"Ugly Money"

As a paper money (and coin) collector, I occasionally encounter notes with stamps or writing on them.  I have many of these in my collection, while others, especially the hundred dollar bills, are returned to circulation.  The term "ugly money" was coined around 2004 when a burrito shop in North Carolina created a website for their circulation finds.  The Where's George Main Forum also has a long-running thread where people post their bank/circulation finds.

With that, I invite you to join this art gallery here, which was created on 2023-12-28 mainly for my own amusement, and hopefully yours as well.  There are a lot of $2 bills here; these tend to be graffiti magnets.  

Please click on the images themselves if you wish to view them enlarged.

This page was last updated on 2026-07-16.

100HB

Hundred dollar bills often have "chop marks" stamped on them.  These are done by overseas merchants and currency change houses as a means of authentication, from what I've read.