Posted 03/18/2018 08:20 am
This story doesn't exactly fit your topic but you may get a kick out of it.
Years ago, I went into my local bank to cash a check for one hundred dollars (remember when we used to do that?) I received 5 twenties. This was before the new cartoon notes with the large portraits. As I was counting the paper, I noticed that one of them looked weird. I thought I had received a counterfeit. The ink was different, Jackson was a little smaller, and the picture on the back just didn't look right.
I took it back to the teller. We looked it over and she went to get the manager. While she was gone I noticed that the date on the bill was 1935. This thing looked brand new though, no folds or stains.
I kept that bill for about two decades. It was a federal reserve note. I kept it inside a book to keep it flat. A few years ago, I found out that a young lady who worked for me was a big fan of old currency. I gave her that bill as a Christmas present (I don't collect paper money although I really love seeing those old notes in others' collections.)
Years ago, I went into my local bank to cash a check for one hundred dollars (remember when we used to do that?) I received 5 twenties. This was before the new cartoon notes with the large portraits. As I was counting the paper, I noticed that one of them looked weird. I thought I had received a counterfeit. The ink was different, Jackson was a little smaller, and the picture on the back just didn't look right.
I took it back to the teller. We looked it over and she went to get the manager. While she was gone I noticed that the date on the bill was 1935. This thing looked brand new though, no folds or stains.
I kept that bill for about two decades. It was a federal reserve note. I kept it inside a book to keep it flat. A few years ago, I found out that a young lady who worked for me was a big fan of old currency. I gave her that bill as a Christmas present (I don't collect paper money although I really love seeing those old notes in others' collections.)
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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