Nigel Tufnel: It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Of course, if you are able to pay a fine of $11,000, you will have tripped the $10,000 threshold for further investigation and for failing to declare you are traveling with that much cash. Additionally, it might be seized as terrorist or drug money, with the burden of proof on the person with the cash to prove it was theirs. If not performed, they could probably seize everything you own based upon the same drug and antiterrorist laws.