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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 26091394, member: 73489&quot;]Probably...I&#039;d rather see a $500 bill with Reagan on it.&nbsp; We can get a jump on the Quintcentenniel. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But I am sure it would be hoarded and used extensively for gifts (weddings, birthdays, Bar Mitzvahs, etc.).</p><p>The $100,000 bill was never circulated, it was only intended for bank-to-bank transfers and I&#039;m not even sure it was actually used.</p><p><br /></p><p>The others DID get used in some fashion, even the $5,000 and $10,000, though as you can imagine super sparingly.</p><p><br /></p><p>A $500 bill, when it was printed, represented either an entire year&#039;s wages (late-1800&#039;s) or a few months of wages (1900&#039;s).&nbsp; Only the super-wealthy could really utilize or hold one.</p><p>By discontinuing.....banks were told to yank them out of circulation when they appeared.</p><p><br /></p><p>Larger bills are the ones targeted by counterfeiters.&nbsp; Not sure if the new security measures have cut down on the ability to counterfeit but IF they have...that might crack open the door a bit to justify a bill larger than $100.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to see how a brand new $500 bill (or $250 bill, though I doubt that one materializes) would be treated by the public.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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