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the check number is also on the bottom of the check

Chef wrote:
the check number is also on the bottom of the check

I just checked and i don’t see any part of the number that is still there! I don’t see it anywhere on the check!

should not really matter much.
the first series of numbers on the bottom of your check is the routing numbers
the second series is your account, and the third is the check number.
those numbers are all that really matters in the long run.

Interesting thing about checks. . .

A cehck is what is called a ‘bank negotiable note’ or something like that. A check has to:

1) have the routing and account number listed in full
2) have the amount stated
3) have the signature of the account holder

The rest of the terms are set by the recipient of the check (address, phone number, license number etc)

A famous example of this is a man who wrote a check on a watermelon rind.

Ok those last 2 replies give me some hope :)

so at the bottom of your check you should see numbers like this
:121909230:00111222121||`2922

the last 4 digits would be your check number

Hey Chef I have the sudden urge to write a check! What’s your balance in there?

krezebebe wrote:
Hey Chef I have the sudden urge to write a check! What’s your balance in there?

$23,023.11
:)

The numbers that are still there are 126____8P

And it doesn’t have the last part where the check number would be… it stops after the account number… i promise. im looking at it right now…

if you can deposit the check in a atm it might work.

Its wachovia and they don’t offer that yet that I’m aware of!

your bank account is with wachovia?

Chef wrote:
your bank account is with wachovia?

Yeah. and the issuer of the check is also from wachovia… think it helps?

it could, is the person local to you?

Chef wrote:
it could, is the person local to you?

Well its actually from State Farm Insurance. It is a return i had which just so happened was enough to cover my rent. I’ve been sick lately so i didn’t work as much and relied on this to do the trick. Should of cashed it sooner but like i said, i haven’t felt well enough to get out of bed.

It’s from there corporate or something.

I have cashed the first check they sent me awhile ago so i do have that history with them and my account if it matters.

Your just going to have to try it.
you might call state farm and see if they can get someone to call the bank if need be.

Yeah thats about what i figured. Thanks for taking the time to help me out!

This is the first time i’ve used help.com… beats the hell out of yahoo answers!

Thanks again.

no problem
GL

sell the dog lol :)

btw- it did cash!

cool thanks for the follow up!