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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numbers, post: 329574, member: 11668&quot;]Not $50&#039;s...a bundle of $50&#039;s would be $50,000 worth, which is more than most banks would keep on hand at one time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Fed requires &quot;large&quot; banks to order $1 through $20 notes by the bundle, and $50 and $100 notes by the strap.&nbsp; &quot;Small&quot; banks only have to order $1&#039;s by the bundle, and everything else by the strap.&nbsp; (&quot;Large&quot; and &quot;small&quot; in this context have precise definitions which I don&#039;t recall....)</p><p><br /></p><p>But that only applies to banks that order their cash straight from the Fed.&nbsp; Some banks don&#039;t keep accounts at the Fed; they get their cash through other banks in their area, or through an armored car service that maintains its own cash vault.&nbsp; In those cases, the policy on orders can be pretty much anything (including some annoying ones where a bank isn&#039;t allowed to order $2&#039;s, half-dollars, or dollar coins...sigh...).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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