My Grandfather used to have a few $1000 bills - I saw them when I was a did.  He must have spent them or something along the way as he and my Nana both passed away and we didn't find them when we cleaned out the house.  I remember thinking it was SOOOO much money when I was a kid.  Not sure if a coincidence but he was big at the local track - owned a few horses on the fair circuit and was a fairly big better.