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How much damage does it take to make paper money void?
Q. Paper money accidentally chewed by my dogs (stupid me left dog cookies tucked in my unattended, open purse. Bills are now taped together but small pieces and or up to 1/3rd of one $20 bill are missing. Numbers are all still intact. Is it still good? Please tell me yes because I do not get paid for another two weeks.
Asked by those_darned_dogs - Fri Nov 16 00:45:56 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. you will need to take it to a bank to change it out... alot of stores wont accept it... for it to be no good, half or more would have to be missing...
Answered by firechick1721 - Fri Nov 16 00:49:20 2007

Is it good to save change and paper money?
Q. I have a jar that I put my change in. I am saving all my money. But i usually just like to have change. When I have paper money I trade it in for change.
Asked by I_love_books - Sat Mar 14 15:04:16 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Very smart of you to do that. Don't touch what you have saved for a long time and you will be surprised how much you have
Answered by rxs_ams - Sat Mar 14 15:20:16 2009

How do I trade all my paper money for metal money?
Q. Is there a country with better looking money?
Asked by Phil V - Tue Mar 3 20:25:22 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Buy Gold bullion, it is the most liquid form (asset wise) of the metal money. If you want to buy gold with the idea that you'll ultimately sell it, then you might want to buy gold bullion; it's easy to buy gold this way and easy to sell it around the world. You can buy gold bullion by looking for dealers online. On your preferred search engine, look for "gold bullion" or "gold dealers." If you have a particular kind of coin in mind - like the American Eagle, the Maple Leaf or Krugerrand, to name a few of the most popular gold coins - then do a search for that particular coin, or find the governmental mint websites. For example, check out the South African Mint, U.S. Mint or Royal Canadian Mint. When you want to buy gold, these sites… [cont.]
Answered by R Girl ( ) ( ) (O_O) - Sat Mar 7 13:30:30 2009