ccg Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Just wondering, since the last half-dozen US$5's I handled are all VG-ish in grade. (On the other hand, most US$10s I handle are VF or better.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I use $5 on almost a daily basis and are very common around the house. I'd assume they get used about as much as the $1 bills. I do see more bad $5 then any other bill. Probably has to due with use plus the number made (less then $1, more then $10). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I very rarely use $5 or tens for that matter. $1 and $20 seem to be the bills I deal with most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 It could also be where you live. When I lived in Portland and Seattle I was surprised at how few $10 notes circulated. It seems every time I paid with a $20, I would get back only $5 and $1, no $10 bills in the drawer. You almost had to go to the bank to get them if you wanted them, but rarely available in commerce (and that used to annoy me a lot). So given that in the northwest it seems $5 circulate more than $10, your observation isn't surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbeast1098 Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 A few days ago, I read something about the life expectancy fo US paper money....... Basically, the lower the denomination, the shorter the life expectancy. $1 bills wear out quicker than $5's, which wear out quicker than $10's and so on..... I thought that was kind of interesting...... KFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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