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Most current $2 bills are not valuable

Current $2 bills, which are Federal Reserve Notes, are not commonly encountered in circulation but are too common to be valuable. All small-sized $2 United States Notes with a red seal and older large size notes are obsolete and are collectibles. The only $2 Federal Reserve Notes that are collectibles are special products consisting of notes not put into circulation and are sold through the B.E.P; also, Series 1976 $2 bills with a canceled stamp are collectibles.

In addition, current United States currency, regardless of its denomination can be considered collectible if:

* There is an interesting pattern in the serial number
* There is a star in the serial number (Star note)
* The bill were to have some sort of an error, such as an ink spill, missing the third printing (which includes the serial number and the seal), or improper cutting.

[edit] From the B.E.P.

[edit] Premium products

In recent years, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has sold a variety of two dollar bill products. All of these $2 bill products have been made up of special issues of star notes.

Some of these products have been based on extremely limited printings of the $2 bill that also, unlike regular circulation issues, were printed for all 12 Federal Reserve Districts instead of just one. However, there is no real significance of these $2 bills having all 12 Federal Reserve Banks' features printed on them as they were never released to any Federal Reserve Bank. In celebration of the new millennium, the B.E.P. printed 9,999 Series 1995 $2 bills that began with a '2000' in the serial number (e.g. K20000886*) for each Federal Reserve District. In 2005, 16,000 $2 bills from each of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts were sold and had a low serial (i.e. L00000001* through L00016000*). Premium Federal Reserve Sets were also sold for both of these series and consisted of $2 bills from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks with matching serials numbers.

Another product sold by the B.E.P. was the '$2 Evolutions Set'. Ironically, 'Evolutions' sets sold by the B.E.P. showcase new designs recently introduced, but the $2 hasn't had any modern design changes. The set instead consists of a regular circulation issue Series 2003 $2 bill and a star note with a matching low serial number.

Another item for sale by the B.E.P. is the '$2 Independence Note'. It is simply a star note from Series 1995.

Most of these premium products all sold out quickly after they went on sale to the public, but the Series 1995 Independence Note is still offered for sale by the B.E.P.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill#Most_current_.242_bills_are_not_valuable

2007-02-02 16:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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