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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1702534, member: 27832"]One thing to keep in mind: a lot of the recipients will be uncertain about a "funny-looking" note, and deposit it at the bank, where it'll most likely be sent with other "worn-out notes" back to the Fed for destruction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once, years ago, when I was looking for half-dollars at a local bank, I saw the teller grab a large stack of old and heavily-worn bills; the one on top was a $50 that looked like it was from the 1950s. I'm sure they were all being sent back for destruction. I didn't (and still don't) know enough about currency to try to grab them, but it made me sad to think about what else might have been in that stack.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1702534, member: 27832"]One thing to keep in mind: a lot of the recipients will be uncertain about a "funny-looking" note, and deposit it at the bank, where it'll most likely be sent with other "worn-out notes" back to the Fed for destruction. Once, years ago, when I was looking for half-dollars at a local bank, I saw the teller grab a large stack of old and heavily-worn bills; the one on top was a $50 that looked like it was from the 1950s. I'm sure they were all being sent back for destruction. I didn't (and still don't) know enough about currency to try to grab them, but it made me sad to think about what else might have been in that stack.[/QUOTE]
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