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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 47, November 22, 2020, Article 31

SPENDING THE SPACE FORCE $2 BILL

A reader sent in a link to this video of a YouTuber driving around spending those altered banknote souvenirs we discussed earlier - Trump 2020 Space Force $2 bills. -Editor

Spending the Space Force $2 bill

Spending the Space Force $2 bill cashier

It's a variant of the shtick of Money Artist J.S.G. Boggs - performance art where ordinary people are presented with a decision to accept or reject something that looks like money. He visits drivethrus at Wendy's and McDonalds and actually has success. After all, they are real $2 bills underneath, although I would have expected the two-dollar-bill part to be seen just as fake as the Space Force part. He has less luck in other venues.

For numismatists there are two aspects of note. First, these souvenirs evolve with the times. Post-election, there's now a bill with the slogan "Still My President", creating new varieties for future political memorabilia collectors. At around the 9:45 mark he interviews someone involved in the selling of these items, revealing revenues of $7.5 million on this high-margin merchandise. Divide that by the retail price ($14.95 at National Collectors Mint) gives an estimated issue of about half a million. -Editor

Still My President Trump $2 bill

To watch the video, see:
Do Stores Accept the Space Force $2 Bill? (https://youtu.be/WZh-XiQPkWY)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: OCTOBER 4, 2020 : Altered Banknote Souvenirs (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n40a09.html)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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