Fun Friday. This Is The Worst Dollar Bill I've Found

Looks like laundered money.

I have seen worse in dealers' note junk boxes.

That is quite ugly.

Now I know what the Feds mean by 'money laundering'.

Will you be sending it off to be graded?

Since a large portion of the bill is there, you could take it to a bank and maybe even get a nice, crisp one in exchange.

For the curious: the Federal Reserve classifies damaged notes by degree: "unfit", and "mutilated".

This note is "unfit": most of it is still there, and you can clearly tell what denomination it is. Unfit notes can be deposited or exchanged one for one at any bank; the bank will send it off to be destroyed.

It is getting close, however, to be classified as "mutilated" - one more cycle through the wash should do it. Mutilated notes cannot be redeemed at the local bank; they have to be mailed off to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to be investigated; a dedicated unit of mutilated currency examiners at the BEP then decide how much money you're entitled to recover. The San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank branch has even put out this slick website outlining the process.

I've seen worse lol