What do the letters on Dollar Bills mean? And why is E the most common?
There are two possibilities here. One, as has been mentioned previously, is the Federal Reserve bank seal at the left side of the $1 bill. "E" would indicate the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond,Virginia. It would only be the most common letter if you live somewhere near Richmond. Here on the west coast, nearly all $1 bills have letter "L", which is San Francisco. The rest, in order, are: A Boston B New York C Philadelphia D Cleveland E Richmond F Atlanta G Chicago H St. Louis I Minneapolis J Kansas City K Dallas L San Francisco The other thing you might mean is the first letter in the serial numbers of the $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills, which have a different meaning altogether. The first letter indicates the Series of the banknote and the second letter indicates the Federal Reserve branch bank, as explained previously. Here is what the first letter means: A Series 1996 B Series 1999 C Series 2001 D Series 2003 E Series 2004 F Series 2003A G Series 2004A H Series 2006 ($100) I Series 2006 ($20, $50) On $20 bills, "E" is the most common because Series 2004 much more common than Series 2004A and the Fed has not yet released Series 2006 notes in quantity yet.
How do I get brand new $100 bills?
I checked out Brian’s suggestion and the online web store won’t help you unless you want to pay a premium for uncut sheets.My wife is from Russia and when she visits she has to take pristine $ 100.00 bills. They won’t except bills over there with even the smallest defect. We always need to accumulate a bunch of them. I have not had much luck asking for new $ 100.00 bills at my bank and asking is about like talking to a wall.I just start making some deposits and withdraws at different branches. For instance cashing a check for $ 1000.00 and asking for big bills. Then I pick out the good ones and go to a different branch and deposit the less then perfect ones. Then I cash another check and so on. I usually start way ahead since we need a lot of bills.You can try just asking at your bank. They may help you. If not just start making making deposits and withdrawals until you have what you need.
Why do people light cigars with 100 $ bills? ANd how does one do that?
Two things I don't do, waste money or ruin a good cigar. That is exactly what you would do it you lit a premium cigar with a nasty smelling piece of currency. It does not take much to ruin a great cigar since what you light your stogie with filters into the cigar. I don't use paper matches or cheap fluid in my lighters and $100 bill can buy me 3-5 really good non-Cubans or 2-3 Cubans As far as money burning long enough to light a cigar; money is made cotton, go outside, take off your shirt, and set it on fire and see how fast it burns to nothing!
Why does it say 4:10 on the tower in back of the $100 dollar bill??
Approximately 4:10. Although the time is not readily identifiable to the naked eye, it may be verified if examined under twenty-fold magnification. There are no records explaining why that particular time was chosen. Most sites say the time is 4:10 but a few dispute this and say it is 2:21. The following link gives an explanation as to why http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question34654.html