When I was a kid, I collected coins. I had one of those books that you could put pennies and nickels in. There was a spot for the 1974 penny and a spot for the 1975 penny and so on. It was fun, but that was pretty much the extent of my currency collecting hobby.
So when a friend forwarded me a CoinWeek.com article about an auction for a piece of paper money called a “watermelon note,” I was immediately curious. Turns out, it’s a $100 bill, which got its name because the zeros in the “100” on the back were designed to subtly mimic the rind of a watermelon. That’s a picture of it above.
Personally, I would have called it the “dog bone note” thanks to the design in the lower right or maybe even the “two moths checking out a ‘C’ note” because of the scheme on the left. Neither are as catchy as the “watermelon note” which is probably why no one asks me to come up with nicknames for money.
Anyhow, if you’re interested in bidding on the bill, the online auction ends on February 3. The current bid is $95,000 and it’s expected to reach close to $150,000.
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This is a very interesting $100 note, so much stuff going on on the back. Any one of these names is appropriate, “the watermelon note”, the “dog bone note” or the “2 moths note”. The bidding will go on without me, I’ll have to pass.
I’m out of the running too, Ellen. It’s probably for the better. I’d rather spend that money on REAL watermelon anyhow!