Mice eat $$, US Mint replaces it?
TrustNo1
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I posted this on the currency board but I thought someone might have heard of this before on this board too.... October 23, 2008
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON, Mo. -- A bunch of mice turn out to be no match for the U.S. Mint.
A southeast Missouri man is expected to be reimbursed for about $1,000 in bills that had been munched on by rodents.
He had left the $20 bills in an unzipped vinyl bag on a desk at his home, and it was misplaced during the ice storm last winter and the flooding in March.
He eventually found the bag, and in August took it to First Missouri State Bank in Jackson in hopes of covering his losses.
Bank manager Michelle Johns said Wednesday she and two staffers picked through rodent droppings and bird feathers and reassembled the bills.
''With that mess, I didn't know if we could do anything with it,'' Johns said.
The U.S. Mint advised Johns that both sets of serial numbers printed on the bills must be complete to get reimbursement.
Johns said mint officials instructed her to send the reassembled bills -- and the feces and feathers -- to them in Washington, D.C.
The mint will then issue the customer a check for the exact amount the torn money is worth.
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FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON, Mo. -- A bunch of mice turn out to be no match for the U.S. Mint.
A southeast Missouri man is expected to be reimbursed for about $1,000 in bills that had been munched on by rodents.
He had left the $20 bills in an unzipped vinyl bag on a desk at his home, and it was misplaced during the ice storm last winter and the flooding in March.
He eventually found the bag, and in August took it to First Missouri State Bank in Jackson in hopes of covering his losses.
Bank manager Michelle Johns said Wednesday she and two staffers picked through rodent droppings and bird feathers and reassembled the bills.
''With that mess, I didn't know if we could do anything with it,'' Johns said.
The U.S. Mint advised Johns that both sets of serial numbers printed on the bills must be complete to get reimbursement.
Johns said mint officials instructed her to send the reassembled bills -- and the feces and feathers -- to them in Washington, D.C.
The mint will then issue the customer a check for the exact amount the torn money is worth.
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Fortunately they were only after the seeds....
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
Whats this business about "both sets of serial numbers printed on the bills must be complete to get reimbursement"?
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Excuse me but I thought the policy was to replace the bill if more than half (60%) was left or to not replace if less than half (40%) was left?
Whats this business about "both sets of serial numbers printed on the bills must be complete to get reimbursement"? >>
Lee- That's the same impression I always had too. Even businesses could accept your bills if they were more than half there, if they chose to.
You know, this guy's an idiot for allowing this to happen, but they should replace the money if enough of it is there!
Also, this wouldn't happen with $1000 in dollar coins!
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both serial numbers have to show.
If only one showed a person could get paid twice for the same bill.
Steve
I am amused by the fact that old currency held in collections is considered "irretrievably lost" by the government and a guesstimate thereof is written off the rolls of currency outstanding. Wouldn't it be nice if we could get paid for those?
Mutilated Currency
What is mutilated currency?
Currency notes which are:
-NOT CLEARLY more than one-half of the original note and/or,
-in such condition that the value is questionable and special examination is required to determine its value.
Currency can become mutilated in any number of ways. The most common causes are: fire, water, chemicals, explosives; animal, insect or rodent damage; and petrification or deterioration by burying. Under regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury, mutilated United States currency may be exchanged at face value if:
-more than 50% of a note identifiable as United States currency is present; or,
-50% or less of a note identifiable as United States currency is present, and the method of mutilation and supporting evidence demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Treasury that the missing portions have been totally destroyed.
So much for "both serial numbers".................
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Tough to argue with mouse poop. >>
Personally, I would be really concerned about Hantavirus with all that rodent poop!
They're dirty little buggers!
The name is LEE!
Also, beware the urine.
Discover magazine had an interesting article on "four corners disease" a few years ago when many young Navajo were dying from it.
Like the Flu epidemic of 1918, this is another disease that especially carries off the strong young. The author consulted an old Navajo medicine man for his advice on the situation. This was that the mouse belonged to the night world and man belonged to the day world and the two should never mix. If a mouse touches your clothes, burn them!