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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
Hello! Today I found a my first Where's George bill! I was thinking of keeping it, but that defeats the purpous... I'm not going to post a picture, because somone might submit the serial number. Here is a log of where its been:
Laughlin, NV
Palm Desert, CA
Phillipsburg, KS
Missouri Valley, IA
Blair, NE
Omaha, NE
Very cool find! Has anyone else found a Wheres George bill!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3253 Posts |
Wow, that's some distance! I've found a couple, but they've always spent the past few years within the city limits of Philadelphia. I guess that means that the city isn't being drained of wealth, though!
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Valued Member
United States
369 Posts |
I got one on saturday that was marked 2 years ago in PA (I'm in CA), and today it logged another hit just a few miles away.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
Several. I have a $5 where's George bill in my wallet (there for about 3 weeks). I'll get around to logging it in.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4591 Posts |
Yes, please DO NOT Post the s/n - Hank blocks every one that's publically posted that he is made aware of...
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12819 Posts |
It's always fun to receive a WG bill. I used to do Where's George quite a bit but the life expectancy of a note is so short and the hit rate is so poor that it just became more work than fun for me. I love the concept but the ROI is poor so you have to mark and circulate a TON of notes for "success".
I haven't received a WG-marked note in some time to check in (4-5 years maybe?) and haven't marked one in two or more. I think the last hit on a bill I marked was over two years ago as well.
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Valued Member
Canada
160 Posts |
I got a $1 bill the other day - not in the greatest shape, but I can remember looking one up many years ago... around the same time as CelticKnot.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12819 Posts |
Just checked... the last bill that scored a hit for me was in March of 2013. Interestingly enough, I entered it in July of 2005. So... there's hope I guess.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4591 Posts |
For me it's one of those interests that waxes and wanes. I put a big push to make the , club and since then I've backed off quite a bit. When I look at my 10 or 12 year history, there have been other Periods where I didn't answer a lot of bills followed by spurts where I did.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Valued Member
United States
300 Posts |
I have 100 of them sitting on my desk as we speak...  I've been at WG for about 14 years now, I've EMS'd a little over 220,000 bills. I keep saying I'm going to retire from it but never do, the addiction runs deep and I just can't let an un-marked bill go by...  |
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Valued Member
United States
369 Posts |
I'm just getting started, bought a stamp a couple months ago and am up to almost 1,000 bills entered. Just got my 50th hit yesterday!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1476 Posts |
I just received one the other day and then put it back in circulation via a scratch off lotto machine here in Florida on this Saturday past. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12819 Posts |
@half n a half, so you have a 5% hit rate. Give it some time...that'll creep up a bit. I just checked and I have an 18% hit rate with ~850 bills entered. @Night Hawk...looks like you have some work to do in Vermont. Chop chop! |
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Valued Member
United States
300 Posts |
Vermont? I'd stomp them if I lived there...lol
You have entered 222,642 Bills worth $294,859
Bills with hits: 44,961 Total hits: 56,480
Hit rate: 20.19% Slugging Percentage: 25.37% (total hits/total bills)
George Score: 1,445.07
Your rank (based on George Score) is #17
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Valued Member
United States
369 Posts |
Yup, more than half of my bills have been entered in the last 4 months or so, so I'm sure I'll be getting a lot of hits soon  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
513 Posts |
I've been entering and stamping for several years, with a paltry hit rate. What's a trick for getting more hits?
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Posted 03/03/2015 10:26 pm
