Why some $2 bills have a red seal & serial number 

Went to my local bank and asked for two dollar bills. They had one and it was in bad shape. I asked "when do you get new ones in?" They said they didn't get twos in. I said " so you don't get much call for them huh?" The lady said "OH yes, all the time". I said "Huh?, people ask for them but you don't carry them? Good thing you're not a retail business." "You would be out of business in no time flat"

I always keep a few 2$ bills in my money clip, and I just looked, and I have a red stamp 1963 series! Thanks for the info. At one time I had 1,000 2$ bills. I wonder how many were red???

Great video, man! Well put together -- with some beautiful animations -- and very informative! Thanks again!

Thanks red seal background. I love the color.

Very informative channel with a tremendous amount of educational info regarding the $2.00 bill. Keep up the great work.

Really great video about my favorite bill. Not sure why I wasn't subscribed to you but I am now! 😊

Thank you for the feed back

Very much enjoyed your video and the historic perspective on the bill. Did not realize that there were red seal $2 bills. Great to know. Thx.

I have always been fascinated by $2 bills! Ever since my first niece was born in 1992 I started enclosing $2 bills, 50 Cent pieces, and $1 coins when they came out, in her birthday cards, as well as *every* child’s birthday card in my family & for friends children since then. I always encouraged the children and their parents to save some (if not all) of those notes and coins. (Don’t worry, they received “everyday” money they could spend, along with their gifts too. 😉 😊) Unfortunately, not a single person has _even one_ note _or coin_ that I’ve given them through the years. 🤷🏼‍♀️ *Funny story:* For the past 20 years, or so, whenever I get paid, I go to the bank and get as many $2 they have just to spend in my everyday life. It’s always fun to see the expression on people’s faces when you pay for something with $2 bills. It never ceases to amaze me how many people don’t realize $2 bills are *real money* though. On more than one occasion I’ve had people flat out tell me that they aren’t real. However, no one can top the experience I had at a KFC several years ago. The young lady behind the counter was _extremely_ rude, telling me that I can’t use “Monopoly money” to pay for my food. I tried to explain to her that it was real, and if she didn’t want to take them as payment I’d gladly pay with a $20 bill. _However,_ she took it a step further and *refused* to give me my $2 bills back, and threatened to call the police on me for *FRAUD!* I asked for the manager, and _even he_ said that there isn’t any such thing as $2 bills; and now they *both* refused to give my money back to me, and I was told to leave and *never* come back. Finally, after a lengthy standoff, the manager finally called the police, telling them I was trying to pay for food with “fake” money. As soon as they called the police I sat my happy butt down and waited for the fun to begin. Both the cashier _and manager_ were taunting me, laughing while exclaiming how they couldn’t wait to see me carted off to jail in handcuffs. I just quietly sat there smiling. I’m sure you can picture their embarrassment when two police officers showed up, expecting to arrest some chic trying to commit fraud, only to finally be _convinced_ (yes, they had to be convinced, even from _two_ police officers) that $2 bills are in fact, *real money.*

I’ve been lucky in the past asking bank tellers for 2 dollar bills. Really old ones came my way. I actually gave one away as a part of a tip because it’s condition was so bad it hurt to look at it. The bank should have destroyed it or sent back to federal reserve to destroy it. What I’d really like to find in my stocking in Christmas some day is a 5000 dollar bill. They’re way out of circulation which makes them so valuable. So I’d settle for a ten dollar coin. They can be worth a bunch of money depending on variables. Because the intrinsic value always stays put.

Also I like how $2 bills keep that old fashion to them.

Tfsharing. Enjoyed your video very much. You had more information that I hadn't expected. Very helpful. Have a lovely day. 💵🗽Cheers from NYC💙

I have a red seal $2 I got when working at a bank in 2001. A customer inherited a PO Box that had old bills from 1965. I swap cash for the bill bc I had never seen the red before. Now I know!!! And yes.... I still have the bill all these years latter.

Ah Ha!I saved a couple of five dollar bills with the red seal and always wondered what it meant,THANKS!

****I remember a story from an old friend that used $2 notes in giving change in his Texas Inspection business. People loved it, but few rejected them as if cursed. At Christmas he gifted some to his grandchildren and one went complaining to their mother and stated, "Why did Papaw give us fake money?" Loved the story, but miss the old guy more. Some people spend their entire life to get so little at the end, and so few get sooo much with so little.

This is wonderful! Educational too. Good video.

I wonder how long until colorless money will be worth something well technically completely green money also quarters with eagles

That's interesting! And did you know that Clarence Douglas Dillon, secretary of treasury in 1963! That gentleman is a realitive of mine he married my grandfather's sister. IN GOD WE TRUST, AMEN.🇺🇸

Thanks that answers my question.

Regarding 1:20, United States Notes are created by the U.S. Treasury and are Bills of Credit whereas Federal Reserve Notes are created by the Federal Reserve Bank and are based on Indebtedness which incur interest expense. In other words, Federal Reserve Notes are monetized debt.

I have quite a few Bills with Red Seals along with many US Currency in Denominations $1 to $5,000. All passed down from Grand Father and my Father some dating back to the 1880's.

This is true... there was an English speaking Chinese fellow that used to come to coin shows in Clifton,NJ. His last name was Ho and he collected,among other things, two dollar bills. He good naturedly was known by the dealers as "two dollar ho" true story !

I used to have several "red ink" $2 Bill's. Still have a $1 "silver certificate" somewhere.

Thank u for this explanation

Incredible video! I am an avid collector and this video is a great re-enforcement to the current knowledge I have plus more. You have earned a new subscriber! Question: What year did $2 start and what are the rarest runs? For example: smallest runs or print errors.

My 1928F $2 bill looks better than my 1976 $2 bills. Too bad it's not worth much.

Intresting. I own a couple of the green seal bills, still a great collection piece for my greatgrand kids😉

I have a 1928, 1953 and a 1963 - in $1, $5, and $20.00:) Red Seals

I have some bill albums filled with the red seal $2 bills, although there not particularly valuable, that little bit of red makes them so pretty, there the best looking bill of all bills....to me anyway.

I have five 1928 uncirculated "red seal" $2 bills with sequential serial numbers. Was told they are worth ... $2.

Interesting historical Bank Note 2 dollar bill Red seal I have one in my collection UNC I really appreciate it love the design thank you for sharing regards from RichardLiew from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

When I was a supervisor at a theater concession stand, someone spent two of the 1953 ones at one of our tills. I still have them inside a book, because unfortunately they were pretty worn and looked to have been widely undesirable.

You also showed a star note US notes 2 in a picture. I have one.

Hello , love the $2 bill and love your videos , thank you .

thanks for the info, love ur vids. as a canadian id love ether a green back 2$ or a red

I had a red-seal $2 bill, given to me by a little old lady when I was probably four or five years old. I had it for many years, but somehow it became lost. I have no idea where it is now, but I know where I put it to keep it. I don't have that container anymore either. :(

I have a 1953 series * note red seal $2 bill thats serial number starts with * 0000. I understand that the signifies a reprint of the original bill. Couple of questions, does the * in 1953 also mean the bill was reprinted? Does the low serial number starting 0000 add any value to the note?

4:09 that guy must have been watching COPS before that interview.

I like the documentary you did about the $2 bill I did the same thing a lot of today still don't know it's still begin made.

2$ bills are still made to this day

Thank you sense we have them we thought this was a helpful video, thank you for making it. Lance for Lance & Patrick.

Thank you for your knowledge

You should do a video on the horse blanket sized $2's. Particularly the series 1917.

Star Note @3:06!

Hey that's me, thanks for answering!

oh wow...I had no idea 2 dollar bills went back that far in time.......cool ....and thumbs up !!!

thank you for this i just found out that i have a red seal $2 bill 1928

The B is for New York but placed at Boston @1:42

When we're the 1 and 5 US notes taken out of circulation

I have two of these. Nothing fancy about the serial numbers, but they are in good shape.

When is the next year of printing and do they plan to change the backside anytime soon?

Officially, the Series 1963A was the last issued red seal $2 note. That had been printed and issued til about the late 60's in limited quantities. It has the Fowler signature as Secretary of the Treasury, not Dillon's. Still worth keeping however.

I have some $5 red sealed notes :D

The Monticello on the back $2 United States Note was replaced with the engraving of John Trumbull's painting, “Declaration of Independence” on the back of $2 Federal Reserve Note, released in 1976. Although the original painting depicts 47 men, space constraints meant that only 42 could appear on the note.

Nice video. Thanks.

Red and blue seals get my juices going in the morning.

I got a red seal 2$ bill from someone spending it at McDonald’s a few days ago. I find so many 2$ bills when I’m counting the cash registers at the end of the night

The first time I got paid for a work week I was handed a $500 bill. I miss those.

I had a dream about these red notes once but that was before I learned of them. I remember in my dream finding a bundle of these notes but they were all in red lettering. Past life I suppose.

I'm from the Philippines, I just got my $2 bill something to include on my collections. 😊

I don't get why people wouldn't want $2 bills I mean it's just a weird number to have as a bill but I don't really see any problem with having one

Why some people think that 2 dollar bill are rare and think it's give bad lucky and people don't used like other bills ?

What series and or branch would you consider collectable?

Yes I do have one in my collection it's a good discussion note

I have a few red $2 bills and a red $5 bill.

Are there only 1900s - 1970s 2 dollar bills?

One question- what about the National Currency Banknotes issued during Great Depression ? Any still exist in 2 dollar version?!

Here in Greece some bakeries, taylor shops, haircut shops ,restaurants and mini markets in villages and small tows put in their walls old banknotes from the USA and other countries, I don't know why they do it but it looks pretty to me. These 2 dollar bill with the red stamp is very common to see in their walls.

Im holding my red sealed 1963 in my hand right now lol

End the fed arrest the banksters

Where did the design come from, and also how many designs were there in the past?

Love the 2's.

Why was president Jefferson changed until the 1900s

Down with the Federal Reserve !!

I have a $3 bill, it had Bill Clinton on the front. The back is pretty funny too!

You mentioned that when the currency became smaller in 1928, that only the 1, 2, and 5's were issued in red seals. However, you forgot about the 1966 series $100 bill. That bill also has a red seal. I'm a avid collector of United states notes so this video was like cat nip to me.

I have a 5.00 bill with red colors seals.

"Why is this in my recommendations?" season 1 ep 9

I love two dollar bills and the half dollar There are so REAR

Enjoyed the info about the red seal 2 dollar bill. Do you have any information regarding the red seal 5 dollar bill printed in that same year of 1963? Is there any value in them beyond face value? Also what can you tell me about it being not only a red seal but a star note as well?

I also had a 10 backed by silver but that was also spent. I hate my aunt

No... it's not legal Only Congress is supposed to print our currency, the fed isn't constitutionally legal

Love 2 dollar bills

I have a few blue, red and green ones

I have a well circulated 1928G 2 dollar bill as a collector item Left to me when my grandpa passed. It means more to me than cashing it in. Maybe someday in my lifetime or my future generations lifetime it may be worth something but not now.

Thank you.

Thank you for the video , when I was 11 years old I remember when the $2.00 note made a come back in 1976 my mom took me to the bank and I baught one and I still have it . I do have a question for you , why didn't the federal reserve come out with a $2.00 silver certificate ? Thanks again for the video . ✌

I have two red prints how rare are they? And I got the two u talk of a note and one were they enlarged the two and moved the red seal?

I have a red sealed 1953 in my hand right now but it has a little rip on the corner but it looks like brand new condition is it worth anything

Thank You Very Much

Once there was this man ballin, he had 100 of these just to order a sausage biscuit and every single day.

Well, I actually might have something! I looked in my pile of $2s and found a Series 1953 United States Note! Well, since I only have one of these, it’s a keeper for me 😂

What about the ones that have the date on the left side?

The red 1s r a lil bit older. Ive gotten a couple as change and from the bank before. They cant be all that rare, less in amazing condition. Then maybe i could see it being worth a lil more. Just like the 1 dollar silver certificates. I wonder if 2 dollar coins would be accepted by the public?

I love the 2 my favorite denomination.great work guys . So hears my question.why are the blue seal battle ship 2s so hard to find? Also who made the decision to have George Washington on some blue seals? I really would love to get my hands on both especially the battle ship 2 . One day with some hard work and determination.😎🇺🇸 Thanks again dig the channel.

I have a 1963 $2 bill that has an F4 in the upper left corner on the front and an F3 on the bottom right corner, also on the front. In another of your videos, it said these #'s should always match. Is this a mess up, giving this bill more value?

I had a 1928 one.

Hi, I am from Curacao and I have 1 $2 bill United StateNote serie 1953 B for Years in verry good shape😍

Why was the design on the back of the 2dollar bill changed twice?

1976 too