+darus67 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Each half of the bill is made into a travel bug. Whoever unites the two halves gets to spend the dollar. I wouldn't attach the actual travel bug tags, but I'd use numbers from tags I have purchased. That way after someone finds both halves, I can just re-use the same pair of TB numbers and launch another bill. The bug pages would, of course, contain links to the other bug in the pair. Would people actually move these, or would they hold half, and hope the other half moved to them? Quote Link to comment
+Blue Power Ranger Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Without a tag, I'm not sure people would recognize them as anything more than geo-junk in the cache. Add that to the durability issues when facing the many many wet caches out there... Neat idea but I think it is doomed from the start. Quote Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 A buck? Cheapskate! Power Ranger (the Blue one was the hunky one, yes?) has the right idea; you run the risk it gets lost in the junque. If you put each half in a baggie with instructions, you'd stand a better chance. Oh, and it's a felony or something Quote Link to comment
+Blue Power Ranger Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Would people actually move these, or would they hold half, and hope the other half moved to them? Would you for $1? the Blue one was the hunky one, yes? Naturally. Not to mention the smartest. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Defacing American currency (by tearing a dollar bill in half, for example) is against Fedreral law. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Personally I don't think two bugs are going to be found by the same cacher who would be in a position to keep one half and then find the other without having to hold one for a long time. But hey, you can still release two bugs with half a bill just for fun. Don't tell them to hold it while looking for the other in hopes of getting a buck. Just say the bugs are trying to meet up. And if they do, then figure out a prize. And if you want, I'll rip a buck in two and send it to you. postage paid. Quote Link to comment
+Colorado Cacher Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Cut it directly down the middle and laminate both halves then attach tag a tag to each half, and they will last for a long time probably. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Cut it directly down the middle and laminate both halves then attach tag a tag to each half, and they will last for a long time probably. Yeah, forgot about that part. Completely agree. Quote Link to comment
+darus67 Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 A buck? Cheapskate! I'd use a bigger bill, depending on how far apart I managed to release them. Across town, 1$ Across the state, $5 Coast to coast, $20 or something like that Power Ranger (the Blue one was the hunky one, yes?) has the right idea; you run the risk it gets lost in the junque. If you put each half in a baggie with instructions, you'd stand a better chance. I wouldn't just toss half buck in the cache. I would put it in some sort of container (I was thinking of a baseball card holder) with a note explaining the goal. Oh, and it's a felony or something Defacing U.S. currency is only a crime if done with fraudulent intent, according to what I've read. There's no fraud here. Nothing a little scotch tape couldn't fix. Quote Link to comment
+reveritt Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Defacing American currency (by tearing a dollar bill in half, for example) is against Fedreral law. ...Which is reason enough to do it, in my opinion Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 If the bill got wet, then placed in a dry warm cache it might start to mildew. Not something I'd like to find in a cache, must less move. So waterproofing it somehow would be good idea. oh, and I vote for using a two dollar bill, Or some foreign paper currency. Something slighty unusual so someone might look at and read the mission. Quote Link to comment
+Blue Power Ranger Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I vote for using a two dollar bill, Or some foreign paper currency. Something slighty unusual so someone might look at and read the mission. Totally agree! $2 bills makes it instantly more interesting! Each half cut and laminated w/ dogtags. (I don't think spending it is really the motivation anyhow) Quote Link to comment
+JMBIndy Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 "Defacement of Currency Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Defacement of currency in such a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service." This is enough reason NOT to do it. Quote Link to comment
Team Yankee Kiwi Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Defacing American currency (by tearing a dollar bill in half, for example) is against Fedreral law. ...Which is reason enough to do it, in my opinion Ooooh!! Dick Cheney is watching you. Quote Link to comment
+Colorado Cacher Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 (edited) Defacing American currency (by tearing a dollar bill in half, for example) is against Fedreral law. ...Which is reason enough to do it, in my opinion Ooooh!! Dick Cheney is watching you. You better believe it buddy!! But remember you can't do that to them because only they are allowed illegal eavesdropping & wiretapping privleges, along with private airspace above their residential homes that are afforded with your tax money. Sure pays to be a pCoRlOiOtKician. Edited June 10, 2006 by Colorado Cacher Quote Link to comment
wandat24 Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 "Defacement of Currency Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Defacement of currency in such a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service." This is enough reason NOT to do it. Same thing I was fixing to post...... Quote Link to comment
+ReadyOrNot Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Defacing American currency (by tearing a dollar bill in half, for example) is against Fedreral law. ...Which is reason enough to do it, in my opinion Ooooh!! Dick Cheney is watching you. You better believe it buddy!! But remember you can't do that to them because only they are allowed illegal eavesdropping & wiretapping privleges, along with private airspace above their residential homes that are afforded with your tax money. Sure pays to be a pCoRlOiOtKician. Will someone either shut this thread down or shut these guys up? I'm trying real hard not to get suspended again.. This is like dangling a crack rock in front of an addict. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 This has to be one of the slowest debates I've ever seen in this forum. Quote Link to comment
+ar_kayaker Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 "Defacement of Currency Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Ever hear of www.wheresgeorge.com? Quote Link to comment
+JMBIndy Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 "Defacement of Currency Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Ever hear of www.wheresgeorge.com? Sure have. Placing the stamp on the edge of the bill does not render it unusable. They do not rip, tear or otherwise mutilate the bill. Quote Link to comment
+JMBIndy Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 This has to be one of the slowest debates I've ever seen in this forum. No debate. Stating a fact. Quote Link to comment
+portergeohunters Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 "Defacement of Currency Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Ever hear of www.wheresgeorge.com? Sure have. Placing the stamp on the edge of the bill does not render it unusable. They do not rip, tear or otherwise mutilate the bill. Allright ever seen that machine that punches a stupid design in a penny? Quote Link to comment
+JMBIndy Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Allright ever seen that machine that punches a stupid design in a penny? You've got me there. I've never understood that one. Best guess? Money is being made during the destruction of the penny, of which the governement gets a share through taxes. Don't know otherwise. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 (edited) I checked in to that earlier. Coins are in the previous section 332 and it includes the word "fraudulently" alters, defaces, etc. According to what I found, their position is that they have no fraudulent intent. There's more but you can do your research and draw your own conclusions. Edited June 11, 2006 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+ScoutingWV Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 You could do this with something other than currency ... a gift card or something ... Still not sure that the halves would ever meet up, though. Quote Link to comment
+portergeohunters Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I checked in to that earlier. Coins are in the previous section 332 and it includes the word "fraudulently" alters, defaces, etc. According to what I found, their position is that they have no fraudulent intent. There's more but you can do your research and draw your own conclusions. well if that is the case than I guess we are all federal criminals because you cant tell me that that we all havet run a bill or 2 through the wash and trashed it.... lol... Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I checked in to that earlier. Coins are in the previous section 332 and it includes the word "fraudulently" alters, defaces, etc. According to what I found, their position is that they have no fraudulent intent. There's more but you can do your research and draw your own conclusions. well if that is the case than I guess we are all federal criminals because you cant tell me that that we all havet run a bill or 2 through the wash and trashed it.... lol... Actually, never to the point that it was trashed. There's a nearby bar-n-grill that the ceiling is covered in ones. A good washing is the only thing that would save those bills. Quote Link to comment
+darus67 Posted June 12, 2006 Author Share Posted June 12, 2006 You could do this with something other than currency ... a gift card or something ... I like that idea. It would keep the currency police off my case. I wonder if any use a barcode rather than a mag stripe. I don't know if a mag stripe would still work if cut in half and taped back together. A barcode is a lot more forgiving that way. Quote Link to comment
+markz68 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) I think I will take a dollar bill stamped for Where's George and then package it up as a travel bug with the mission to be sent somewhere like Hawaii or something and then logged into the Where's George site before being spent. That way I'll log miles on my TB and then get a hit in Where's George! Edited June 13, 2006 by markz68 Quote Link to comment
+SomewhereInND Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Without a tag, I'm not sure people would recognize them as anything more than geo-junk in the cache. Add that to the durability issues when facing the many many wet caches out there... Neat idea but I think it is doomed from the start. Put it in a plastic pouch of some kind, then attach the same type of chain to it that comes with a travel bug. If geocachers see the chain, they will look to see what it is attached to. I think you need to get a more expensive president. Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 "Defacement of Currency Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Defacement of currency in such a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service." This is enough reason NOT to do it. OMG, come on now! Whenever someone at work would ask me if I could 'break a hundred', I used to tear their $100.00 bill in half, just to see the shock on the customers and employees faces...of course, I made sure I had enough $20s to cover it...as long as the halves numerically match when you tape them together, I have NEVER had a bank call me on it, after I sent it in with the nightly deposit... Any Federal Agents have a problem with that, come and get me...really...come and take me away, right now...I dare you... Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.