Metal Money, Money and Gamblers

[Jihad]

who gave this guy a computer?

[Brad1970]

Good post.

All the youngsters out there listen up, you might learn something.

[Setof8s]

I have enjoyed your two posts that I have read Johnny. Keep them coming, they are very interesting.

[Farfenugen]

Great stuff.

You should write a story for the 2+2 magazine and make a few bucks off of them. I'm sure loads of people would love to hear great stories from way back when.

[kutuz_off]

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Once when I was twenty, I won about $1200 which would be like $12000 now, adjusted for inflation. I had a check for $900. I was at the bank at 9 a.m. before payment could be stopped. They gave me a $500 bill and four $100 bills. I practically ran out of the bank. My rent was $25 a month at the time.I had just won four years rent.

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I may be incorrect, but I think you went to a wrong kinda bank.

Edit: According to Wikipedia, "Although they are still technically legal tender in the United States, high-denomination bills were last printed in 1945 and officially discontinued on July 14, 1969, by the Federal Reserve System. "

[J.C. Gloves]

Ditto

[Brad1970]

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Once when I was twenty, I won about $1200 which would be like $12000 now, adjusted for inflation. I had a check for $900. I was at the bank at 9 a.m. before payment could be stopped. They gave me a $500 bill and four $100 bills. I practically ran out of the bank. My rent was $25 a month at the time.I had just won four years rent.

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I may be incorrect, but I think you went to a wrong kinda bank.

Edit: According to Wikipedia, "Although they are still technically legal tender in the United States, high-denomination bills were last printed in 1945 and officially discontinued on July 14, 1969, by the Federal Reserve System. "

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That doesn't mean that they are not still in circulation. The Fed just stopped printing them.

[EYEWHITES]

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Once when I was twenty, I won about $1200 which would be like $12000 now, adjusted for inflation. I had a check for $900. I was at the bank at 9 a.m. before payment could be stopped. They gave me a $500 bill and four $100 bills. I practically ran out of the bank. My rent was $25 a month at the time.I had just won four years rent.

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I may be incorrect, but I think you went to a wrong kinda bank.

Edit: According to Wikipedia, "Although they are still technically legal tender in the United States, high-denomination bills were last printed in 1945 and officially discontinued on July 14, 1969, by the Federal Reserve System. "

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That doesn't mean that they are not still in circulation. The Fed just stopped printing them.

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my grandmother in law(sounds weird) had a couple last july on are cruise....so im sure as of last year people still used them

[I Gotta Push]

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This is a pretty cool post.

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[[Phill]]

Johnny, post as many old gambling stories as possible.

Or consider writing a book involving them.

Stuff like this fascinates me, i love reading about how the sphere of gambling worked back then.