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How dirty and drawn on can a 5 dollar bill be until it's not spendable?

Basically to make a long story short -- i'm asking because I have a 5 dollar bill that is colored on with marker almost all over it and some words are written on it. I don't want to have to just throw it away not knowing if it's spendable or not.

I even put it in hot water to see if the it would wash away. I'm not sure if the markers were permanent or not either.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    as long as it is identifiable it is legal tender... but a bank will pull it out of circulation and send it in for destruction.

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