Yes, they do. All you need to do is to confirm whether your money falls under the category of damaged or mutilated using the explanation that was given earlier in the article. Also, apart from the one and a half rule of damaged money, money that is dirty, torn or defaced can also be changed at the bank.

Banks can exchange some mangled money for customers. Typically, badly soiled, dirty, defaced, disintegrated and torn bills can be exchanged through your local bank if more than half of the original note remains. These notes would be exchanged through your bank and processed by the Federal Reserve Bank.

How to Redeem Mutilated Currency

1. Mail or personally deliver your mutilated note to the BEP.
2. For reimbursement, provide a bank account and a routing number for a U.S. bank, or payee and mailing address information (to be paid by check).
3. Each case is carefully examined by a mutilated currency examiner.

These can also be exchanged at the counters of any public sector bank branch, any currency chest branch of a private sector bank or any Issue Office of the RBI without filling any form.

Anyone with a damaged note can apply to the Bank of England to exchange it. The Bank will give “reasonable consideration” to claims where banknotes have been damaged accidentally. As a general rule there should be evidence of at least half a banknote before it can be reclaimed.

Next time you make a purchase you may use an unfit banknote or a banknote that is slightly damaged (so long as it is not significantly damaged or contaminated). If you choose not to use that banknote, you can exchange it at your bank or an authorised bank in Australia.

Unfit Banknotes A banknote that has become worn or sustained minor damage is classified as unfit. Even though these banknotes can continue to be used, to maintain the high quality of banknotes in circulation, the Reserve Bank has asked ADIs to remove any unfit banknotes from circulation.

If it’s torn, you can use some tape to repair the bill or you can exchange it at your local bank. Yes, but you should tape the two halves together if it’s completely torn. As long as the serial numbers on each side match it’s still legal tender. The shop owner can simply pay it into the bank.

According to the United States Secret Service, more than half of a torn or damaged dollar bill must be intact for it to still be considered legal tender. When a bill is torn, mutilated or otherwise damaged, it should be taken to a bank for redemption.

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A torn bill consisting of more than three-fifths of the note is worth full value. A bill is worth half if between 40% and 60% of the bill remains intact. It is worth nothing if less than this remains intact.

Handling and counting mutilated currency is sensitive, tedious, and unpredictable work, so claim processing takes a very long time—anywhere from six to thirty-six months, according to the BEP website. Still, it’s comforting to know that even utterly ruined cash can feasibly be replaced.

If it’s ripped into two pieces, tape them back together and take the bill to a bank, where they will make sure the serial numbers on both sides of the note match and give you a new one. As long as three-quarters of a bill are intact, you can exchange it for a whole bill.