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Cleaning Moldy Smelling Dollar Bills?

October 21, 2003

paper money clothes pinned on line to dryPlease help! I have some dollar bills that smell of mold. Does anyone know how to get rid of the smell? If you put this money in with other money, the smell transfers. Thanks so much for your help.

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By Barbara

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October 21, 20030 found this helpful

I think the best thing to do is to wash them. Put them in a bowl with a little laundry detergent and a tiny bit of bleach. Swish them around for a while, then rinse them well. That should remove the moldy smell, then dry them by hanging on a line or spreading them on a towel.
- Susan

 
October 21, 20030 found this helpful

I wouldn't worry about removing the moldy smell at all. You can just exchange the bills at the bank. I work at a bank, and we've had people bring in money in all kinds of condition! The bank will just send it back to the Federal Reserve to be destroyed.

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Theresa in California

 

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October 22, 20030 found this helpful

Either spend it, thereby passing it on, or take it to a bank and trade it for non-smelly money.

Syd

 
By Al (Guest Post)
April 9, 20040 found this helpful

Wash them with water, then iron them. They will be very stiff and almost like new!

 
By Jim (Guest Post)
April 19, 20050 found this helpful

try dampening the dollar bill with a little bit of water, probably like a mist spray bottle if available. then microwave the damp dollar for, i dunno, 30 seconds to a minute? i'm just making a guess here. try it on one dollar first and see how it turns out.

 
By (Guest Post)
July 23, 20051 found this helpful

Susan, that sounds like money laundering to me

 

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July 23, 20050 found this helpful

Hmmmm : )

Susan

 
Anonymous
December 27, 20160 found this helpful

thats not true my bank refused to accept my moldy smelly money and now I m stuck with it

 
Anonymous
January 3, 20170 found this helpful

Thank you Susan

 
August 6, 20170 found this helpful

You can purchase Silica packets and put them in with the money, this will remove the moisture and mold. I've been doing to research. Check Amazon, they have these packets.

 
March 19, 20180 found this helpful

What about a clothes dryer?

 
Anonymous
November 19, 20180 found this helpful

the bank would not let me trade it in went to 4 banks and they said I have to send it in how ridiculous !

 

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November 21, 20180 found this helpful

You could try spraying the bills with isopropyl alcohol. That should kill the mold and not damage the bill, I think.

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I would try it on a single dollar first just to make sure it doesn't affect the serial number.

 
Anonymous
May 1, 20200 found this helpful

Do not dry notes in the microwave, any metallic strip will get hot instantly and burn the dollars.

 
September 28, 20200 found this helpful

This isn't the case at my bank, they would not accept it. I was referred to the FED website for the proper way to package bills that are deemed a health hazard. The process is quite laborious, and if it doesn't meet the FED's requirements they ship it back. I am going to try to wash them then take them to the bank.

 
Anonymous
July 20, 20210 found this helpful

Not true, just got turned away from Bank of America.

 
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November 19, 2006

How can I get mold out of paper money?

DB from MI

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November 20, 20060 found this helpful

why do you say it is mold?? the money is supposed to be green. if you really think it is dirty and whatever take it to a bank and redeem it.

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why dont you spend it then you would not have to wash it.

 
By Shonda (Guest Post)
November 20, 20060 found this helpful

Wash the money in the washer. I have wash bills in the washer, put in a little Joy dish soap.
Shonda from Western Ky

 
November 20, 20060 found this helpful

The correct way to handle money that is in any way damaged is to take it to a bank and TELL the teller or customer service rep. about it. They will gladly give you 'fresh or clean' money then they will send it back to the Federal Reserve Bank for reimbursement to the bank. If you don't let them know about the nasty stuff on the money it will just get back in circulation again.

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I am always more careful with dirty money since I had lots of warts suddenly after I became a bank teller. The dermatologist told me it was handling the 'germy' currency and coin.

 
By carla bledsoe (Guest Post)
November 21, 20060 found this helpful

if you are collecting old paper money then you should contact someone that knows what will or will not affect the value.
if you are not collecting old money then just run it through the wash in your laundry. i've done that countless times by accident. it fades a little but its clean.

 
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