) so I think they came from 2 separate 10's. Possibly they could turn in the 10's with the ends ripped off and get ten bucks apiece for them - right? so that could net someone 30 bucks from 2 tens and a one.

 

It has to come from 2 different tens, so that those tens can still be spent. Gaining 9 dollars. You have $21 and you are spending $30.
If it was from the same bill you are losing 1 dollar. You have $11 and you are spending $10. This is a pathetic and petty crime. Greed is a human failing.

 

I'm wondering if the captain of the ship that paid me did this in his spare time. He certainly had plenty of spare time.lol

 

I believe the technical numismatic term would be a “Raised” note.

 

This is an old, old trick. I’ve witnessed it in the 1960s in a fast foods restaurant I was employed in. That’s where they’re usually passed, during the busy hours, taking advantage of the typically young cashiers. It works because we focus on the numbers, not the rest. I’m actually shocked you found one and posted it so we can see. Thanks for that.

 

Love that routine!

Here’s another fast one. Great movie. See if you can figure out how much he got away with...

 

The F2 is a sheet position indicator and the H14 is a plate number. Both could be from the same note. They’re not suppose to match.

 

@SteveInTampa
Question: if the two 10's were taken from two different notes, wouldn't each of the two original notes, missing one 10 each, still be usable? ie: you're able to bring them into a bank missing one 10 from the note retaining both serial numbers to have them replace it with an undamaged note?

If both 10's were taken from the same note, wouldn't it render that note completely damaged and worthless?

 

When they make these they’ll usually cut the corners off four 10s or the opposite corners off two 10s so the 10s will still pass without a fuss. We learned that from the bank when they caught it and we had to turn over the counterfeit note.

 

This one apparently cut the whole sides leaving the 10s a little more suspect.

 

I think I heard as long as the matching serial numbers are there they’re good.

 

I've heard of these, but never seen one. Interesting!
So they're not just an urban legend...

 

Yep ,Usually see this with $20's. Trim corners from 4 different $20's, glue onto a $1, cheat someone out of $19. The newer currency counters with discriminators will reject them.

 

That’s about exactly how the cop at the bank described the phony 10 we tried to bank.

 

The rule of thumb is at least 50% of the note must be present for it still to retain its value. I mentioned the sheet position number and plate number to clarify that they aren’t supposed to match.

 

It has to be more than half too retain its value. So at least 51%.

 

Spot on !