$1 million bill

trekkie · **Posted:** December 31st, 2011, 5:26 pm

LEXINGTON, N.C. — Do you have change for a million-dollar bill?

Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.

Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried to buy a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items. Store employees called police after his insistence that the bill was legit, and Fuller was arrested.

The largest bill in circulation is $100. The government stopped making bills of up to $10,000 in 1969.

Fuller was charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretense and uttering a forged instrument. He is in jail on a $17,500 bond, and it isn't clear if he has an attorney. He is scheduled to be in court Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/cops_man_t ... dZfbgO#ixzz1iA5UiHM6

i wonder what the bill looked like. probably had his face.

Adbot · **Posted:** December 31st, 2011, 5:26 pm

drndog · **Posted:** December 31st, 2011, 5:28 pm

I had one of those once....

Then I lost it.

Duke Juker · RSBandB Donor since 07/01/2010

I found one once. I used it to buy 100 million pennies. It's been a good investment.

Bonsai99 · **Posted:** January 1st, 2012, 12:14 am

I wonder what he is going to use to pay to get out of jail...

Southrend · **Posted:** January 1st, 2012, 7:31 am

The news article has one mistake. The largest denomination is a $100,000 bill. However it's somehow illegal to own of those?

Anyways, I'd love to see the security video of that transaction, the reaction of the employee must be priceless.

Duke Juker · RSBandB Donor since 07/01/2010

Southrend wrote:

The news article has one mistake. The largest denomination is a $100,000 bill. However it's somehow illegal to own of those?

Anyways, I'd love to see the security video of that transaction, the reaction of the employee must be priceless.

Quote:

The $100,000 Gold Certificate was used only for official transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and was not circulated among the general public. This note cannot be legally held by currency note collectors.

Not only was it not for public use, but FDR took the US off the Gold Standard in 1933, making it illegal for anyone to own ANY denomination of gold certificate bills (from $1 to $100 or beyond). Before, you could trade in dollars for gold. Now, you have to buy gold at whatever price someone will sell it to you for.

Adbot · **Posted:** January 1st, 2012, 2:26 pm

Warren · **Posted:** January 4th, 2012, 1:17 am

I'll just get your $999 524 change from the register. It's a good thing they put 9995 $100 bills in it this morning. Just in case.

Estor · **Posted:** January 4th, 2012, 5:04 pm

LOL What an idiot, make it a bit more realistic if you're going to do that, like I don't know... a $1,000 bill? xD What an idiot.....

Pennstate315 · Runite Member 5-25-10

My teacher mentioned this story in class yesterday, it's a great read. Love how the guy insists that the bill is real.