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Not once in their entire lives?
by schoen 1y ago
Not once in their entire lives?
- hattmall 1y agoI'm not even sure if that I knew there was a $50 bill. And that's as an American of 30+ years that uses cash routinely. Multiple times I've cashed checks and gotten it all in 2's, but honestly can't ever remember a $50 bill. I always have at least one $100 bill in my wallet and don't ever recall getting a $50 in change, has to be the least common note. But now I'm thinking waaaaay back and does the President on it have a big mustache? Time to see what a $50 looks like.
- schoen 1y agoWell, I suspect the notes larger than $100 (which are no longer being printed!) are even rarer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_five-hundred-dollar_bill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_five-hundred-dol... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_one-thousand-dollar_bill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_one-thousand-dol... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_five-thousand-dollar_bill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_five-thousand-do... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_ten-thousand-dollar_bill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_ten-thousand-dol...
- dgfitz 1y agoIt would be a "unique" situation. Most AMTs (not all, but most) only dispense $20 bills, the rarer ones will dispense $5s or $10s, and they're rare enough that I make a note of them. I have never encountered an ATM that gives a $50. Your best bet of happening into a $50 is if you go to a bank for an in-person withdraw and they ask you for preferred denominations. Generally the money is dispensed in $20s even there unless specified. Your second best bet would be if you're selling something "on the side" and the purchaser uses a $50 in a transaction, which I would say is also rare these days, most people use Venmo or equiv. Your best bet of handling a $50 is probably as a bartender, or of course as a bank teller. I have held $50s a few times in my life, and even my reaction is "huh, a $50, don't see those often"
- schoen 1y agoHuh, the Wells Fargo ATMs here in San Francisco actively offer me $50 bills on a regular basis! I wonder how much this various by bank, by region, or by ATM manufacturer.
- cft 1y agoIn San Francisco, $50 is the new $20
- Symbiote 1y agoSomeone receiving cash from tourists (tourist city restaurant or attraction) would probably see $50 and $100 bills very often. Nowadays that's less common from tourists from Europe, but tourists from Asia are still likely to bring cash.