FiniteBanjo comments on TIL the US government sells genuine uncut currency sheets, and every note is legal tender

TIL the US government sells genuine uncut currency sheets, and every note is legal tender (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/til@lemmy.ca

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing sells them through the official government website, priced above face value as collectibles. Every note can be cut out and spent. Handing the whole sheet to a cashier is also valid, though they will silently curse you.

Credit: JFitz717

https://www.usmint.gov/paper-currency/uncut-currency/?srsltid=AfmBOoq8fxAfYbLBCpgkeDTXzHpea3etlIRJqI7h1gyh-iX80WrZaTi_

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 13 points 1 month ago (9 children)

There is this old wives tale about how Wozniak used to use or sell sheets of uncut bills he always kept on hand, one time he got reported to the feds and the feds explained to the person "Steve Wozniak is a government contractor". Funny guy.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

As I heard it, he'd perforate sheets of two-dollar bills and tear them off. People nowadays might not even know there are two-dollar bills. Jefferson's on 'em. Their circulation has been been in decline for decades because it's simpler to use singles. So a smirking engineer ripping out a fresh rectangle of printed cotton started a lot of tense conversations.

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[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 7 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I’ve never heard of a government contractor being a criminal…………………..

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