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If you washed your money, bring it to the bank to explain what happened and see if they'll exchange it. If your bank won't take it, they may have you send it to the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Washed money is generally taken out of circulation after it's turned in.

For US dollars, the symbol '$' is sufficient abbreviation, unless there is a mixture of dollar currencies in the text. For other dollar currencies, '$' should be prefixed with the country abbreviation. For all other currencies, write the figure first followed by the currency name, for example, '100 million yuan'.

If you have damaged or mutilated currency, or need currency replaced, contact the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. If you have currency you suspect is counterfeit, contact your local Secret Service Field Office. For questions about coins, please contact the U.S. Mint.

Provide advance written notification to your local Federal Reserve Bank cash office by completing the Contaminated Currency Notification form. When completing the form, be sure to provide as much information as possible regarding the type and extent of the contamination.

Under regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury, mutilated United States currency may be exchanged at face value if: More than 50% of a note identifiable as United States currency is present.

For extreme cases of damage, you can send bills to the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to be examined. They have a Mutilated Currency Division full of U.S. currency experts that examine mutilated bills and bent coins for free and will return an equivalent amount.

Many stores and merchants will not take torn or drawn-on bills, and even vending machines struggle to take heavily wrinkled ones. The good news is that even if a bill is torn in half, you can tape them together and exchange them at a Federal Reserve bank for fresh notes, as long as the serial numbers match.

Bills. Handle burned money as little as possible. Attempt to encase each bill or portion of a bill in plastic wrap for preservation. If money is only half burned or less (if half or more of the bill is intact), you can take the remainder to your local federal reserve bank for replacement.

If you washed your money, bring it to the bank to explain what happened and see if they'll exchange it. If your bank won't take it, they may have you send it to the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Washed money is generally taken out of circulation after it's turned in.

For US dollars, the symbol '$' is sufficient abbreviation, unless there is a mixture of dollar currencies in the text. For other dollar currencies, '$' should be prefixed with the country abbreviation. For all other currencies, write the figure first followed by the currency name, for example, '100 million yuan'.

If you have damaged or mutilated currency, or need currency replaced, contact the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. If you have currency you suspect is counterfeit, contact your local Secret Service Field Office. For questions about coins, please contact the U.S. Mint.

Provide advance written notification to your local Federal Reserve Bank cash office by completing the Contaminated Currency Notification form. When completing the form, be sure to provide as much information as possible regarding the type and extent of the contamination.

Under regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury, mutilated United States currency may be exchanged at face value if: More than 50% of a note identifiable as United States currency is present.

For extreme cases of damage, you can send bills to the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to be examined. They have a Mutilated Currency Division full of U.S. currency experts that examine mutilated bills and bent coins for free and will return an equivalent amount.

Many stores and merchants will not take torn or drawn-on bills, and even vending machines struggle to take heavily wrinkled ones. The good news is that even if a bill is torn in half, you can tape them together and exchange them at a Federal Reserve bank for fresh notes, as long as the serial numbers match.