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Old 06-19-1999, 04:19 AM
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I once asked my bank to cash a check with $1000 bills. They said they couldn't get them because the bills were no longer printed. A few years ago I saw a woman peel 5 $1000 bills from a roll at a Las Vegas blackjack table, which is the only time I ever saw one. The remake of PSYCHO has a scene in which Marian Crane takes several bills from the $400,000 she stole; it could be a phony roll, but I saw four or five of them. Does anyone know if it is possible to obtain G-notes, and if so, how?
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Old 06-19-1999, 10:35 AM
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My understanding is that the government stopped printing anything over a $100 bill back in the 70s or 80s specifically to make large drug transactions difficult.
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Old 06-19-1999, 10:58 AM
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Sure you can get them from a collector. Expect to pay a lot more than $1000.
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Old 06-19-1999, 04:44 PM
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I was at my bank this morning, told them I wanted to surprise my wife for our anniversary, could I get a thousand-dollar bill, was told, no, period, haven't been available for years.
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Old 06-20-1999, 02:34 PM
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G-note??? Don't you mean M-note?

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Old 06-20-1999, 06:04 PM
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"G-note". "G" is for "Grand". An "M-note", with the Roman numeral for a thousand would only be worth a couple bucks or 1,000 lira!
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Old 06-21-1999, 12:54 AM
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Guess who's face is on it? hee hee.
$1000.00
Grover Cleveland (22nd & 24th U.S. President) on front
"One Thousand Dollars" on back.
Has not been printed since 1946.


You c an buy one, just search ebay.com for
'$1000' There is one for sale, only $1,880 high bid so far. lol.

*$5000.00
James Madison (4th U.S. President) on front.
$5000 on back.
Has not been printed since 1946.


*$10,000.00
Salmon P. Chase (25th U.S. Treasury Secretary) on
$10,000 on back.
Has not been printed since 1946.


*$100,000.00
Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S. President) on front.
The largest note ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
Printed from December 18, 1934 through January 9, 1935.
Used for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks.
Not circulated among the general public.
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Old 07-01-1999, 11:47 PM
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Salmon P. Chase was the Secretary of the Treasury when he persuaded A. Lincoln to issue the country's first paper money in order to finance the War. THIS is what got his face on the bill, not some later-in-life political reward.
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Old 07-02-1999, 10:22 AM
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Not "the country's first paper money".

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