On: Uncut Currency

[lolinder]

But these notes stop the printing process early—the purchaser is on the hook to cut them out. So these should cost less than the fully printed and cut bills if we're going by pure cost of creation.

Do banks pay upwards of $1.50 on the dollar for new bills?

[shawabawa3 → lolinder]

they only sell them as a novelty, and as a novelty they can charge a premium

[lolinder → shawabawa3]

Right, I think that's the actual answer.

[HarHarVeryFunny → lolinder]

No, but the US mint pays 3c to make each 1c coin, so there's that!