Louisiana, Look in Your Pocket – Millions of $1 Bills Worth $150K

Louisiana residents know that the value of one dollar isn't much these days. But in places like New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport, and Lake Charles, Louisiana residents are learning that the right two one-dollar bills could be worth $150,000. 

The elevated evaluation of those one-dollar bills in your pocket comes courtesy of the United States Government and a big-time mistake that was made at not one but two United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing facilities.

If you're not familiar with how money comes to be in the United States it is printed or "pressed" at one of four facilities across the country. There are U.S. Mints in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point New York.

Back in 2014, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing requested that a batch of one-dollar bills be printed from its Washington D.C. facility. That request was executed. Then in 2016, the exact same request was submitted to the Fort Worth facility. The result is approximately 6.4 million pairs of one-dollar bills that have the exact same serial number.

As you might imagine collectors are going crazy for the duplicate dollars. According to the coin-collecting site WealthyNickel.com only nine matching pairs of dollar bills have been successfully located. That same site suggests that collectors are willing to pay as much as $150,000 for a matching set.

Wealthy Nickel on their site offered a list of "what you need to look for" Here it is:

If you happen to locate one of the coveted pairs of dollar bills there are certain steps you'd probably like to take to protect your find and maximize your return. You can see what the experts say about that, right here. 

Good luck in your search, and don't forget you can make money with some unique nickels and two-dollar bills too.