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I recently signed up for the site, and entered all one dollar bills from 2009 that I have. After entering them, I write on the bills on the edge to hopefully get someone else to track it. Anyone else do something like this? 2009's are so common, I figured I might have a little fun with every one I get.
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 Posted 07/23/2015  1:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Garoyn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yep, but I bought a stamp to stamp onto the bills.

See also https://goccf.com/t/201218

https://goccf.com/t/87303&whichpage=2

et cetera. Do a forum search on "wheres george"
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kinda like using magic marker on searched half dollars {grin}
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I used to do a lot of Where's George-ing but got tired of the poor success rate after a while. It's fun and interesting but IMO the notes don't live long enough typically to get enough (or any, oftentimes) hits.

Don't let that discourage you, though. It's definitely a great site and a lot of fun.
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Check out these stamps

http://www.stamp-connection.com/george.aspx

It's all about patience and volume starting out
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Just marked up 20 ones and 4 fives for garage sales tomorrow. Also got my first MA and NY hits yesterday!
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I dabble with Where's George occasionally. When I find a bill in the wild I always enter it and have entered a couple hundred of my own over the years.

It does bring some interesting paths.

Once I had a large wad of singles accumulated so we marked a couple dozen as well as the other bills I had. When I found myself at a store that didn't take credit cards I had to use almost all of them at once, the clerk looked at me funny and asked about it. When I explained I could see her eyes say "What a geek" while her lips said "Uh, OK". I took it as a badge of honor, my wife was less enthused.
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I run hot & cold - big push for the comma club, but then other things diverted me. Then this week I get 3 hits on cold (entered 5+ years ago) bills!
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I've entered over 700 bills and got about 25 hits.
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I always enter in any where's George bill I get in circulation. Its always fun to see where they have been.
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