Bro burnt a part of a 50 dollar bill can a bank trade it in?

Question

about 1 minute ago at 2:14 central time my 5 year old bro burt part of his 50 dollar bill i told him its not a trick that you can handle and i was just wondering will a bank trade a burnt 50 dollar bill for another new 50 dollar bill?thanx

Answer 1

As long as more than 50% is there you can still use it.  No need to trade it, it is still legal tender.

Doxie is not accurate.  Using her logic you could tear a bill in half and go get two to replace it.  You have to have more than HALF.

Answer 2

You need to have at least one serial number in tact.

Answer 3

From the U.S. Treasury website:

"When a note is partially destroyed, the Treasury Department will replace it if clearly more than half of the original remains."

and

"Damaged or mutilated notes should be taken to a bank for redemption."

So yes, a bank will swap bills with you.  It would probably be best if you went to the bank you use for checking/savings/etc., since they'll already have your information on file (I'm pretty sure they have to do some sort of paperwork for damaged bills).