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dpolicar@athena.mit.edu (David Policar) writes:

>In article <4hrb4o$q89@news2.deltanet.com>,
>Mark Panitz <mpanitz@delta1.deltanet.com> wrote:
>>A friend gave me a $2.00 bill, I would like to know if this bill
>>is good or is it a conterfiet bill, cause I never saw one before.
>>is it valid or should I call the Secret Service and tell them
>>about this bill from my so called friend, I just don't want to
>>get arrested for having conuterfiet money on me
>>any help will be appercaited
>>thanks!

>Well, not a flame, but... :-)

>:     SG: "Mike, what's wrong with this bill?" 
>:     MG: "It's fake."
>:     SG: "It doesn't look fake to me." 
>:     MG: "But it's a $2 bill."
>:     SG: "Yeah?"
>:     MG: "Well, there's no such thing, is there?" 
>:
>:The security guard and I both look at him like he's an idiot, and it dawns 
>:on the guy that he has no clue.
>:

Yeah, a $2 bill is a valid denomination.  Its just not widely used like the
50 cent piece.  I usually only see both when some outfit is having some kind
of free money offer.  We'll send you a $2 bill if you do this.  Or for
doing this we will pay you 50 cents.

In Canada there's tons of them around, but that's because they don't have
$1 bills anymore.  And, soon they won't have $2 bills anymore either.

You want to play with something real that feels fake....get one the Canadian
$2 coins.  A coin of that value feels lighter than the dollar, is mistaken
for a quarter when looked on edge.....and its considered more valuable when
it falls a part, since the mint claims 1 in a million.

I once got a 50 cent piece as change, because it was mistaken for a quarter.
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