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FYI: Hundred-dollar bills are the cockroaches of the international payments system: They’re hard to get rid of, there’s more of them than anyone is willing to admit, and they thrive out of the daylight.
The total number of $100 bills used to be lower than $1 or $20 bills, which makes sense given the value of most purchases and the amount of cash most people can afford to carry.
