According to US authorities, the duration of their specimens can be from 6 to more than 20 years.
He dollar ticket It is issued by the Banks of the Federal Reserve (FED), and the design and details of the issuance are determined by an office dependent on the Treasury Department known as the Office of Engraving and Printing (BEP). Both organizations argue that The useful life of a ticket is not eternaland usually last 6 years when they are very mistreated, but with care this period can be extended considerably.
The worst enemies of tickets are heat, light and humidity, so it is best to save them in places where they are not exposed to these conditions. But their daily use also affects them, causing them to be practically considered old, worn, broken or even useless.
The life of the dollar: how much do the tickets really last?
Each ticket has an estimated duration. For example, it is believed that Those of 1 dollar last approximately 6.6 years for its high level of use. But those of 5 and 10 last even less, because they are even more used. 4.7 and 5.3 years respectively. When we pass to 20, the barrier begins to spread, being less frequent in exchanges, lasts on average 7.8 years.
The 50 dollars ticket is even less frequent, so its average amounts to 12.2 years. And finally, the highest denomination, which is the 100 dollars ticket, it has a durable average of 22.9 years.
How to save your dollar tickets safely and prevent them from destroying
To extend the useful life of a ticket it is necessary to take into account several factors at the time of your save. First of all, the place where we are going to save it, secondly, the form and third the container. In addition, among other tips, no matter how much it sounds obvious, experts highlighted the need to find a space that is safe to maintain them.
It must be a site without moisturebecause it causes the appearance of fungi that are enemies of the cellulose from which the tickets are made. Extreme temperatures and exposure to ultraviolet rays of the Sun can also cause the degradation of cotton fibers of paper money and location must also be safe in terms of the possibility of a flood due to rains or pipe break.
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