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Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:46 am
by AGgressive Metal
I got a 1963 B Richmond Barr note in change at a bar. Ridiculous! Its maybe XF. No idea how this still happens in 2011, but I'll take it! Most likely some idiot taking notes from daddy's collection.

Joseph Barr was only Treasury Secretary for 28 days, for those not "in the know". In other words, its not very common to find a note that he signed!

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:36 am
by Lemon Thrower
bar none that is the best find today

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:23 pm
by AGgressive Metal
Lemon Thrower wrote:bar none that is the best find today


another pun like that and you will be barred from this thread :P

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:16 pm
by drofdrugs
Yeah but how many drinks will it buy you. No bartenders give out drinks for old paper currency. :mrgreen:

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:13 am
by Verbane
AGgressive Metal wrote:
Lemon Thrower wrote:bar none that is the best find today


another pun like that and you will be barred from this thread :P


Best find or not, getting it at face was quite a Barr-gain ;)

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:32 am
by abe
lol, I've never heard of this Barr Note before, something else to look for. The ole lady is a barrtender so I'll have to get her to keep an eye open for me.

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:22 am
by PreservingThePast
AGgressive Metal wrote:I got a 1963 B Richmond Barr note in change at a bar. Ridiculous! Its maybe XF. No idea how this still happens in 2011, but I'll take it! Most likely some idiot taking notes from daddy's collection.

Joseph Barr was only Treasury Secretary for 28 days, for those not "in the know". In other words, its not very common to find a note that he signed!


Impressive find. Congrats!!!

Keep those eyes open everyone. You never know what you might find.

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:54 pm
by DuckTales253
I always saved the Barr notes, too. However, I just looked up Joseph Barr's entry on Wikipedia and it said the following:

United States paper money always depicts the signature of the Secretary of the Treasury; because of Barr's short term, collectors speculated notes bearing his signature would be scarce. A common misconception is that currency bearing Barr's name is rare. In reality, 458,880,000 $1.00 notes were printed bearing his signature (although none in other denominations), but due to the $1.00's limited lifespan (they only last an average of 21 months in circulation)[2] it is unknown how many still exist.


Go figure.

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:07 pm
by Lemon Thrower
AGgressive Metal wrote:
Lemon Thrower wrote:bar none that is the best find today


another pun like that and you will be barred from this thread :P


duly noted.

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:10 pm
by Rodebaugh
Lemon Thrower wrote:
AGgressive Metal wrote:
Lemon Thrower wrote:bar none that is the best find today


another pun like that and you will be barred from this thread :P


duly noted.


:lol:

Re: Got a Barr note at a bar!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:17 pm
by AGgressive Metal
I Reserve the right to take Legal action if you don't Tender your resignation from these puns, even if it means getting dis-barred.