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Old 2 November 2013, 09:24 PM   #1
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Where's George?....

I received one of these "Where's George" bills from an ATM yesterday. I've found a few over the years.

It's interesting to log them in (at wheresgeorge.com) and see the route the bill has traveled. This particular one hasn't gone very far... it was first logged in a month ago, only about 120 miles from where I received it.

Anyone else ever find and log one of these?

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Old 2 November 2013, 09:33 PM   #2
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I've had a couple, pretty interesting to log on and see where it's traveled. I think that farthest I've ever had was around 500 miles. I haven't seen one for years though.
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Old 3 November 2013, 12:41 AM   #3
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Had a $1.00 bill recently. I spent it on the turnpike to pay my toll - figuring it may be passed along to another traveler.
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Old 3 November 2013, 12:55 AM   #4
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Wheres Andrew?
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Old 3 November 2013, 12:56 AM   #5
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Yea, usually you see that stamp or something like it on a $1.00 bill, never seen it on a $20.00...
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Old 3 November 2013, 01:14 AM   #6
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Yea, usually you see that stamp or something like it on a $1.00 bill, never seen it on a $20.00...
Wheres the guy with the rubber stamp & where was he during history class?
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Old 3 November 2013, 02:22 AM   #7
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Probably waiting and hoping for a Wham! reunion
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Old 3 November 2013, 02:26 AM   #8
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I have a book that has travelled almost 50,000 miles.
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Old 3 November 2013, 08:21 AM   #9
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I did that for a little while, but it gets a little tedious and 'old' after a while. Occasionally I'll still get hits and I'll always log one in if I get one "in the wild". Its a neat site with lots of statistics.. you can spend some time there reading all sorts of facts. There are some real fanatics who are really into the tracking project. I had one hit after a few years.. you have to wonder where it sat for all that time.
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Old 4 November 2013, 09:22 AM   #10
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I've never initiated one, but when I get a marked bill I always log it in. Interesting to see where it's been. A $20 that I had had been back and forth across the country several times.
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Interesting...

It wouldn't work in Europe I think, as a Euro bill marked that much would automatically be rejected once it hits a bank and replaced.
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