tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post2037714415728578481..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Dollar portraitsJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-27235335115998449332014-02-28T08:33:27.617-05:002014-02-28T08:33:27.617-05:00Glen --
All true. I would hesitate before taking a...Glen --<br />All true. I would hesitate before taking anything larger than a hundred. (I can't recall ever having seen anything larger than a hundred, to tell the truth.)<br /><br />And you'r right, they say that counterfeiters specialize in 20's, 50's, and 100's. Anything less and it's not worth their time, and anything more would automatically arouse suspicion.<br /><br />I think the switch of criminals to cashless technologies is already in full swing. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-6566457518143481842014-02-28T08:23:51.877-05:002014-02-28T08:23:51.877-05:00It would depend, John.
Consider: go through your ...It would depend, John.<br /><br />Consider: go through your wallet. Can you remember where you got the ones and the fives and tens from? Maybe and maybe not...and if one turned out counterfeit - you would not be financially crippled.<br /><br />But consider a $10,000.00 note. You would remember EXACTLY who gave it to you. You would remember EXACTLY who you gave it to, and under which circumstances. Bills like these don't change hands casually as smaller denominations do - which is why counterfeiters don't bother with them. You are right I suppose, I WOULD worry about counterfeiting all the same too - but realistically the profit of counterfeiting is in the smaller bills.<br /><br />Up here in Canada our money is really getting weird. They've gotten rid of the penny. There is talk of $5.00 and $15.00 coins. Paper money now has plasticized holograms and metal foil patches. Counterfeiting our money is now probably beyond the reach of the shade tree criminal set up in his basement. It is a fascinating aspect of crime to watch. I suspect that in the future the criminals will spend far more time and effort on cashless technologies like debit and credit cards.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-28046278757271608322014-02-27T17:33:26.403-05:002014-02-27T17:33:26.403-05:00Anon --
Good point. They should make a million dol...Anon --<br />Good point. They should make a million dollar bill and put Obama's picture on it. <br /><br />And, now that I think of it, they should make it counterfeit, sorta like the man himself. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-86907480763530769542014-02-27T17:09:41.755-05:002014-02-27T17:09:41.755-05:00Haha! It would have to be a progressive on the $10...Haha! It would have to be a progressive on the $100k. Just getting ready for hyperinflation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-47883774500412574332014-02-27T14:53:11.435-05:002014-02-27T14:53:11.435-05:00Glen --
The most that I can ever remember having h...Glen --<br />The most that I can ever remember having had on me is this past summer, I had 13k when I was in London (mostly for betting purposes). <br /><br />The thing about a bill that large is, I would think people would want to have the local bank check it out to make sure it's not counterfeit, so in the end it would be even more trouble than arranging a bank transfer or paying by check. If someone handed you a $10,000 bill and said, "Okay, now we're square," wouldn't you want to take it to a bank to have them make sure it's real? John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-53022836343630233522014-02-27T13:15:34.230-05:002014-02-27T13:15:34.230-05:00Wbat's the largest amount of cash you have eve...Wbat's the largest amount of cash you have ever had on your person at one time, John? I dunno why but I find the question interesting.<br /><br />I had $20,000.00 in cash that I put out as a down payment on my wife's new car back before Christmas. <br /><br />A buddy of mine won this 'contest' - He paid off his house with $46,000.00 cash back in the early 70's. I can see a $10,000.00 bill actually being useful in some circumstances.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.com