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<p>[QUOTE="nickrapak, post: 359414, member: 4587"]On Saturday, I stopped at two banks and asked for old-style bills. Lo and behold, three $2 USNs, and a $5 Silver Cert. The Barr note I got earlier in the week after spotting it in a teller's drawer. This means that over the past two weeks, I have found more collectible items than many people find in ten years of searching! </p><p><br /></p><p>My theory is that, due to the slowing economy, more people are cashing in their "mattress money" to pay the bills. This includes older FRNs, Silver Certs, US Notes, and others. My coin/currency dealer is also reporting a record number of people cashing in not only their gold and silver, but proof sets and paper money as well. Has anyone else found this to be true, or is it just that I'm lucky<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nickrapak, post: 359414, member: 4587"]On Saturday, I stopped at two banks and asked for old-style bills. Lo and behold, three $2 USNs, and a $5 Silver Cert. The Barr note I got earlier in the week after spotting it in a teller's drawer. This means that over the past two weeks, I have found more collectible items than many people find in ten years of searching! My theory is that, due to the slowing economy, more people are cashing in their "mattress money" to pay the bills. This includes older FRNs, Silver Certs, US Notes, and others. My coin/currency dealer is also reporting a record number of people cashing in not only their gold and silver, but proof sets and paper money as well. Has anyone else found this to be true, or is it just that I'm lucky:D?[/QUOTE]
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