somehow all of this makes me wonder if you can still ask banks to order $500 dollar and $1,000 bills from the fed reserve or mint for you to pick up and actually pay for with a CC? I almost did it once years ago (I really do not know if you can use a CC to pay for it) but never did.
If we are not afraid to have thousands in coins around the house, then why not check out one of these bills if they are still available--you know, just to maybe see it