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- MuZiKMafia, on 10/12/2007, -5/+90*presses Ctrl+P*
hehehehe - SuperBTZ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+46It feels like the 10,000 bill should have an ( ! ) at the end of it.
- ChoadNamath, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26Notice the latest date is 1934. They don't make them anymore.
- SuperSloth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Yeah, or you could... I dunno... read the page:
"Currency notes of denominations above $100 are not available from the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. On July 14, 1969, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System announced that currency notes in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued immediately due to lack of use. Although they were issued until 1969, they were last printed in 1945." - ronmexico, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21It's all about the Hamiltons baby.
- Rmplstltskn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Can anyone break a 10,000? I only have 10,000's.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16I don't care if its Elvis & Bigfoot flying a UFO, 415x160 jpgs are never 'amazing' to me.
- Wyattx17, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11
"I wish they would go back to printing $500 bills. I hate having to get a wad of hundreds to pay to get my car fixed."
You mean for GAS. - generalleoff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8$500 bills are still somewhat common in public circulation but they are no longer printed and haven't been sense the 1940's. I have seen $1000 bills in public circulation as well but they are far less common. The highest bill I have ever had in my pocket was a $500. All denominations above $100 were recalled in the late 1960's or early 1970's and as soon as these bills make it bank in the hands of a bank they are removed from circulation. The ones that still remain out there are still legal currency though.
- Bigcat1021, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Didn't you know? "Amazing" is the official word of Digg.com.
http://www.digg.com/search?search=amazing&submit=Submit - spacedyevest, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9these large bank notes were used to transfer money from one branch to another branch before there was ever such a thing called the internet.....I pretty sure they were never used in circulation
- aplusplus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Ahhhh, I can't handle another "amazing" picture tonight!
- ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7It says "copy" on it - and they arent hi res or detailed.. or currently in large circulation - there is no feasible way to use those pics as a source for counterfeiting
- snowthrower, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7The $100,000 bill is for transfering large amounts of money to other treasuries, it was used as an alternative to backing assets in the treasury with gold; it is not meant for currency collectors, since it is only for treasury purposes.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5these were not meant for normal people, they were used mainly used for transfering funds between banks.
- Odo08, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I liked the "lack of use" statement in the first paragraph. "Lack of use" must be code language for "horded by drug lords and money launderers."
- ggko, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5There's an even larger, $100,000 note with Woodrow Wilson's portrait.
...and a $1,329,063 note with Alfred E. Neuman. - pr3d4t0r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4From the site: "These notes are legal tender and may be found in circulation today; however, most notes still in circulation are probably in the hands of private numismatic dealers and collectors."
Expensive hobby. - Warptera, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Amazing is an overstatement for this...
About the scanning. US currency (or any other for that matter) is an extremely difficult task. In order for decent laundering of money to happen, one would need to a press with the imprint of bills to print their money.
Not to mention these have the words "Copy" plastered on them... :) - Mac2492, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Will a few 1,000's do?
- diceone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I work for chase bank and we had a merchant (subway) accept and try to deposit a $200 bill.
I'm serious. - cduquette, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'm glad we don't see these bills in the wild. I work as a cashier part time, and I find it annoying people try to get change for $100 after buying a pack of Tictacs. I can only image $1,000.
"Can you break a thousand?"
[runs out screaming] - everfalling, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4i'm thinking, given time, these bills will turn out to be worth far more than their denomination, esp if the banks yank them up and destroy them if you spend them.
- emil1212, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Why the hell is the Sec. of Treasury on the $10,000? Run out of more important people (presidents) or historical figures to put on our country's largest bill? And Hamilton has double dipped, lucky!
- Sippi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3My dad somehow got his hands on a $1000 bill years ago. He now keeps it in a safe deposit box, because these bills are now worth a lot more than their current value due to their rarity. They have become more of a prized collector items even.
- addakorn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4If you pay a wad of hundreds to repair your car often enough that it is inconvienent for you to handle the currency, I think you may want to look into a different car.
- Zero2aHero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I wouldn't mind one bit if they censored the word amazing from this website just as they do swears.
- Mac2492, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3$1,000 dollar bills - dramatic? Pfft... You haven't seen 1,000 one dollar bills. Now THAT'S dramatic. (Especially when you launch them up into the air and watch them float down. "OMG MONEY!")
- thepotoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Well, $200 bills do exist. At least on teh interweb.
http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-3/bush_200bill_cl.gif - mcbesq, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2He was Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury and extremely critical of Lincoln. Abe kept him as part of the Cabinet because, unlike many other Presidents, he actually welcomed critical viewpoints.
- siliconentity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Back in about 1969 my grandfather (who was rich) put up the whole extended family at a mountain resort near Durango, Colorado. Each family group had its own cabin, and we all stayed there for a week. I think it was the 50th wedding anniversary of my grandparents.
At the end of the week he paid for the whole thing with several $1000 bills. We kids were agog to see them. I still remember the distinctive curvature of the printing of 1,000 in the corners.
I doubt that paying for things with $1000 bill was very common even back then, but my grandfather was a Texas millionaire with a flair for the dramatic. - JFetch, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I wish they would go back to printing $500 bills. I hate having to get a wad of hundreds to pay to get my car fixed.
- JFetch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It broke down one time since I bought it. I'm just bitter because that was 2 days ago.
- JK1150, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Wasn't there a big controversy over scanner software that doesn't allow you to scan in dollar bills, yet now the have scanned copies on the internet?
- opps12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2does anyone know why the $100,000 bill can't legally be held by currency collectors?
- SoulMaster2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5http://www.bep.treas.gov/document.cfm/5/43/135
Print, and use in a vending machine...
But don't tell the FBI I said that - gleffler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4My Digg Protip:
If you have to start your comment with "I know people are going to think I'm crazy...," you're probably better off sparing Digg from your conspiracy theory about the world economy/the FBI/Microsoft/Linux/whatever else. We know that the world could end tomorrow, etc. etc., but really, when you say things like that, people don't just *think* you're crazy... you demonstrate it. - prothall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yes, which is why, when people finally realize that US currency is actually just a pretty picture on some paper and panic, the country will go straight to hell.
- sdaf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm sorry if this is a stupid question to all americans, but isn't all USD federal reserve? Forgive a non-informed swede :D
- sdaf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Why isn't there a pyramid with an all seeing eye on any of these bills?
- wyrdness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You might want to check the web site: "Bureau of Engraving and Printing" www.bep.treas.gov It's a US Government site. Anyway, these scans are not high-resolution enough to be of use to forgers.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2LOL, yeah right using $10,000 bills is really practical, you'd probably need a ton of paperwork, proof of ownership and a certificate of authenticity just to use them. Then on top of that an anal probe for good measure.
Anyways digg. - rocjoe71, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Approximately? $10,000. Sheesh.
- txmail, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3http://www.bep.treas.gov/document.cfm/5/60/173
Ha Ha! 50 Cent! - EdLesMann, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2For those that dont get the "$1,329,063 note with Alfred E. Neuman." joke mentioned by ggko
check out this link at the very bottom of the page (very last paragraph)
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/about/history/MAD-Magazine.wikipedia - mhearne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If we could only see the small print.
From http://ecclesia.org/truth/fiat.html
1934-1962, Federal Reserve Notes, no security:
This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private, and is redeemable in lawful money at the United States Treasury, or at any Federal Reserve Bank.
1963-present, Federal Reserve Notes, no security:
This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.
So the "money" that we have now isn't payable in anything - the paper is the money. Those of you who aren't old enough to remember silver money really don't know the difference, but what we call cash today really amounts to store coupons and chuck-e-cheese tokens. None of it is really worth anything anymore, they just print it as they need it.
I have seen a $500 dollar bill, but it didn't stay in sight long. Things like that never do, and that was about 1964 or 65. - aquax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2So I should hang on to my $10,000 bill to buy aluminum foil hats?
- Pimptastic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I remember seeing a $500 bill in 89 i belive. first and only time i saw one.
I have seen a $10,000 bill at the Smithsonian. - mcbesq, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Emil:
Hamilton wasn't just a Secretary of the Treasury. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury. He also founded the New York Stock Exchange - the first stock exchange in the world. Plus he was Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War. He also structured the payment of war debt following the Revolutionary War. He also was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers. Not only that, a provision in the US Constitution was specifically drafted to keep Hamilton from being President. Jefferson despised Hamilton and inserted the "native born" requirement to bar Hamilton from the Presidency - Hamilton was born in the Dutch West Indies.
I think Hamilton earned the right to be on both the $10 and the $10,000. Before you bitch about who is on "our country's largest bill," how about learning about our country's founders. If you still disagree, read "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow.
Bambino: read half of the comments on this page - the $10,000 is a Reserve Note. It was not for circulation by the public. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4The dude on the $10,000 bill is Salmon Chase.
What a name. -
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