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Eighth-grader’s $2 bill sparks police investigation in Houston
Washington times ^

Posted on 05/04/2016 8:17:32 AM PDT by Petrosius

Edited on 05/04/2016 8:38:17 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

When 13-year-old eighth grader, Danesiah Neal, tried to spend a 2 Dollar Bill at lunch at Christa McAuliffe Middle School, she was detained and threatened with a felony!

It gets worse! The 2 Dollar Bill investigation had to go all the way to the bank to get solved!


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To: Petrosius
Didn't something similar happen a while back,when someone tried to pay for something with an old-style $20 bill (with the smaller portrait)?

When I was at Domino's, every January when school started back after the Christmas break, I'd get a lot of $2 bills, because that's what they got from Grandmom.

61 posted on 05/04/2016 8:46:24 AM PDT by real saxophonist ( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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To: BigEdLB

Actually, that’s a bearer note, not a silver certificate. Says “will pay to the bearer on demand two dollars”. A “dollar” is actually a very specific term, that is not what people think it is.

Originally, we had gold/silver certificates that promised to pay to the bearer X dollars of gold/silver on demand. The “dollar” they were talking about was actually a certain weight of gold/silver as specified by congress. (Through the power to regulate the value of money).

Later the verbiage changed to “will pay to the bearer on demand, X dollars”, without specifying gold or silver payment.

Now, it’s just a promissory note that promises to pay you nothing.


62 posted on 05/04/2016 8:46:28 AM PDT by zeugma (Woohoo! It looks like I'll get to vote for an abrasive clown for president!)
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Dumbing down of America is approaching completion-all they need is 48% or so-can get an additional 10% via fraud at the ballot box.


63 posted on 05/04/2016 8:47:05 AM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: boycott

This is from the same town that gave us a politicia this is from the same town that have people of prominence who think the astronauts planted a flag on Mars and Guam could possibly tip over.


64 posted on 05/04/2016 8:53:11 AM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: Sidebar Moderator
My apologies. That was the original headline from the source from which I got the article: Joe For America (http://joeforamerica.com/2016/05/school-calls-police-girl-using-2-dollar-bill-buy-chicken-nuggets-gets-worse/). I forgot to add the source and link when I posted the article.
65 posted on 05/04/2016 8:53:22 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Petrosius

All of the “adults” in this matter need to be terminated and jailed.

No more tolerance of ignorance.


66 posted on 05/04/2016 9:01:07 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: PLMerite

The article said the date. I may have not remembered the date correctly but it was an older bill, and the marker wouldn’t work on it.


67 posted on 05/04/2016 9:04:14 AM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Robert DeLong
And probably would have accepted this bill.
68 posted on 05/04/2016 9:07:33 AM PDT by petenmi
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To: PLMerite
Yes it was a 1953 bill, I actually remembered correctly:

Police were then led to a bank where the 1953-issued bill was examined and determined to be real.

69 posted on 05/04/2016 9:14:31 AM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: petenmi

You know I just read the entire article, really glanced at it last night (a different post - not even sure it was from the same source), and the article stated there have been over 40 instances of lunch line fraud in x number of years. Not sure if the fraud equates to counterfeits, but if it is, I think this is beyond the pale that they are treating these children as adults and charging them with felonies. If someone gave them the money, then they should be the ones being charged. I doubt many children are gifted enough to counterfeit money. Now some of them may be Xerox copies that they are knowingly trying to pass off as money, but even then they should perhaps provide them with the scare of their young lives, and if they then repeat throw the book at them.


70 posted on 05/04/2016 9:21:16 AM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Red Badger

Not aware that there was ever a $200 bill. I think at one time there were actually $10,000 and $50,000 bills as well.

On another note, if you visit Monticello in Charlottesville, VA, they give you $2 bills for change.


71 posted on 05/04/2016 9:25:14 AM PDT by catman67 (14 gauge?)
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To: DannyTN

Sometimes I get some just to leave as tips.


72 posted on 05/04/2016 9:35:36 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Petrosius

Ok, thanks.


73 posted on 05/04/2016 9:46:40 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator
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To: kingu

Wouldn’t it be redeemable in silver, like the old $1 bills?


74 posted on 05/04/2016 10:01:08 AM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Petrosius

The article doesn’t say why the original “lunch lady” who received the money was suspicious of it. Was it because she didn’t think a $2 was a thing or did she think it was a fake $2?

Counterfeiting $2 would be the stupidest bill anyway since they are relatively rare and would get scrutinized.

Something like this happened at Taco Bell in the last few years too. The cashier didn’t think that a $2 was a thing.


75 posted on 05/04/2016 10:03:54 AM PDT by CoolBub
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To: All

This is as good a thread as any to ask: why have almost all the Treasurers of the United States for the last 30-odd years been Hispanic? Is it a job requirement?


76 posted on 05/04/2016 10:06:16 AM PDT by King of Florida (A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
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To: Petrosius

When I served in the Navy we were paid in cash, and two dollar bills were frequently included in our pay.


77 posted on 05/04/2016 10:18:30 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: usurper
Yes and those quarter sized dollar coins were even worse.

Ah, yes- Susan B. and Sacca-jwee...

78 posted on 05/04/2016 10:26:03 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: JimRed

did they look like this?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F9qEgQIAtpw/U_PIR-EsdDI/AAAAAAAACLk/cIYfg0sYUaw/s1600/1875%2BTwo%2BDollar%2BNational%2BBank%2BNotes.JPG


79 posted on 05/04/2016 10:26:21 AM PDT by warsaw44
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To: JimRed
let me try that again...
80 posted on 05/04/2016 10:29:45 AM PDT by warsaw44
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