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Is it worth it to buy $500 or $1000 bills?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:22 pm
by thecrazyone
I see they can be bought from different sources. Is it worth it to have them?

Re: Is it worth it to buy $500 or $1000 bills?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:39 am
by coindood
I toyed with the idea (pre-pandemic) and still might someday, but I started to think that while they're really great prestige pieces, unloading them wouldn't be as easy as PMs.

Saw a really nice graded $500 FRN at a coin show last year for about $2k and if I had brought that much $$ with me, I might have pulled the trigger.

Here's my thread on the topic:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=44143

Re: Is it worth it to buy $500 or $1000 bills?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:54 am
by AdamsSamoa
I would love to have one. But couldn't justify having that much capital tied up in a note.

Re: Is it worth it to buy $500 or $1000 bills?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:34 pm
by thecrazyone
AdamsSamoa wrote:I would love to have one. But couldn't justify having that much capital tied up in a note.

That is pretty much where I am at.

Re: Is it worth it to buy $500 or $1000 bills?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:37 am
by Recyclersteve
On another thread you asked about financing college expenses.

It sounds like you need to seriously cut back on your expenses and perhaps, lifestyle.

College and $1,000 bills don’t go together.

Re: Is it worth it to buy $500 or $1000 bills?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:35 pm
by thecrazyone
Recyclersteve wrote:On another thread you asked about financing college expenses.

It sounds like you need to seriously cut back on your expenses and perhaps, lifestyle.

College and $1,000 bills don’t go together.


Yep, those college bills are creeping toward me like the Black Death. :(

Re: Is it worth it to buy $500 or $1000 bills?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:10 am
by Morsecode
In the mid-90's large notes were still affordable. I bought a $1000 note (a real crisp AU) for, I think $1400 or maybe $1600. Last time I looked those were 4 grand.

I had it sandwiched between two plexi sheets in a currency display holder. It looked cool on the desk for a couple years. Probably sold it one lean winter.