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Printing money costs money too.
by kubb 2y ago
Printing money costs money too.
- lolinder 2y agoBut these notes stop the printing process early—the purchaser is on the hook to cut them out. So these should cost less than the fully printed and cut bills if we're going by pure cost of creation. Do banks pay upwards of $1.50 on the dollar for new bills?
- HarHarVeryFunny 2y agoNo, but the US mint pays 3c to make each 1c coin, so there's that!
- shawabawa3 2y agothey only sell them as a novelty, and as a novelty they can charge a premium
- lolinder 2y agoRight, I think that's the actual answer.