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What Happens When You Send Damaged Money to the Federal Government
Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Mutilated Currency Division A cat once met a $100 bill at the wrong end of its claws, shredded it into confetti, and turned what should have been a minor household disaster into a six-month federal investigation. The owner gathered every scrap, mailed them to Washington, and wrote a full account of the cat's crime for government examiners who take animal-versus-currency disputes more seriously than most people would expect. Half a year later

Maria Salinas
Jul 23 min read
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