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Wondering if anyone has ever bought one of these "dollar bill stacks" encased in acrylic. I see them from time to time on the ebay, and I like them as a novelty. I doubt they have a real stack of notes embedded, but just wondering if anyone has any info...? Thoughts...? PS: this might belong in exonumia, not sure.  |
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As long as you know there are no dollars in between, and pay accordingly. Just a cheap novelty.
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I'd take a risk for $3 with free shipping. I don't have any idea what I would use it for, though.
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How could anyone determine if there are real notes in the middle? You would have to smash the paperweight.
Who uses paperweights anymore, anyways?
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I collect exonumia - especially advertising pieces with coins embedded - and I keep seeing these dollar stacks. But they can go for over a hundred bucks...! I can't imagine it's a real stack of bills (I'm sure it's stuffed with blank paper). And you couldn't ever get the bills out anyway because they'd be destroyed in the process of crushing the acrylic (plastic).
So just wondering if anyone here has any in their collection, or if anyone knows the company or companies that makes these novelties.
PS: I'd go up to $20 on it because I like odd things. To each his own.
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Interesting, but not enough to want one.  |
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That's for sure.  |
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These lucite encased dollar stacks and coins seemed to be popular back in the late-60's to early 70's. A lot of those bill stacks are priced as if there is an actual stack of dollars in there. I'd be interested to break one open and see. If you can get one for cheap, could you not break it open then send the bundle to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to redeem mutilated currency?
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The shipping costs probably exceed the value of this item.
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I'd like to get two of these bricks - one for my desk, and one to crack open for curiosity. Problem is, I've seen these stacks go for way more than the supposed value so even if it were 100 bills (and some people insist they are) and then I sent it to the BEP I'd still lose out. FWIW: I have something like this - it's a single red seal $2 bill (series 1963-A) encased in plastic. It doesn't fit my colection (it doesn't have any advertising logos on it) so I don't need it. Maybe I'll send it into the BEP for fun. Except they say it can take up to 3 YEARS to process. http://bep.gov/services/currencyredemption.html |
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Here's a photo of that $2 bill I mentioned - The note is 1963, and the acrylic has some age to it, but I'm not sure who made this or when it was entombed. I got it from a friend who knows I collect these things (but it doesn't fit my collection per se)  |
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Maybe I'll send it into the BEP for fun. Why? |
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It is probably just me, but a debate between @jeffbuckes and @jimbucks would be interesting. Team Jeff or Team Jim?  I apologize in advance. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Why? @jimbucks - I was trying to be sarcastic. It would cost about $8 to mail this brick to the BEP and then I'd have to wait up to three years for them to process. Then, if I'm lucky, they would send me a check for $2.00. So, no, I won't really do that. But I am a tiny bit tempted to crack open one of those other bricks to see if they really have a hundred bucks in them. If so, then I would send that off to get reimbursed. But again, only if I got one for way less than $100. @spruett001 - I'm a terrible debater, but I'd be happy to thumb wrestle any day! |
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I was trying to be sarcastic Oh, I guess I didn't pick that up, even though that is one of my specialties! Don't waste your time/effort, there is no currency inside. These cheap novelties were sold back in the 70s or so and the makers of them are laughing all the way to the bank (have you heard of the pet rock?). If my memory is correct they were advertised in TV Guide for $12.99 or something like that. Edited by jimbucks
02/23/2019 6:32 pm
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