Old specimens are often viewed with suspicion by buyers, tree sellers and exchange houses.
In our country, the purchase of dollars as a savings method to protect against imminent devaluations is still normal. Since there is the well-known “stocks” These transactions are carried out illegally on the streets of city centres, or in exchange offices.
The fact of obtaining physical tickets This creates the possibility of counterfeiting, so it is important to know the security measures of each one. And the new 100 dollar bills, issued since 2013, called “big face” have more measurements than the “girl face” They are also older and usually more worn. This means that when it comes to selling them, both exchange houses and arbolitos usually accept them but at a lower value.
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What can I do if I receive a small-sided dollar bill?
In any case, receiving a small-faced bill is not the end of the world. If you do not want to do so, you are within your rights. If you obtained it in a transaction on the street, you can ask the vendor who sold it to you to give you another bill or buy it from someone else.
If you have them in your possession, there are different possibilities. The loss of value of these bills only occurs in our country, so if you are buying dollars to travel abroad, this situation should not worry you.
Where can I change a small dollar bill?
If you are not traveling abroad and want to get rid of this bill, you can deposit it in an ATM if you have a dollar savings account, and then make a withdrawal after a few days, with the possibility that the ATM will give you another different bill.
They can also be kept in the account and used through an online transaction, in this case the banknote would not lose its value.
Source: Ambito
