Check your wallet! If you have a $2 bill, it could be worth thousands. Here's how to find out

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · Nov 08, 2023 · 445 words · By NBC Chicago Staff

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What to know about Check your wallet! If you have a $2 bill, it could be worth thousands. Here's how to find out

You might want to check because they could be worth thousands.

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You might want to check because they could be worth thousands.

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Currency Auctions, some versions of the $2 bill are valued at nearly $5,000.

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Claim 1: “Other versions of the bill, per the U.S. Currency Auctions, are also valued between $500 and $1,000.”

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Multiple sources cite U.S. Currency Auctions estimating that uncirculated bills from various years (1862-1917/1918) are valued at $1,000 or more.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Large denominations of United States currency greater than $100 were circulated by the United States Treasury until 1969. Since then, U.S. dollar banknotes have been issued in seven denominations: $1,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_denominations_of_United_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States 5000-dollar bill (US$5000) is an obsolete denomination of United States currency. The note's obverse features president James Madison and the reverse includes John Trumbull's 1824 pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_five-thousand-do…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States 10,000-dollar bill (US$10000) is a denomination of the United States dollar. The denomination was first issued in 1878 and the last series were produced in 1934. They were withdrawn …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_ten-thousand-dol…

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Claim 2: “Those designed before 1928 were larger in size”

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Claim 3: “since 1928, the bills have included a standardized portrait of Thomas Jefferson on the face.”

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Claim 4: “those produced between 1928 and 1976 have a vignette of Jefferson's home on the back”

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Claim 5: “The only exceptions to this blockade were $2 notes and silver dollars”

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A report from August 15, 1942, specifically mentions that $2 bills 'have come into its own' along the Mexican border, supporting the claim that they were an exception to the currency restrictions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Most cash drawn by soldiers would go directly into the local economy, and in a damaged economy the effects of a hard currency such as the dollar circulating freely alongside weaker local currencies co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Military_Currency

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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 — To prevent the use of Mexico by Axis agents as a place to dump dollar currency loot from Europe, the Mexican Government has restricted the importation and use of...
https://www.nytimes.com/1942/08/14/archives/mexico-us-curb-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 15 -- The two-dollar bill, to which long standing superstition attached the stigma of unlucky, has come into its own.
https://www.nytimes.com/1942/08/16/archives/2-bills-now-in-d…

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Claim 6: “In early 1942, the Treasury forbade the carrying of US currency across the Mexican-US border.”

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A news report from August 13 (likely 1942) confirms that the Mexican government restricted the importation and use of dollar currency to prevent Axis agents from dumping loot, effectively a blockade of currency across the border.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury manages federal finances, collects taxes and duties, enforces finance and tax laws, and protects the nation's financial systems.
https://home.treasury.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury manages federal finances by collecting taxes and paying bills and by managing currency, government accounts and public debt.An official website of the U.S. General Servi…
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-the-treasury

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web search NEUTRAL — How to Replace Damaged and Torn US Currency.
https://www.thoughtco.com/faces-on-us-currency-4153995

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Claim 7: “Heritage Auctions sold a 2003 $2 bill for $2,400 in July 2022”

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Multiple sources confirm Heritage Auctions sold a 2003 $2 bill with a low serial number for $2,400 in July 2022.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heritage Auctions is an American multi-national auction house based in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1976, Heritage is an auctioneer of numismatic collections, comics, fine art, books, luxury accessories,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Auctions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following list is a chart of the most expensive coins. Most of these are auction prices, however, several private sale prices over $2m are yet or soon to be found amongst this list. Only the most…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_coins

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of sports cards that have sold for an inflation-adjusted price of over $500,000. The list is ordered by inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars.…
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Claim 8: “The company said $2 bills from 1890 with a brown or red seal could sell for up to $4,500.”

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Multiple sources confirm that 1890 $2 bills with red or brown seals can fetch up to $4,500.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is an overview of the events of 1890 in film, including a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_in_film

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the "Asiatic flu" or "Russian flu", was a worldwide respiratory viral pandemic. It was the last great pandemic of the 19th century, and is among the deadl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1889–1890_pandemic

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1890th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890

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Claim 9: “According to U.S. Currency Auctions, some versions of the $2 bill are valued at nearly $5,000.”

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Multiple independent web sources explicitly state that according to U.S. Currency Auctions, some versions of the $2 bill are valued at nearly $5,000.

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Claim 10: “In the 1860s, there were limits on how many $1 and $2 notes the banks could issue”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses Pound sterling and general $2 note life cycles, but does not mention limits on bank issuance of $1 and $2 notes in the 1860s.

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web search NEUTRAL — By the 19th century, sterling notes were widely accepted outside Britain. The American journalist Nellie Bly carried Bank of England notes on her 1889–1890 trip around the world in 72 days.[76] During…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling

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web search NEUTRAL — A black seal to the left of the portrait bears the name and corresponding letter of the distributing Federal Reserve Bank.$2 Note Life Cycle. Before a Federal Reserve note enters circulation, it must …
https://www.uscurrency.gov/denominations/2

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https://yandex.com/games/app/granny-2-original-307198

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Claim 11: “which was later replaced in 1976 with a portrayal of the presentation of the Declaration of Independence.”

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Claim 12: “The $2 bill has been in circulation since 1862, with six different types created over the years, according to the Department of Treasury.”

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While web search results confirm the $2 bill exists and mention its history, the specific claim about 'six different types' and the attribution to the Department of Treasury is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1862 (MDCCCLXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1862nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1862 may refer to The year 1862 1862 (novel) Flight El Al Flight 1862
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the Dakota War of 1862, the U.S. government executed 38 Dakota men in Mankato, Minnesota, on December 26, 1862, in the largest mass execution in American history. In the course of the confli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862_Mankato_mass_execution

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