I came across a stamped bill 03/01. That got me started. Since then I have found over 900 wild Georges from 46 states plus DC. Have I spotted one of yours yet?
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TopCat
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I have hits from all 50 states, DC, AA, AE, AP, VI, PR, GU, Mexico, and 8 Canadian provinces: AB, ON, BC, MB, NS, PE, QC and NB. I achieved my first 50-State Bingo on 12/07/02. I was the 40th Georger to enter 100,000 bills; I did so on 12/25/05. On 03/07/06 I was the 8th to achieve a George Score of 1400. On 12/30/06 Eileen from KY hit one of my bills in Frankfort making me the 3rd to acquire hits in all 50 State Capitals.
My favorite hits are those that come from small towns or cities of which I had not heard. I immediately look them up on a map. It's way more fun than the geography lessons that I recall from elementary school.
I also enjoy reading the User Comments, some of them anyway. A few I had to request be sanitized but at least an effort was made to include something. Getting a hit is a pick-me-up but then seeing no comment is somewhat of a letdown.
What really piques my curiosity though, is trying to imagine how the bill got from here to there. Where has it been in between? How many people held it? Did someone famous have it for a time?
