$2 bills are routinely printed. The newest issue (from Series 2003A) was printed earlier this year (July through September) and they are just now starting to appear in circulation.
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Can I request Two Dollar Bills?
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$2 bills are routinely printed. The newest issue (from Series 2003A) was printed earlier this year (July through September) and they are just now starting to appear in circulation.
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And in 2007, the US is going to try the dollar coin again...this time seeing if they will be better used if you have presidents on them.
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/
Looks like they are the same size as the Sacageweas.
Maybe they'd look snazzy in a candy and coin lei....
http://eastcoasttropics.com/candylei2.html
It continues to fail because the $1 bill is still available. Canada destroyed theirs and the people have gotten used to the loonie.
Just a bit of trivia: The operators of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Virginia commonly give change using $2 bills!
And Illinois is the one state in the US (that I know of) where the tollbooths accept pennies. The sole reason? Abraham Lincoln (whose profile is on the penny) lived in Illinois as an adult.
What we really should be talking about is getting rid of pennies once and for all. You can't even buy anything with them anymore.
Today I bought a smoothie with a $20 and evened out my return change with a few pennies.
I think that's just the issue, not the printing. They are still printed according to every googled source I see.
this is true. 1p and 2p pieces here get tiring after a while. you always find your pocket full of copper.
the one bank note that is always in short supply in shops is £5 notes. They're so commonly used, stores dont have enough, so give when possible, give you £5 in change in £1 coins. It strikes me as odd that when the £2 coin came out, everyone was using them... now... you get them now and then. I for one collect them, because they release collecting coins in general circulation. At the moment its WWII and Brunnel. I have one with the celebration of DNA on it with a double Helix, XVIII Commonwealth games. A rugby one, cant remember whats on it...
Yep, got my change has $2 bills last time I was there.
I don't see any vandalism.
If there is, there's no need to report it to anyone (unless the vandal is on a rampage and needs to be blocked)...just revert it to a clean version.
I haven't been recently, but I think Disneyland also gives them out as change.
The thing I really dislike about the dollar coins is the hypocrisy. If some vending machine is going to give me $18 in dollar coins, I should be able to use those coins in that vending machine. Sadly, this is not the case.
The thing I really dislike about the dollar coins is the hypocrisy. If some vending machine is going to give me $18 in dollar coins, I should be able to use those coins in that vending machine. Sadly, this is not the case.
And I'm sure that people like carrying those coins around in the pockets or in their bag. All that weight for so little money.
You also get them as change from the new Charlie ticket machines in MBTA stations.
I don't get why people have so much trouble telling a quarter and a Sacajawea dollar apart, one has ridges on the edge, the other doesn't.
Penny, nickel, dollar = smooth, dime, quarter = ridges.
I haven't run across any that dispense but don't take dollar coins. What a strange concept. I mostly get them at the post office or one of the drink machines at work that takes fives.
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I would just like to confirm for you that you can go into a bank and ask for $2 bills. I did that when i was filming a movie that took place in 1926, you can just ask and they'll give them to you no problem
I just have to bring this up every time american currency is brought up...
Am I the only one that is totally annoyed that there are three current designs for our currency? The $1 and $2 bills share the same deisgn, as do the $5 and $100 bills, as do the $10, $20, and $50 bills.
Why can't we have a consistent design theme? Is that really asking too much!
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Am I the only one that is totally annoyed that there are three current designs for our currency? The $1 and $2 bills share the same deisgn, as do the $5 and $100 bills, as do the $10, $20, and $50 bills.
Why can't we have a consistent design theme? Is that really asking too much!
OK, I'm done.
Because they're trying to stay one step ahead of the counterfeiters...that's the driving force behind the redesign of the $10, $20, and $50. Since it costs a good chunk of money to redesign a bill, they haven't updated the rarely-counterfeited smaller bills and the $100.
But if the recent court ruling in favor of the visually-impaired holds, you may just get your wish.
They're great to use when betting on horse races.
PS You almost always win (or at least break even)
PS You almost always win (or at least break even)
I realize they want to stay ahead of the counterfeiters, but why not come out with a redesign of the entire set? Truly, I don't care how much it costs, because relatively, it's an extremely small amount.
It's very important for our money to at lease match itself (considering it isn't extremely attractive in the first place). Our money represents our country. For example, our currency is the first item tourists will see upon coming to the US. ...First impressions are important.
I thought it was an immigration official.
(Which often isn't a great first impression)...
Well, I was assuming they were smart enough to exchange their money before they crossed the border.I thought it was an immigration official.
...but otherwise, you would be right.