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Mar 10, 2024 11:09:10   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
bobbyjohn wrote:
It is likely that most UHHers have seen a $2 bill? You may well have wondered if it's funny money. It's not. The $2 bill has been printed by the U.S. Treasury almost continuously since the Civil War, and there are still 1.4 billion of them in circulation. The last series of $2 bills was printed in 2017.

• The $10,000 bill was the largest denomination ever to be printed for public circulation in the U.S.
• A collector cannot legally hold a $100,000 bill. What to govt. would do if you have one is unknown.
• Today, a $500 or $1,000 bill may be worth more than its face value as a collector's item.
It is likely that most UHHers have seen a $2 bill?... (show quote)


I used to see $2 bills when I worked retail, '75-'80. I'm 69.

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Mar 10, 2024 11:13:31   #
JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
$2 bills used to be gambling money according to my memory. I don't know whether it was really true since I didn't frequent the track or casinos when I was 10, but it was 'common knowledge' among the kids in school with me. I worked in my father's hardware store and we saw $2 bills occasionally. Maybe once a month or so. They were more frequent than $100 bills 'way back then.

I never saved them. I used them to buy things. Still do, when I come across them. The only bill I have saved is a $1 silver certificate. I suspect that after all these years it's worth $1.
$2 bills used to be gambling money according to my... (show quote)


That's what I remember about $2 bills - they were popular at race tracks because $2 was a popular bet.

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Mar 10, 2024 11:25:58   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
I've had a hard time finding a place to break a $100 bill.


True for me too. While traveling I’ve had a a couple of gas stations tell me they don’t take $100 bills. The biggest bill I carry now while traveling is a 50. Aren’t $20 bills the most counterfeited bill? Seems merchants would seem spooky about those.

Stan

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Mar 10, 2024 11:46:58   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
That's what I remember about $2 bills - they were popular at race tracks because $2 was a popular bet.


Powerball tickets are $2 today.

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Mar 10, 2024 12:10:46   #
Doyle Thomas Loc: Vancouver Washington ~ USA
 
at 1 time in my life i was field service on the machine that counted the $$ (CVCS) at the Federal Reserve Bank in Portland OR. it was not uncommon to see palates holding 4 to 6 100k cash setting around. inside the vault of each of the FRB's there is a framed set of each denomation of coins and notes from one Cent to 100K$ so i have seen them all.

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Mar 10, 2024 13:46:16   #
whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
$2 bills used to be gambling money according to my memory. I don't know whether it was really true since I didn't frequent the track or casinos when I was 10, but it was 'common knowledge' among the kids in school with me. I worked in my father's hardware store and we saw $2 bills occasionally. Maybe once a month or so. They were more frequent than $100 bills 'way back then.

I never saved them. I used them to buy things. Still do, when I come across them. The only bill I have saved is a $1 silver certificate. I suspect that after all these years it's worth $1.
$2 bills used to be gambling money according to my... (show quote)


Yup. Remember the silver certificate $1 bills. Got 50+ of them stashed away.

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Mar 10, 2024 14:33:59   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
bobbyjohn wrote:
It is likely that most UHHers have seen a $2 bill? You may well have wondered if it's funny money. It's not. The $2 bill has been printed by the U.S. Treasury almost continuously since the Civil War, and there are still 1.4 billion of them in circulation. The last series of $2 bills was printed in 2017.

• The $10,000 bill was the largest denomination ever to be printed for public circulation in the U.S.
• A collector cannot legally hold a $100,000 bill. What to govt. would do if you have one is unknown.
• Today, a $500 or $1,000 bill may be worth more than its face value as a collector's item.
It is likely that most UHHers have seen a $2 bill?... (show quote)


I remember when silver dollars were a dime a dozen, so to speak. I could walk into any bank and get some. Before I was married, we went to a local racetrack. The tokens they gave us to get through the turnstyles were silver dollars. I still have one or two.

I also have a couple of $2.00 bills.

What I would really like is a big pile of $100 bills.

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Mar 10, 2024 15:06:41   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I remember when silver dollars were a dime a dozen, so to speak. I could walk into any bank and get some. Before I was married, we went to a local racetrack. The tokens they gave us to get through the turnstyles were silver dollars. I still have one or two.

I also have a couple of $2.00 bills.

What I would really like is a big pile of $100 bills.


Was that the big old dollar coins or the newer quarter sized coins?

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Mar 10, 2024 15:24:26   #
RKastner Loc: Davenport, FL
 
bobbyjohn wrote:
A collector cannot legally hold a $100,000 bill. What to govt. would do if you have one is unknown.


Maybe because it's got Woodrow Wilson on it. Based on that....I guess if he as any say from the afterlife...it would depend on your genetics or race. ;)

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Mar 10, 2024 15:46:41   #
elee950021 Loc: New York, NY
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I remember when silver dollars were a dime a dozen, so to speak. I could walk into any bank and get some. Before I was married, we went to a local racetrack. The tokens they gave us to get through the turnstiles were silver dollars. I still have one or two. I also have a couple of $2.00 bills.
What I would really like is a big pile of $100 bills.
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Jerry et al!

How about a pile of these bills (see photo)? Issued by Zimbabwe, 100 Million Dollars Banknote from 2008, issued during their worst period of inflation. Now one sells for $14.95 or more as a novelty!

Before 1964, there were silver certificates that were convertible into silver coins such as the silver dollars that you still have. Currently, with the silver spot price at $23.34, they contain silver worth $18.82 and retail around
$24 depending upon their condition. Silver coins can still be found once in a while in change.

Silver dollars were also used at casino slot machines. There's an old story about a performer/singer at one of the
Las Vegas hotel showrooms who collected his wages in silver dollars. He was also a coin collector and looking for rare date and mint-marked silver dollars! An 1893-s "King of Morgan Dollars" is also pictured below. The "Finest Known" specimen sold for over $1 Million!

Be well! Ed





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Mar 11, 2024 00:35:53   #
Tote1940 Loc: Dallas
 
Why does US Mint use pretty much only green?
Have you seen Euro bills? Easier to recognize.
Have seen some printed in plastic material with transparent section
Not a numismatic but there are gorgeous bills and coins out there

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Mar 11, 2024 06:59:50   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
Tote1940 wrote:
Why does US Mint use pretty much only green?
Have you seen Euro bills? Easier to recognize.
Have seen some printed in plastic material with transparent section
Not a numismatic but there are gorgeous bills and coins out there


Tradition?

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Mar 11, 2024 07:48:28   #
Bartulius Loc: Bristol, Ct
 
I would like to replace the one and two dollar bills with coins as the Canadians did. We have spent many vacations in Canada and find it much more convenient to use coins. In today's economy I carry, or use, very few one dollar bills or any U.S. coins.

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Mar 11, 2024 07:48:33   #
Bartulius Loc: Bristol, Ct
 
I would like to replace the one and two dollar bills with coins as the Canadians did. We have spent many vacations in Canada and find it much more convenient to use coins. In today's economy I carry, or use, very few one dollar bills or any U.S. coins.

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Mar 11, 2024 08:09:51   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
It’s also cheaper in the long run to produce coins than paper money. Coins last for years.

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