# What's the largest check (cheque) you've ever cashed or deposited?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 13, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-check-cheque-youve-ever-cashed-or-deposited/194851 "2003-08-13T06:26:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-check-cheque-youve-ever-cashed-or-deposited/194851/41 "2003-08-15T16:25:06Z")

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My mom was administrator for my father’s estate, she needed to deposit a check, but was working at the time. I, being all of 18 years old, had the privilege of depositing $80,000 and then convincing the manager to not put a hold on it.

Largest ever seen? $248,000. To the IRS. F%&#ing estate tax.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-check-cheque-youve-ever-cashed-or-deposited/194851/42 "2003-08-15T17:01:10Z")

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I took out a cashier’s check for $3,250 to add to the $500 deposit on my [new car](http://fathom.org/jjtm/temp/000_1096.jpg). (New to me… technically new as in “1993”).

I remember when I was astonished by my $208 paycheck from the Coronet a few years ago. The most money I’d ever seen.

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