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Originally Posted by DUBBLEBUBBLE
I heard Harrah's took them when they took the WSOP
These bills are now on the secondary market and bring a premium over "common" 10k notes (that trade for $60,000 to $80,000).
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../12797214.html
A former Fremont Street casino worker has his "Holy Grail," and Las Vegas has said goodbye to a famous -- and often-photographed -- collection of money.
Jay Parrino, a 53-year-old coin dealer, confirmed Thursday that he has bought the display of 100 $10,000 bills that stood for almost 50 years at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. Parrino said he made the deal in December and received the collection earlier this month.
"It doesn't get any more exciting than this," said Parrino, reached in Kansas City, Mo., via phone.
For decades the $10,000 bills, encased in plastic at the rear of the casino, were a draw for tourists who could receive a free photograph of themselves next to the display.
Parrino has been photographed numerous times with the bank notes and has spent hours studying them.
"(Over the years) I've looked at this thing thousands of times," he said. "It's just such an unbelievable item ... There's something very sexy about a $10,000 bill.
"It's the Holy Grail."
While he would not reveal the purchase price, Parrino figured each bank note is worth at least $60,000, and he spent under $10 million for them all.
"It's a crowning achievement," said the man who paid $1.5 million for a rare nickel in 1996.
http://www.nactcoin.com/catalog/10k.php
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