would those old bills be worth more than their face value?
Thatâs pretty much the best old-safe result Iâve ever heard. Iâm guessing the bourbon wonât be so great as a friend once found a 1950s bottle ofâŚeither Canadian Club or some sort of rum, but the bottleâs hang tag had instructions for using the bottle in a DIY table lamp. I recall it tasting terrible, but I also recall drinking a lot of other stuff that night so who knows. In any case, thatâs one hell of a find!
Wikipedia says they still count as regular money:
While issuance of United States Notes ended in January 1971, existing United States Notes are still valid currency in the United States today, though rarely seen in circulation.
and
All circulating notes, issued from 1861 to present, will be honored by the government at face value as legal tender.
With the dollar, they might not even be worth their face value.
I can top it with this one.
But a bourbon bottle and $50k still ranks pretty high in the absolute scale.
Smells like ARG.
50 grand in the safe, and who knows how much under that tree at the estate in Mesa, AZ. Thatâs a pretty awesome find.
Itâs just a story. They donât claim itâs true.
That safe is only 5 years old and you can buy them on Amazon.
the bills appear even older.
Even older? 1977 is old now? Holy shit.
It all does have the distinct odor of Oscar Meyer and male bovine excrement. 50 year old money and an ancient bottle of millenial-fad-du-jour stored in a brand new safe? A set of mysterious âcluesâ that are about as hard to decipher as an episode of Scooby Doo? And the guyâs hands sure donât have the look of someone that just demolished a kitchen.
Subjectively, it feels quite that wayâŚ
sigh
Itâs bullshit in the same way that Superman is bullshit.
You donât see long comment threads on posts about Superman debating whether a man could really leap tall buildings in a single bound. More likely itâs viral marketing for whatever product the James Pepper Bourbon theyâve buried in Mesa AZ.
I work at a university. They had a âretroâ pub night the other night. The theme was â90sâ - the 90s are retro now (if youâre 18).
Welcome to old age! Feel free to yell at the kids on your lawn. 
Yeah, seems market-y to me. My spidey-sense is up from the way-too-pefect photography. I can tell by the pixels long focal lengthâŚ
That just means that the government wonât give you credit for more than the face value of any note, but people who collect rare bills might.
Could be they just have a new phone? My Galaxy 6 takes shockingly good photos.
@Brainspore - I had friends who would gladly take the $20 silver coins from idiot teenagers who brought them to Gamesworkshop to spend on figures and paints. Legal tender yes, worth only $20 hells noâŚ
Donât waste your breath.
Get a shotgun.
More likely itâs viral marketing
If youâve ever worked in marketing or sat in on a meeting, itâs all about telling stories.
