Money laundering is the process of making illegally-gained proceeds (i.e. dirty money) appear legal (i.e. clean). Typically, it involves three steps: placement, layering, and integration. First, the illegitimate funds are furtively introduced into the legitimate financial system.
Here is information about a currency bill, According to the Bureau of Engraving: * Our present sized currency measures 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long, and the thickness is .0043 inches. * The approximate weight of a currency note, regardless of denomination is (1) one gram. $1,000,000 is 10,000 $100 bills, which weighs 10 kg or about 22 pounds. If stacked in one stack, the height would be 43 inches high or about three and one half feet. Easy to carry in a briefcase if that is what you had in mind.
The key is the eight-digit serial number, and whether it seems âfancyâ or special to collectors. When the redesigned $100 bill comes out Oct. 8, the one with the serial number 00000001 could be worth $10,000 to $15,000, Dustin Johnston, director of currency for Heritage Auctions in Dallas, told the Boston Globe. But, history aside, it's mostly about number patterns.