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Valued Member
United States
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A friend of mine has these and wants to turn them into the bank. She asked me first if I wanted them for face value because she knows I save everything. Are these worth any more than face value?  |
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Rest in Peace
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Give her face value and a nice dinner! The bank may consider them counterfeit any way, just like the young girl arrested for passing counterfeit money when buying lunch w/a $2 bill!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
Yes, buy them! I would pay her face value and more.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
buy them ASAP and like another person said, maybe dinner too. They are more than worth face value!
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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 Positively a no-brainer at face value! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Moderator
 United States
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If it was me, I would give face value plus a dinner at Red Lobster  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4637 Posts |
Maybe.
Typically I only buy notes I want in my collection, and I don't want these notes in my collection. All three of them are in less than desirable condition with stains, ink marks and many folds (problem notes). Buying them and tying up $160 is not something I'd do. I prefer notes with eye appeal....something these notes lack.
But, if I was about to attend a large coin/currency show, I would buy them to use in a purchase of a note I wanted and pass them on. Buying them to turn a profit is not worth the hassle, at least to me it's not.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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If I had $160 on hand (which I'm unlikely to, but ignoring that for the moment), I'd probably buy them, then try to sell the big note for $170 or so on first opportunity and keep the other two for a rainy day. I agree that the bank will probably consider them counterfeit (especially the hundred) - IIRC those early issues don't pass the " Counterfeit Detection" pen? If she's nice, I might as well buy them just so that she wouldn't get in jail for counterfeiting money (I myself don't intend to put them in a bank, even if that was a possibility - at worst I'd just pass them on to the next sucker). |
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I would buy them for face then use them to trade for something I really like that was of greater value.
Edited by Mark1959
08/25/2017 08:02 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Give her face ,then take her out and paint the town .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You have literally nothing to lose, provided $160 won't make or break your ability to pay the bills this month. If nothing else, you have a thread full of people who are drooling over these bills. You need 250 posts to sell, so chat for a while and list them here!
Banks send these things to be shredded! Even if you need to sell them at face to someone else, save the bills from their fate!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It makes no sense not to save them from the shredder. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would stick around that friend.
Go get em.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd rather spend $160 on something I want. I know, novel idea.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you decide not to take them, let us know, someone will want them.
They are worth more than face value, no question, I would take them in a heart beat.
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Valued Member
 United States
277 Posts |
Thanks for all the replies! I am in a position to just buy them and put them away. I was shocked at the counterfeit replies. Is this common with these notes? I would hate to buy these and then worry about my daughter trying to get rid of them. I know these are legitimate bills. My friends wife is a hair dresser and was paid with these bills from older costumers over the years. Any money out of the ordinary she would hold on to.
Thanks again everyone. I will keep you updated.
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Posted 08/25/2017 12:24 am
