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<p>[QUOTE="tlasch, post: 1287844, member: 27272"]The notes do contain security features, even including the $1 enomination, they all have watermarks, securityfibers, micro printing and even lead strips so the usda could count received food stamp notes electronically. The only issue is that every note that came in a book has the same serial number (not each note, they do have serials but are pegged to the book)</p><p><br /></p><p>Tell you what these things are so rare, if you make a counterfeit $5 food coupon I will pay you $50 for it (this is a joke but the point is, it would cost more to counterfeit one properly than to just find a seller (which is almost as hard as finding a buyer)</p><p><br /></p><p>This topic has become so unintentionally popular, I may just have to write a book about collecting food stamp coupons. Its just so hard to find information, I have lobbied the usda and begged them for mintage figures, but I honestly think they don't even know how many were made, and more importantly what % was cashed in and ultimatly destroyed by the usda. I honestly feel that somewhere in the upper 90% were voided, destroyed or lost. And out of the remaining 10% only a good 3% are in mint condition, which mine are. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think we need to start with a website dedicated to this growing branch of paper money collecting anyone wish to help? I can fund the domain name and develope most of it but I will need help with the asp parts and gui.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tlasch, post: 1287844, member: 27272"]The notes do contain security features, even including the $1 enomination, they all have watermarks, securityfibers, micro printing and even lead strips so the usda could count received food stamp notes electronically. The only issue is that every note that came in a book has the same serial number (not each note, they do have serials but are pegged to the book) Tell you what these things are so rare, if you make a counterfeit $5 food coupon I will pay you $50 for it (this is a joke but the point is, it would cost more to counterfeit one properly than to just find a seller (which is almost as hard as finding a buyer) This topic has become so unintentionally popular, I may just have to write a book about collecting food stamp coupons. Its just so hard to find information, I have lobbied the usda and begged them for mintage figures, but I honestly think they don't even know how many were made, and more importantly what % was cashed in and ultimatly destroyed by the usda. I honestly feel that somewhere in the upper 90% were voided, destroyed or lost. And out of the remaining 10% only a good 3% are in mint condition, which mine are. I think we need to start with a website dedicated to this growing branch of paper money collecting anyone wish to help? I can fund the domain name and develope most of it but I will need help with the asp parts and gui.[/QUOTE]
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