Bureau of Engraving and Printing
U.S. Department of the Treasury http://activerain.com/action/blogs_admin/write Have you ever torn a $1 dollar bill or higher and then hoped for the best that someone would take that taped up, mutilated bill and cash it for you? Well, you’re not alone. Each and every year the Bureau of Engraving and Printing handles for the U.S. Treasury handles more than 30,000 claims of partially destroyed or badly damaged money free of charge. That’s right, I said F-R-E-E. What are the most common causes of money that gets mutilated? The most common causes are fire, water, chemicals, explosives; animal, insect or rodent damage; and petrification or deterioration by burying. These monies must also require special examination to determine its value. Under special regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury, mutilated U.S. currency may be exchanged as facevalue. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy This money is not put back in circulation… after these professional jigsaw puzzlers get through with it, the burn it all. For more details on this and how to turn in your old money, go tohttp://moneyfactory.gov/damagedcurrencyclaim.html
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