$1 bill (Is it worth anything) Please help

[Schpoyda]

I was working the other day as a merchant at my bank and a customer came in to do a deposit for Burger King. As I was running his money through our counter (you can run mixed notes) the total of his deposit was different from what I was getting on my counter which I had gotten serviced in the morning. I ran the money another time and couple bills fell in the divert slot so I put them through again and got the same amount. Then I ran it a third time and 2 notes fell in the divert a $5 and a $1. I put the $5 through first and then the $1 and the counter counted it as a $50. I then ran the $1 bill again and it read it as a $50, I put it to the light no markings visible of it being washed, I test it under a uv light and it passes the test for a $1 bill, then I approached 4 more different counters at my bank and they all read the $1 bill as a $50. Could this be a federal misprint? Can someone please help. Thank you.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Unless the Burger King alleged counterfeiter was just testing the bill to see if it worked.

The machine count was probably over by $49. If he had written the deposit slip a plus $49, we wouldnt be reading this thread.

 

[cwdigger]

Well tell you what Ill give you a dollar for your dollar then all your troubles are gone

Cw

 

[MarkDz]

If it's a bizarre Mint error, it's probably worth a lot more than $50 to a collector!
Great find either way. Proves weird, intriguing treasures are everywhere.

 

[ivan salis]

big cy -- if its a $1 billthat rings up on a banks electronic counter as a $50 bill its either an rare huge mint error or someone has "altered " it somehow -- since the only two ways I can see it being a mint error is (#1) if it was a $50 single type "star note" replacement bill blank that got pressed as a $1 (but then it would have both the $1 "star" mark next to the serail number on it and the $50 magnetic strip in it as well ) -- then only other legal way I can see it occuring is if a full "blank" sheet of $50 paper was pressed as $1 bills -- but again there should still be the $50 magnetic thread in them --- so I thinking that its money thats been seriously "altered" with in some way --

whille not counterfiet in the classical sense ( after all its said its a legit --- legal dollar bill -- but its been altered some how t ring up as a $50 --if caught passing it you couldn't be charged with passing counterfiet money (since it is a real dollar after all ) --and they would have to prove you knew the bill was altered to ring up as a $50 to press charges on you for passing "altered"money -- ( now try to prove that one -- good luck --- since anyone could easily have this bill unknowingly --and I sure they were the counterfieters they would go--- who me I know nothing )

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I wish Schpoyda would keep us updated.

 

[AU24K]

Might be jerkin' our chain....
Scott

 

[BioProfessor]

Just to make sure the bill is real and not a photocopy (the $1 bill is actually one copied often as it attracts little attention). if it a real bill, there will be small colored threads in the paper (try picking one out as they show up on a copy but aren't really there and the green ink on a bill never dries. Rub the green ink part on a white piece of paper. It should leave some green residue. No threads, no ink smudge, not real. There may be some thing about the copy that "confuses" the bill counter.

Just a thought.

Daryl

 

[pronghorn]

I was working the other day as a merchant at my bank and a customer came in to do a deposit for Burger King. As I was running his money through our counter (you can run mixed notes) the total of his deposit was different from what I was getting on my counter which I had gotten serviced in the morning. I ran the money another time and couple bills fell in the divert slot so I put them through again and got the same amount. Then I ran it a third time and 2 notes fell in the divert a $5 and a $1. I put the $5 through first and then the $1 and the counter counted it as a $50. I then ran the $1 bill again and it read it as a $50, I put it to the light no markings visible of it being washed, I test it under a uv light and it passes the test for a $1 bill, then I approached 4 more different counters at my bank and they all read the $1 bill as a $50. Could this be a federal misprint? Can someone please help. Thank you.

I have a few questions if you don't mind Schpoyda.
You wrote... "I was working the other day as a merchant at my bank " what does "working as a merchant at my bank" mean? I have never heard a bank employee describe their job that way.

when you say "I put it to the light no markings visible of it being washed" could you describe what you mean, do you mean it didn't have the markings of a higher denomination note that was bleached such as a water mark or security thread?

Also you wrote "I test it under a uv light and it passes the test for a $1 bill" could you elaborate on this test, I have never heard of the uv test for a $1 bill, but I don't work in a bank.

Lastly, doesn't the bank have a policy that any bill that demonstrates such a high chance of being
phoney or conterfeit or altered be brought to the attention of the treasury or secret service?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Lastly, doesn't the bank have a policy that any bill that demonstrates such a high chance of being
phoney or conterfeit or altered be brought to the attention of the treasury or secret service?

This is probably what he has done and why he is not responding. I wish he would have kept us informed but he was probably told not to talk about it. He may not know anything else.

 

[pronghorn]

Lastly, doesn't the bank have a policy that any bill that demonstrates such a high chance of being
phoney or conterfeit or altered be brought to the attention of the treasury or secret service?

This is probably what he has done and why he is not responding. I wish he would have kept us informed but he was probably told not to talk about it. He may not know anything else.

That could be.

I hate to say it and I don't want to hurt any feeling but I kinda got the impression that the
next thing I was going to read here was that someone has found a mother box full of 12
boxes of these 1 dollar bills in the phillipines and was wondering if they were ligit. Sorry,
I went and said it, hope I don't get in trouble for it. Just the way my sick mind works.

 

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Neat....

Just waiting for updates.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Lastly, doesn't the bank have a policy that any bill that demonstrates such a high chance of being
phoney or conterfeit or altered be brought to the attention of the treasury or secret service?

This is probably what he has done and why he is not responding. I wish he would have kept us informed but he was probably told not to talk about it. He may not know anything else.

That could be.

I hate to say it and I don't want to hurt any feeling but I kinda got the impression that the
next thing I was going to read here was that someone has found a mother box full of 12
boxes of these 1 dollar bills in the phillipines and was wondering if they were ligit. Sorry,
I went and said it, hope I don't get in trouble for it. Just the way my sick mind works.

I think he was legit. He tried getting help here first and since we were not able to help him, he most likely alerted the proper authorities. Its also possible a whisleblower reading these posts alerted the authorities. Nobody here condones doing anything illegal but I like to think what is talked about here at TN, stays at TN. Otherwise we will miss out on a lot of treasure stories. But that is only wishful thinking. Afterall these posts are on the internet. The best we can hope for is that he will share the rest of his story. But once the authorities are alerted, it is usually the last we will hear of it.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

so, the officials at the bank said.........?

Surly an employee would report such an event.

Maybe the FBI and men in dark glasses paid a little visit to someone who knowingly has such a bill in their possession?

I was hoping he wouldnt rush to report it and keep us informed until we could research this but he does work at a bank and he probably had no choice but to do the right thing. (report it to proper authorities) Im sure they told him not to share this story with the whole world. lol ...end of story.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I was hoping he wouldnt rush to report it and keep us informed until we could research this but he does work at a bank and he probably had no choice but to do the right thing. (report it to proper authorities) Im sure they told him not to share this story with the whole world. lol ...end of story.

Huh? End of story?

Did they contact you with this information, or something? Do they really work at a bank and reported this after posting it on the internet?

NO, nobody contacted me and I know NOTHING about this incident other than what I read here.

I am just theorizing what may have happened. Hopefully Schpoyda will respond to answer the questions.

And like I said, IF he did report it, Im sure they told him not to talk about it.

Any different theories that you may have are welcome of course.

 

[ivan salis]

if its true and they reported it --like big cy said the secert service / treasury folks would tell you -- SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE , talk to no one --- while we try to track down who made this bill --- since its serious biz --making funny money will get you a very very long streach in jail .

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

When I use words like I guess, maybe, most likely, may have happened, probably, also possible, it means I am just theorizing and guessing.

 

[ivan salis]

big cy you and I are both smart enought to kmow it the the bill was indeed a bogus bill and turned in and secert service / treasury "black suits" showed up the first thing the govt says to folks is "tell me all about what happened" then as soon as the have their info --its shut up about this while we hunt down who did this --- counterfieting and hunting them down is serious biz -- the govt doesn't like it when you make your own dough--- very long jail terms --- the black suit boys are not nice people --

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I see.

You posted "...end of story". I assumed you meant it literally. My mistake.

Yes, just like Ivan said, IF he reported it, IF he works at a bank, IF the story is real, someone PROBABLY told him to shut his pie hole. (end of story) and that MAY BE the reason he is no longer responding. I hope he will post back. I am just theorizing.



I could be wrong, I have been wrong before.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

big cy you and I are both smart enought to kmow it the the bill was indeed a bogus bill and turned in and secert service / treasury "black suits" showed up the first thing the govt says to folks is "tell me all about what happened" then as soon as the have their info --its shut up about this while we hunt down who did this --- counterfieting and hunting them down is serious biz -- the govt doesn't like it when you make your own dough--- very long jail terms --- the black suit boys are not nice people --

of course.


....and they dont like you doing your own investigation.

 

[texan connection]

Odd