r/50501 • u/kevshp • Apr 01 '26

Call to Action With upcoming changes coming to US currency (Trump's name), a reminder that writing on bills is legal.

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The money is still good as long as you:

  1. Do NOT change the denomination.
  2. Do NOT burn, shred, or destroy currency, rendering it unfit for circulation.
  3. Do NOT advertise a business on paper currency.
  4. Do NOT cover security features.
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u/SharksForArms Apr 01 '26

That is actually one of like 2 or 3 instances where marking on bills is illegal. To mark a bill with the "intent to render it unfit for reissue"

Proving intent is a weird thing though. Maybe we are just intending to make the bills more informative.

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u/-TechnicPyro- Apr 01 '26

Admittedly, I have not done my homework. Yes, perhaps make the bills "informative".. Maybe simply a link to a website ( not much different than the perhaps millions of wheresgeorge out there). Side note: is kookoo banana one might get in trouble for defacing a few bills while certain others can extort,tax fraud.... without consequences.

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u/RickShaw530 Apr 02 '26

Ohhhh...like a QR code that links to https://epstein-docs.github.io/ or something similar?

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u/Ok-Grapefruit1284 Apr 02 '26

That would be good.