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Can someone explain to me why this isn't illegal?

I think the full story isn't actually well covered here. I believe that he buys the pads from the US Mint, but then perforates them using a printer... or something.

>> ^kurtdh:

Can someone explain to me why this isn't illegal?

>> ^TheJehosephat:

I think the full story isn't actually well covered here. I believe that he buys the pads from the US Mint, but then perforates them using a printer... or something.
>> ^kurtdh:
Can someone explain to me why this isn't illegal?



He says near the beginning of the video that he had a printer in his home town do it.

He also states he's not even sure if it's the right president on the bill...indicating that it indeed did not come from the U.S. mint. Any additional information on this would be helpful!

Steve's a prankster...a nerd prankster...but a prankster. I know from older interviews that he buys uncut sheets of money from the U.S. Treasury. It's just one of those things the Treasury does that most people don't know or care to know about. http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/uncutcurrency.aspx

Unless this is something totally different I think he's just pulling our leg a little. If you listen to how he words it he says he has a local printer make the pads...but that he got them the supplies from a "higher quality printer"...code for the U.S. Treasury.

Someone else can probably confirm - but since there are no legal $2 bills...it is not illegal to print your own $2 bill. Whether you can manage to convince someone to take that as money...that's a different story - and also not illegal.

It'd be like me writing "$2" on a piece of paper...I can make as many of these pieces of paper as I want...nothing illegal about that.

If I can buy stuff with these handwritten pieces of paper...again, nothing illegal...

>> ^kurtdh:

Can someone explain to me why this isn't illegal?

Two dollar bills are still in circulation and are still considered legal tender. Odd but true.
>> ^Tokoki:

Someone else can probably confirm - but since there are no legal $2 bills...it is not illegal to print your own $2 bill.

>> ^kurtdh:
>> ^TheJehosephat: I think the full story isn't actually well covered here. I believe that he buys the pads from the US Mint, but then perforates them using a printer... or something. >> ^kurtdh: Can someone explain to me why this isn't illegal? He says near the beginning of the video that he had a printer in his home town do it. He also states he's not even sure if it's the right president on the bill...indicating that it indeed did not come from the U.S. mint. Any additional information on this would be helpful!

>> ^kurtdh:
>> ^TheJehosephat: I think the full story isn't actually well covered here. I believe that he buys the pads from the US Mint, but then perforates them using a printer... or something. >> ^kurtdh: Can someone explain to me why this isn't illegal? He says near the beginning of the video that he had a printer in his home town do it. He also states he's not even sure if it's the right president on the bill...indicating that it indeed did not come from the U.S. mint. Any additional information on this would be helpful!

Your right he does say that at the beginning of the video. Also he is incorrect in saying that it isn't illegal - to spend them. Since the US Government no longer prints them as legal tender allows him to print them (NOW however if I am not mistaken he actually started this prior to them moving out of print which would make the printing illegal) by spending them he is committing an act of fraud which is illegal. He has been lucky that he has been dealing with idiots however I am not sure appearing on this was his brightest move as he has now publicly confessed to multiple acts of fraud


>> ^kurtdh:
>> ^TheJehosephat: I think the full story isn't actually well covered here. I believe that he buys the pads from the US Mint, but then perforates them using a printer... or something. >> ^kurtdh: Can someone explain to me why this isn't illegal? He says near the beginning of the video that he had a printer in his home town do it. He also states he's not even sure if it's the right president on the bill...indicating that it indeed did not come from the U.S. mint. Any additional information on this would be helpful!

Ah...in that case - I'm guessing it's the fact that his $2 bills are not a full copy of a real $2 bill...they look like a $2 bill, but there's nothing illegal with making something that looks like a $2 bill - as long as you're not copying a real bill.

>> ^AdrianBlack:

Two dollar bills are still in circulation and are still considered legal tender. Odd but true.

There's more info here: http://archive.woz.org/letters/general/78.html

Basically he buys legitimate $2 bills on uncut sheets and then has a local printer gum them into pads and perforate them. It's legitimate tender, the only unusual thing is how they're presented.

As for anyone who thinks that making something that looks like currency is okay in any way, I'd suggest a revision of forgery laws may be in order