# Dirty, dirty money

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-dirty-money/710002>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 16, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-dirty-money/710002 "2015-01-16T18:16:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-dirty-money/710002/1 "2015-01-16T18:16:06Z")

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The column for January 16, 2015 states when discussing U.S. bills: “Don’t get too excited, though: these amounts are so small that no one’s getting high off the U.S. Mint’s supply.”

Paper currency is not manufactured by the U.S. Mint, but rather by the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Both coins from the Mint and bills from Bureau of Printing and Engraving are not legal tender until put into circulation by the Federal Reserve Bank.

Of course Cecil knew this, it just slipped his mind.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-dirty-money/710002/2 "2015-01-16T20:04:00Z")

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It’s a good idea to attach a link to the column in queston: [Is paper money dirty? Plus: Do hand sanitizers cause superbugs? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3201/is-paper-money-dirty-plus)

Of course **The Second Stone** knew this. It just slipped his mind. 😉

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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-dirty-money/710002/3 "2015-01-16T22:39:55Z")

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Indeed. They will have to dock my pay.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-dirty-money/710002/4 "2015-01-16T22:43:43Z")

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> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#):
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> Indeed. They will have to dock my pay.

That’s OK. You’ll be exposed to less filthy lucre. 🆒