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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numbers, post: 1387329, member: 11668&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; ...I&#039;m not even going to ask.</p><p><br /></p><p>In general, banks can *request* new bills when they order currency from the Fed, but they can&#039;t *insist* on them.&nbsp; If the local Fed cash vault happens to have a big surplus of circulated bills that week, then they might not be shipping out any new bills at all, and the bank that requested them is just out of luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on how large the BofA branch you talked to is, it might not even deal directly with the Fed--if it&#039;s small, it might order its currency and coin through another bank branch or cash vault, in which case it&#039;ll have even less control over what it gets.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an order as large as 400,000 notes, you should probably try finding the largest bank branch in your area, and hope somebody there is on friendly terms with the local Fed personnel.&nbsp; They&#039;d probably have to arrange a special shipment anyway--most banks don&#039;t routinely keep that much currency on hand!--so they might be able to ensure that it consisted of new bills....</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck...I think you&#039;re going to need it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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