![]() There was a strict limit on how much money could be printed as United States Notes, and most of that money was printed as five dollar bills, leaving the two dollar bill a comparatively small run. Part of the reason that two dollar bills are so rare is that in the 1950s they were a United States Note (as opposed to a Federal Reserve Note), and as such were not backed by the gold standard. ![]() They have since been re-issued in August of 1996, October of 2003, and lastly a larger printing of Series 2003A in 2006. They stopped printing them for 30 years(!), although the low circulation meant that even the 30-year-old notes often look like new. ![]() If you ask at your local bank, chances are good that they'll have some, but you'll often get ones from 1976, as they printed up a big batch for the Bicentennial celebration. At one point, long ago, the back had a picture of Monticello, but I have never seen one of those. ![]() The US two dollar bill has Thomas Jefferson on the front, and the picture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the back. ![]()
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