RE: “Who decided to stop printing paper money in 2017, and why?”
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Annual Currency Production - figures shown represent number of notes printed.
https://www.bep.gov/currency/production-figures/annual-production-reports
Prolly all sent overseas, especially to ukraine.
My nearest city has a federal reserve bank ( the letters on the note represent which fed res bank). And I’ve yet to see any currency dated beyond 2017. And I don’t know anyone else who has either. Like smiley face said - maybe they are all overseas…
Thank you for the real data. What's fascinating to me is the number of $100 bills that are produced. For other bills, I surmise that the production is mainly to replace worn-out bills. But far more $100 bills are being produced than any other denomination -- and it can't be because of wear and tear.
Are these $100 bills filling mattresses, or are they being sent on pallets to our mortal enemies? Especially look at the HUGE blips in $100 bill production in 2012 and 2013.