WTB $500 or $1000 Bill

Off Topic Exploded Red Dye Pack Money. I found a few along an NC State Highway @ 200' a part in a ditch while Surveying

[MikeGarcia]

..it's called concealing evidence of a federal crime....

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[pokerplyr80]

I will check out the heritage auctions for sure. And I'm sure there are lots of great options out there beyond the 500 and 1000 Bills. I'd love a 5k or 10k but those seem to be quite expensive.

Older examples and Confederate or colonial bills do fascinate me as well. I guess we will see what happens long term.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

..it's called concealing evidence of a federal crime....

..

Found them just outside Kinston, NC on NC 11, and have them in hand

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Love the large denomination bills. Here's mine that I bought at the Long Beach coin show some years back. Love the artwork on both sides

[Ed_Hutchinson]

I dont collect currency at all but this has been a fascinating thread.

I do have a question though. Not that you would, since they command a premium, but are they still legal tender?

Thanks for sharing info guys, I love this site for that!

Ed

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by Ed_Hutchinson

I dont collect currency at all but this has been a fascinating thread.

I do have a question though. Not that you would, since they command a premium, but are they still legal tender?

Thanks for sharing info guys, I love this site for that!

Ed

Yep, they sure are.

[leftygrove10]

Originally Posted by Ed_Hutchinson

I dont collect currency at all but this has been a fascinating thread.

I do have a question though. Not that you would, since they command a premium, but are they still legal tender?

Thanks for sharing info guys, I love this site for that!

Ed

As the poster above me said, they are still legal tender today. The $500 and $1000 bills were taken out of circulation in 1969. If you took them to the bank to deposit them today, my understanding is that they would be taken out of circulation and shredded. I am guessing that the bank doesn't do that, but that they send them to the government to do that.

When I was a kid, we took a tour of the U.S. Treasury in Washington, DC. You could buy a bag of shredded money from a vending machine. I still have that to this day.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Ed_Hutchinson

I dont collect currency at all but this has been a fascinating thread.

I do have a question though. Not that you would, since they command a premium, but are they still legal tender?

Thanks for sharing info guys, I love this site for that!

Ed

Me Neither. NOW I GOTSTA HAVE ME A 500 & 1000 Damn you

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

Me Neither. NOW I GOTSTA HAVE ME A 500 & 1000 Damn you

That's what happened to me maybe 5-6 years ago, and led me to buy one of each at the time. Love that I did and I know anyone else will as well!

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Ed_Hutchinson

I dont collect currency at all but this has been a fascinating thread.

I do have a question though. Not that you would, since they command a premium, but are they still legal tender?

Thanks for sharing info guys, I love this site for that!

Ed

I imagine legal tender or not you'd have a hard time getting the kid at best buy to accept one of these for a new computer or TV.

[oldeboo]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I imagine legal tender or not you'd have a hard time getting the kid at best buy to accept one of these for a new computer or TV.

I go to a coin shop and the owner usually gives Kennedy halves and Ike dollars as change. It's fun using them in stores. The employees often have to ask a manager if they can accept them and wonder if they are real money.