The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 52, December 11, 2005, Article 16

WHERE'S GEORGE BACKLASH NOTED IN PAPER MONEY

In the November/December issue of Paper Money, the
official publication of the Society of Paper Money
Collectors, editor Fred Reed authored a detailed
article on wheresgeorge.com, a web site featured
in The E-Sylum way back on March 8, 1999 (v2n10).
Here's what I wrote:

   One of the most unusual numismatically-related
   sites on the internet is "Where's George - The
   Great American Dollar Bill Locator"  at
   http://www.wheresgeorge.com/  Readers can enter
   the serial numbers of dollar bills passing through
   their hands and track their later progress around
   the country with the help of like-minded bill
   trackers.   Strange, but true...

In a sidebar, Reed notes that not all collectors
are pleased about Where's George.  He quotes paper
money dealer Tom Denly: "Perhaps I am being a bit
curmudgeonly, but this excessive marking has crossed
the line between fun and games and the deliberate
mutilation of currency.  I have not reported this
bill, and I am going to tear it in half and turn it
in at the bank for replacement."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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