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You know the fight is right around the corner with all these recent Floyd Mayweather stories!  Mayweather showed off his money closet to USA Today and shared a rare item that he has.  What is it?!  Of course it has to do with money!  Check it out…

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Via USAToday:

Floyd Mayweather Jr., the man they call “Money,” reaches into a closet in his opulent master bedroom and pulls out a cellophane-wrapped stack of cold hard cash.

Included in his batch of “Benjis” and other denominations is a rare $500 bill, with William McKinley, the 25th president, on it and worth more than the face amount to collectors such as the unbeaten world welterweight champion. The U.S. printed the currency from 1862-1945 before the Nixon administration retired the bill in 1969, along with $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 notes.

“It was a gift — one of my jewelers gave it to me,” Mayweather tells USA TODAY Sports. “I like the old (U.S.) money. All of this is old money. You know, I’ve been all over the world so I’ve got money from everywhere.”

In other words, old money meets “Young Money.”

Mayweather points out how the head size of Benjamin Franklin, who graces $100 bills, has expanded over the years.

 

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More Info on $500 Bill:

Last printed 70 years ago in 1934, these $500 and $1,000 bills are not easy to find today. Meant primarily for large cash transactions between banks before the days of electronic banking, these bills were never intended for circulation.

While these bills were prevalent from 1861, the very first year of government issue, the Federal Reserve began taking them out of circulation in 1969. As of 2009, only 165,000 $1,000 bills remained in use. The largest denomination printed today is $100.00, so owning these rare, large-denomination bills is an accomplishment among collectors. Take your collection to the next level with these amazing pieces of history!