> American banks would give you face value. It's still a loss of value. When they were new, they could be exchanged everywhere for their face value (minus a fe

> American banks would give you face value. It's still a loss of value. When they were new, they could be exchanged everywhere for their face value (minus a few percent for the commission). After a few decades, they can be exchanged for their face value only in certain places. Who knows what will happen after a few more decades? Will they still be accepted anywhere? In my country, if you still have any local currency bills or coins from before 1994, they're worthless except as a collector item. Won't surprise me if the same happens one day to old US dollar bills.