Actually, a $1,000 bill is likely to be destroyed. But that's the government's problem. Either they will have to pay the collectable value to the collector (if

Actually, a $1,000 bill is likely to be destroyed. But that's the government's problem. Either they will have to pay the collectable value to the collector (if the property is to be returned to them) or not pay anything to the collector. Well, it's also a "destruction of historical artifacts" problem.