Well done! I gave each of my nephews an 'emergency' $2 - I told them at any time in life they could bring it to me and I would swap it for a $50 bill no questions asked. They also know they can purchase their bills back for... $50. So far, one has taken advantage of it; we'll see how it plays out in life for them!
Thank you for watching and commenting! Coincidentally, just yesterday I posted a video about $50s and $2s. In case you missed it, here's the link: th-cam.com/video/fgRXknVhB5c/w-d-xo.html Thanks for sharing that story. I love to hear stuff like that!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I watched it! Oddly enough, I like to keep a couple $50's as Sta$hCa$h; Convenient amount for a sack or two of groceries when emergency BBQ's occur!
My grandma passed away in 2017, and my mom told me that she saved this bill for me. I kept it thinking that it was worth bazillions, but now I know that it's worth much more for me, and for others who have such treasure. I'm all the way down in Honduras and surely I will gift this to younger generations for me to be remember always, starting with my grandma.
Passed out $2 bills to this year's trick-or-treaters along with some candy of course. Their reaction was priceless and I guess many will keep the bills as the best treasure ever.
Great idea! I thought of doing it, but we have too many kids in our neighborhood - woulda gone broke! Had I done it, I would have had a camera rolling.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary In that case, create a special promotion, where you keep track of the number of visitors: Congratulations, you're the 22nd visitor, or the 200th visitor. Here's your 2, or something along those lines.
Thanks for the compliment! Really glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure of the sentimental stuff in the film hit home considering how your mom and grandma used them.
I once gave away a $2 bill to a transient in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was strapped for cash at the time and thought my good deed would help bring me some good luck. It was the exact opposite almost from the moment I gave it away. Nothing but bad luck for years. It wasn't until I randomly came into possession of another $2 bill years later that my financial luck changed....Now I keep a fresh one on me at all times. Always a good conversation starter as well.
I have never had any money for the last straw and I had to go back to the knowledge manual "to study and show yourself approval." I was working on Three jobs, I didn't know it would be a good two years before I knew anything about the life outside of All work, and No sleep or play! I was just saving up two dollars bill's and I got so many I bought a Big photo album and I just put the money in like pictures and the funds ran out of spaces for the book. I was thinking about the 5$ a week allowance for my dollar a day I thought I would get the 2$bill 1or two per week to get the rest of my lunch time, and the funds ❤️ paid for the last Year payments for the rent. I had 3 babies and a not reg working husband 😅❤ thank you Jesus Christ
I love this $2 bill. It is truly a work of art. I am using it to reward "good behavior" for my grandchildren's learning during the Coronavirus issue. Their parents give them a grade at the end of the week pertaining to their home-schooling. I payout on a sliding scale as a function of their "grade"...they LOVE $2 bills
Awesome! I’ve been watching the episodes coming out on this channel, and now I have something to enjoy for like 30 times longer! Thank you! I know $2 bills aren’t especially rare or anything, but I like keeping a few of them around on me because they’re just fun to have. :)
What a documentary! A very comprehensive presentation not just about a banknote but how it has impacted ordinary lives of people. I do have a $2 bill in my collection and I’ll treasure it more after watching this. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the comment! Means a lot to hear how much you enjoyed it. I'm very proud of the film and always happy to see how it has impacted its viewers.
I feel sorry for the old man. He had 3 good cases if he wanted to breach of contract, false arrest and accusing him of counterfeiting even though the old man just wanted to spend the 2 dollar bills and spread the love.
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DEFINITELY BUT I DONT LIKE WRITING ANYTHING ON BILLS I LOVE MY FRESH CRISP UNTOUCHED BILLS I LOVE PRISTINE ONES AND THE SMELL OF THEM WITH THAT FRESH COATING I DONT LIKE ANTHING BUT THE ORIGINAL RECIPE THATS IT ITS SPECIAL ENOUGH
I found a 2 dollar bill when I was about 10 or 11 years old under my friends steps. I showed it to my friends dad “here look what I found under your steps”. His dad said hold up a second. Walked to the kitchen grabbed a pair of scissors and cut it in half. WTF? 2 dollar bills are bad luck he said. So I carry 2, 2 dollar bills. To change my luck of course!
I have 3 of them! They were given to me from my aunt's ex. Even as a little kid I said, "No way am I spending this!" 😂 I loved this documentary. Brilliant work, sir! 💕
Looking forward to 2/2/2022! Maybe that will spark more interest in the $2 bill. Love this documentary. I've been using $2 bills since I was 17, but only recently have I escalated my usage of it. It's a fun way to pay cash and tip people, some are bored with it, others look at it weird and pen test it, some pause for a little while before going along with it.
Never thought if it but that's a good idea! I'm going to the bank on that date and I'm buying 200 dollars worth of 2 dollar bills and I'll spend them everywhere I can!
I started giving out two dollar bills a few months ago and the first guy I gave one to gave me a long story about how he got his other one and that he's going to keep it next to his other. Made his day. Another $2 bill out of circulation though lol
I spent a $2 bill at Little Caesers the other day and the dude just stared at me for a few seconds and then went to his co workers about how he had just received very valuable money. I was laughing really hard then I pulled up on my phone to show him they were still made and not rare. He was extremely disappointed after that but still glad he had $2 to buy it with.
Just a few seconds ago I finished watching this, including the extra credits scenes, felt like an entire day but I'll never regret watching, I recently got into money again (July 19th 2022) and this was great! I was more into coins rather bill's but I like bills more now (especially 2 dollar bills) I'm pretty sure I have like 3 or 2 2 dollar bills.(one is a red seal) I got into it the first time in 2018 when I took a picture of a 100 dollar bill my grandma was going to pay a bill with before she left. Going to pass down 2 dollar bills to my family if I get more. 10/10 documentary!
The last red seal (U.S. Note) currency consisted of Series 1966 Five Dollar and One Hundred Dollar notes. Since that time all have been (green seal) Federal Reserve Notes, which had been introduced with Series 1914.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary yeah, I tend to like our older currency a little more. Though the current $2 bill is the best in my opinion out of modern currency.
I won a $2 bill at an arcade in Myrtle beach with my daughter few years back this was her first time at an arcade and we played almost everything I was so happy when I won that $2 bill I kept it in my wallet because it meant a lot for me because of my daughter. Sadly about 9 months back I was robbed and the $2 bill was taken also. That $2 was worth more then the $160 I had in my pocket.
Sad story but great story as it relates to the importance of the $2 bill. In making this film, I met so many people who came upon a $2 bill of their own in a memorable way, and cherished it the way you did. It has that effect, and I hope that point got communicated in my movie. Thanks for sharing.
When I lived in Vietnam I noticed a lot of people had $2 bills in their wallets. They too were under the impression that they were rare. The last time I went back to VN my wife took a bunch of them and $1 coins. She made a nice profit. 😆
I’ve got a band(100) of them. Just ask the bank to order some. They came freshly printed from the Dallas FW factory. Series 2017A. I also have 6 red seals stashed away. I love collecting bills. They’re like art. I have one from every county in the world. I even have some old colonial Pennsylvania money from 1775.
Seriously, I have even recently seen people look at dollar coins like a rare novelty! Two dollars even smell like Freedom, the image in the back of the bill is extremely iconic!😊 Many people believe getting a 2 dollar bill is good luck. Thus why its kept in wallets!😊
@@EthelKat73 I believe it. In South America, dollar coins have found a new and vibrant second life, thanks to dollarization and sadly the proliferation of counterfeit paper dollars.
What a great documentary! Someone gave me nine of them a few days ago when I bought a book for a buck and gave the cashier a twenty. She said that's all the change she had at the moment. I couldn't believe it as I had been thinking only a couple of days before how much I'd like to have another $2 bill; hadn't seen one in years. I spent one because it had writing on it, gave one to my aunt who had never had one, and am keeping the other seven for myself. I love them because Jefferson has always been my favorite Founding Father and American historical figure.
Thank you Joseph. This film was a joy to make and it has received so much good feedback from many. It's always great to hear from people like you who appreciate the bill.
I accumulated a collection of all 20th Century series of $2 bills. Here are two quotes to expect if you use them: "How dare you pass a $2 bill in the presence of a lady!" or a woman saying, "I couldn't possibly spend a $2 bill in public. Do I look autistic?"
Close to 20 years ago, WalMart was helping with an Easter fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network. For $6, you could buy a crisp new 2003 $2 bill, in a paper diecut folder with a sort of COA and everything packaged in a nice blue envelope. Each bill had had a diecut bunny or ducky placed neatly over Jefferson's portrait. And the cashiers were promoting them as an authentic variation printed by the US Government (wrong!). I was a coin collector and didn't know very much about paper currency. I was suckered and bought seven of them! Oh well, I've still got those 2003 series $2 bills with their packaging. They must be worth $2 apiece by now. And, I supported the charity.
Yeah, you got suckered! But if it's for charity, it can never be wrong. Good keepsake since you still have them in the same state as you got them. Kudos.
They were actually among the last of 'U.S. Notes' as United States Notes, which were direct descendants of the original Series 1862 'Legal Tender Notes', were last issued in 1966 with 'red seal' Series 1963A $2, Series 1966 $5 and $100. All U.S. currency since has been in the form of Federal Reserve Notes, first issued as Series 1914.
This is the most intriguing and interesting documentary . I love the Lazy 2 of 1875, 1886 Silver Certificate., these are some absolutely beautiful bills 😅 These artist who created the designs were talented. I wonder if I can purchase the puzzles with the two dollar bill.
The puzzle in the film - I gave it to Michael Skourtes, the collector who appears toward the end. But it was simple to make - there is a company online that you can send any image to, and they make a puzzle out of it. Just Google it, upload a $2 bill photo, choose how many pieces in the puzzle, and you'll have yourself a puzzle in a few weeks.
Great documentary. Very well done! Extremely informative. I definitely learned some more facts about the $2 dollar bill. Interesting how Hornady gifts them as a bonus. That's my favorite brand of ammo! I absolutely love the $2 bill!!! Going to revisit the documentary again early tomorrow morning. Thanks very much for producing it.
Thank you! It was amazing to meet Myrta and have the chance to capture her story. It's a segment I am really proud of, and she said it served the honor of her husband well.
@@-oiiio-3993 Sacagawea 'golden' dollar has been since 2000. Lots of production for with (some of them for) general circulation stated of the presidents series started in 2007. Though the golden dollars are dated as early as 2000.
@@takecare5077 Quite correct. An oversight / error on my part. Sacajawea Dollars were introduced in 2000 with a Cheerios Promotion and distribution through Post Offices, in 2007 the Sac became 'Native American Dollars' with an annual change of reverse.
Great documentary! I saw this on Amazon a couple of years ago so it’s great to see it again on TH-cam. Any other projects for the future with Immagine productions?
Thanks for the comment and compliment! We're mostly focusing on shorter content for this TH-cam channel, which has been posting weekly for a few months. No movie in the works at this time. We have a book out that compliments the movie, and the wheels are always spinning for new stuff. But follow the channel for right now to see what we're up to.
I was at a walmart one time when the machine gave me a series of $1 bills and the one before that would have had 5 of the same digit. I tried chasing who I thought was the last customer to try and get that note and almost got hit by a car in the parking lot!
I have 5 of them in a drawer, not a collector or an enthusiasts, just keeping them around for the day they get discontinued, they may become rare, they may not, either way it sounds fun.
I love the $2 bill, so much so, that I collected every modern $2 bill since 1928 (even the 1982-B). I also have a 1917 along with a 1899. I'm looking out for 1891 treasury note but it's hard to find without taking out a second mortgage.
I have an 1869 Rainbow Note for sale. Graded a 30 by PCGS. If interested, contact me with the email posted in the ABOUT section on this channel. Glad you love the $2 bill and thanks for watching my videos!
A great documentary and a lot of historical and current research. Here in the Philippines a local moneychanger gets two dollar notes from time to time and I convert my pesos to get these. I quite have a stack now for gifts. :)
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I plan to give them out as gifts and use them for travelling overseas. I also get to use US Dollars when visiting Subic Bay Freeport where some shops accept both US Dollars and Philippine Pesos.
Casey was supposed to be in the film. He agreed to an interview, but the timing never worked for us to get together on the 2 occasions I was in New York shooting. Hopefully he's seen the film.
This movie influenced me to take out 1600 $2 bills from BOA in Franklin, TN today. I have found some cool serial numbers so far. I am paying my rent in bills I sorted through. My landlord is going to be surprised...Hopefully he laughs it off.
MY UNCLE STANLEY GAVE ME AND MY BROTHER A DOLLAR EVERY SUNDAY AND WHEN THE 2 DOLLAR BILL CAME OUT HE CHANGED TO THEM EVERY SUNDAY I LOVED IT BAD WITH MONEY DIDNT SAVE MINE
To get people to buy things, retailers should use $2 in the $1 slot, and use the extra coin cup for $1 coins. This would get people's attention at time of sale and might save on individual actions for the cashier. When you put a $20 in at one of the laundromats in my area you get 16 gold dollar coins and 16 quarters. Not only does this cause 25% of normal wear on the washing machines' coin mechanisms but that laundromat is always packed.
Is it packed because it's giving those coins, or packed because people need to get their laundry done? Regardless of which cash register slot a vendor uses, just giving them out as change is important. And people who are aware of the $2 should just start using them more.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary It's just a good laundromat near many low-income type neighborhoods. Does the dollar coin thing help? I think so. It's also right next to two casinos, a starbucks, and a popular west-mex fast food restaurant.
The red marking around the perimeter of a dollar bill makes it look like it might have been involved in a bank robbery with some of the dye pack explosion getting on it but not as much as the notes closer to the top lol
This is so true not many Americans do not know that the $2. is part of their Currency. I had a $2. bill and attempted to use it on a recent trip to USA. The cashier refused to take it. Told me she did not know how to account for it in her final tally at the end of the day. I was totally confused???????
I remember when they re entered production 0n April 13, 1976 and having them postmarked on the day of release. The old red seal (U.S. Note) twos had been withdrawn in 1966 so to young collectors it was a special day. I still like using them in commerce.
I enjoyed this film! I didn't know some facts about this rounded bill's history and how it was stopped being made and then brought back. I have so much 20s and 1s but I might invest in getting more 2 dollar bills. I do have one 2 bill, but might get more
1:08:08 - The 1928 $2 U.S. Note with serial number A00000003A is not "the third one printed", it is the top left note of the third serially numbered sheet (remember, a run of star notes would have been printed prior). The A00000001A note would be at the top left of the first serially numbered sheet of that issue and all 31 of the other notes of that sheet would also end with a '1' so that when sheets are stacked and cut the 'bricks' are composed of sequentially numbered notes. Also, the numbers were applied as the final step prior to release. Two full sheets (64 notes) had received their final printing before his A00000003A note did.
Yes, a technicality if you want to go by actual running though the machines. Biut it's the third one issued a serial number. It just depends on how you spin the tale. But 00000003 is still pretty cool; there's only two with a serial number lower than that.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Not "technicality", fact. The A00000003A note is, indeed, pretty cool and could be accurately described as 'third in the series' and with 'only two lower' but it was not, by any stretch of imagination, the "third one printed" as claimed by the owner. The numbering system that allows sheets to be stacked, then cut and wrapped with the resultant 'bricks' being sequentially numbered is, indeed, a part of the 'Two Dollar Bill' history and should be told accurately.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary " Biut it's the third one issued a serial number. [sic]" No, it is not. Though A00000003A is the third number in the series, two full sheets (64 notes) received serial numbers and were stacked prior to the time sheet #3 entered the press for final printing.
I was there in 2013 when they printed them. I saw the process. You're right, it wasn't the third one printed, because they printed thousands of them first, none of which had a serial number. THEN they were all fed through the machine to receive treasury seals and serial numbers, and on one 32-bill sheet, one of the numbers received 00000003, seconds after other higher numbers because of its position on the sheet. So we can speak technicalities all day. Doesn't change the fact that this bill has the third lowest serial number of this series. That a collector says it's "the third bill ever printed" is inherently wrong. But what other language would you like people to use to describe it? People like you and I know it was actually wasn't the third bill printed, but would you have preferred I stop this guy during the video and explain everything we've hashed over here? Let him and the rest of the public see an 03 and say it's the third bill. For most of the uninformed public, it is.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary i see $2 bills about 2-3 times a month in circulation here, not super often but as the documentary explained, not many people spend $2 bills they usually just hold on to them for either sentimental value or because they're seen as rare/discontinued to most people
Well now I know how the tiger paws ended up on the $2 bill I inherited from my dad who lived in Miami. So great to now have the story behind it. Thanks!
Those aren't easy to find! When businesses take paw-stamped bills to the bank, they end up in line for destruction. They rarely give them back to customers. Of course, with your own stamp pad and Clemson paw stamp, you can make your own.
4:42 A few years back, as part of my total, I handed a young cashier a few Kennedy Halfs, and got the slack jawed reaction from her, staring at the odd things in her hand. After a few seconds of this, I asked her if she had ever seen a half dollar before, and she had not. I've never seen a $2 bill in circulation and I'm an old man. Even so, I've known about $2 bills since I was a kid. People just don't use physical money enough nowadays, and a lot of them aren't aware things like $2 bills and fifty-cent pieces are a thing. In the later part of this documentary, they talk about all the different people who have used $2 to make a statement. And we see people with hundreds of dollars intended for that purpose. I reckon it varies by location. But, you will rarely find a single bill in banks around here.
Where's "here"? In my journey to make this film, yes, I did come across quite a number of people and communities who love and use twos, but I guess their availability depends on the location. Still, any bank should be able to order them if a customer requests them. I'd go to yours and say you need some for a charity giveaway, car wash, etc (give them a reason why you need them, even if you're lying). They may be lazy and not want to order them but they can and should. Then spend them around town and soon others will want more and they too will go to the bank. You can help ramp up their circulation in your town.
If your bank does not have $2 bills they can order them for you. They come in bricks of 1,000, so it will cost you $2,000. I'm on my third break now they are a blast to give out in change or by small items.
I love the Two Dollar Bill! My favorite denomination. I collect the best condition , and special serial number bills as well as the star notes. I also use them as much as I can too. Every pay day, I get more from my bank. Then I circulate them on my purchases. I wish that the vending machine companies would make it possible to use the Two Dollar Bills! That would really get the bills to circulate like One Dollar Coins!
The Euro doesn't have a $1 or $2 bill, they have $1 and $2 coins. So you windup getting weighed down all day carrying all that change. I don't know why they do this.
It happened to me at Starbucks with a $1 gold coin. The cashier called it carwash token, and the $2 bill monopoly money. She wouldn't take it. The man behind me knew and gave me $3 for them. The bitch felt stupid afterwards
Well done! I gave each of my nephews an 'emergency' $2 - I told them at any time in life they could bring it to me and I would swap it for a $50 bill no questions asked. They also know they can purchase their bills back for... $50. So far, one has taken advantage of it; we'll see how it plays out in life for them!
Thank you for watching and commenting! Coincidentally, just yesterday I posted a video about $50s and $2s. In case you missed it, here's the link: th-cam.com/video/fgRXknVhB5c/w-d-xo.html Thanks for sharing that story. I love to hear stuff like that!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I watched it! Oddly enough, I like to keep a couple $50's as Sta$hCa$h; Convenient amount for a sack or two of groceries when emergency BBQ's occur!
My grandma passed away in 2017, and my mom told me that she saved this bill for me. I kept it thinking that it was worth bazillions, but now I know that it's worth much more for me, and for others who have such treasure. I'm all the way down in Honduras and surely I will gift this to younger generations for me to be remember always, starting with my grandma.
The economic value is $2, but the sentimental value is often off the charts. Thanks for sharing.
Passed out $2 bills to this year's trick-or-treaters along with some candy of course. Their reaction was priceless and I guess many will keep the bills as the best treasure ever.
Great idea! I thought of doing it, but we have too many kids in our neighborhood - woulda gone broke! Had I done it, I would have had a camera rolling.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary In that case, create a special promotion, where you keep track of the number of visitors: Congratulations, you're the 22nd visitor, or the 200th visitor. Here's your 2, or something along those lines.
I've done that.
What a great documentary. My Grandmother gave my Mom a 2 dollar bill back in the 40's the day my brother was born. She always kept it with her.
Thanks for the compliment! Really glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure of the sentimental stuff in the film hit home considering how your mom and grandma used them.
I once gave away a $2 bill to a transient in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was strapped for cash at the time and thought my good deed would help bring me some good luck. It was the exact opposite almost from the moment I gave it away. Nothing but bad luck for years. It wasn't until I randomly came into possession of another $2 bill years later that my financial luck changed....Now I keep a fresh one on me at all times. Always a good conversation starter as well.
Interesting! It's probably a complete coincidence
I have never had any money for the last straw and I had to go back to the knowledge manual "to study and show yourself approval." I was working on Three jobs, I didn't know it would be a good two years before I knew anything about the life outside of All work, and No sleep or play! I was just saving up two dollars bill's and I got so many I bought a Big photo album and I just put the money in like pictures and the funds ran out of spaces for the book. I was thinking about the 5$ a week allowance for my dollar a day I thought I would get the 2$bill 1or two per week to get the rest of my lunch time, and the funds ❤️ paid for the last Year payments for the rent. I had 3 babies and a not reg working husband 😅❤ thank you Jesus Christ
I love this $2 bill. It is truly a work of art. I am using it to reward "good behavior" for my grandchildren's learning during the Coronavirus issue. Their parents give them a grade at the end of the week pertaining to their home-schooling. I payout on a sliding scale as a function of their "grade"...they LOVE $2 bills
Wow. What a fantastic grandpa. Are you in danger of running out of bills soon?
Very nice! ❤💰
Awesome! I’ve been watching the episodes coming out on this channel, and now I have something to enjoy for like 30 times longer! Thank you! I know $2 bills aren’t especially rare or anything, but I like keeping a few of them around on me because they’re just fun to have. :)
They are fun. Glad you liked the movie. Thank you for being a fan. More content coming!
I love my $2 bills, my great great grandma always saved them, I now have hers and keep them when ever I come across them
THIS is the documentary of the $2 bill i was looking for when i stumbled on this channel thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a documentary! A very comprehensive presentation not just about a banknote but how it has impacted ordinary lives of people. I do have a $2 bill in my collection and I’ll treasure it more after watching this. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the comment! Means a lot to hear how much you enjoyed it. I'm very proud of the film and always happy to see how it has impacted its viewers.
I don't know why. But I love the $2.00 bill. I have a thing for the underdogs of life in everything.
I feel sorry for the old man. He had 3 good cases if he wanted to breach of contract, false arrest and accusing him of counterfeiting even though the old man just wanted to spend the 2 dollar bills and spread the love.
If he doesn't file a lawsuit against everyone then the case law, and organizations won't ever learn.
The 2 dollar bill shows that you can be one of millions and still be unique.
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I stupidly forgot my login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me
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Awesome! I watched the entire thing. It was very interesting and informative.
Awesome, thank you!
DEFINITELY BUT I DONT LIKE WRITING ANYTHING ON BILLS I LOVE MY FRESH CRISP UNTOUCHED BILLS I LOVE PRISTINE ONES AND THE SMELL OF THEM WITH THAT FRESH COATING I DONT LIKE ANTHING BUT THE ORIGINAL RECIPE THATS IT ITS SPECIAL ENOUGH
I found a 2 dollar bill when I was about 10 or 11 years old under my friends steps. I showed it to my friends dad “here look what I found under your steps”. His dad said hold up a second. Walked to the kitchen grabbed a pair of scissors and cut it in half. WTF? 2 dollar bills are bad luck he said.
So I carry 2, 2 dollar bills. To change my luck of course!
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
Pooo
A manager of Taco Bell not knowing what a $2 bill is? Shocking, since they only hire Ph.D.'s for managers.
I have 3 of them! They were given to me from my aunt's ex. Even as a little kid I said, "No way am I spending this!" 😂
I loved this documentary. Brilliant work, sir! 💕
Thank you! Keep your sacred 3 bills, but go to the bank for more and spend those!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary You're welcome! And absolutely! Can't wait to see others' reactions.
Looking forward to 2/2/2022! Maybe that will spark more interest in the $2 bill.
Love this documentary. I've been using $2 bills since I was 17, but only recently have I escalated my usage of it. It's a fun way to pay cash and tip people, some are bored with it, others look at it weird and pen test it, some pause for a little while before going along with it.
Great to hear. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for watching and commenting on so many other videos too! Always happy to meet a fan of the $2 bill.
Never thought if it but that's a good idea! I'm going to the bank on that date and I'm buying 200 dollars worth of 2 dollar bills and I'll spend them everywhere I can!
This is a very entertaining and heartfelt documentary. Thank you for this 🙏❤️
Thank you so much! Really appreciate you watching and commenting. Please tell others about it. :)
I started giving out two dollar bills a few months ago and the first guy I gave one to gave me a long story about how he got his other one and that he's going to keep it next to his other.
Made his day. Another $2 bill out of circulation though lol
It's okay; they'll make more! Thanks for commenting and watching the film... and for starting to use $2 bills!
I spent a $2 bill at Little Caesers the other day and the dude just stared at me for a few seconds and then went to his co workers about how he had just received very valuable money. I was laughing really hard then I pulled up on my phone to show him they were still made and not rare. He was extremely disappointed after that but still glad he had $2 to buy it with.
Just a few seconds ago I finished watching this, including the extra credits scenes, felt like an entire day but I'll never regret watching, I recently got into money again (July 19th 2022) and this was great! I was more into coins rather bill's but I like bills more now (especially 2 dollar bills) I'm pretty sure I have like 3 or 2 2 dollar bills.(one is a red seal) I got into it the first time in 2018 when I took a picture of a 100 dollar bill my grandma was going to pay a bill with before she left. Going to pass down 2 dollar bills to my family if I get more. 10/10 documentary!
SO glad you liked the film. Thanks for watching and sharing this comment.
The last red seal (U.S. Note) currency consisted of Series 1966 Five Dollar and One Hundred Dollar notes.
Since that time all have been (green seal) Federal Reserve Notes, which had been introduced with Series 1914.
This is going to be the best video on TH-cam!!!!!!!
Not specifically into $2 bills but picked up an old 1917 $2 legal tender note. Really cool how intricate the old bills were.
That is a GREAT bill! The current $2 is nice, but may of the older twos are better
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary yeah, I tend to like our older currency a little more. Though the current $2 bill is the best in my opinion out of modern currency.
I loved this documentary. I’m in the UK and I have a $2 bill. I love it!
Thanks!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Hey if I use these and get arrested what should I do?
Excellent documentary.
Accurate, thorough, linear, very well presented.
Thank you very much! Something I, the creator, is very proud of. Glad you watched and enjoyed. Thanks for commenting.
Awesome video 👏👏👏 I love the two-dollar bills thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎
Thank you! So glad to see you liked it.
I won a $2 bill at an arcade in Myrtle beach with my daughter few years back this was her first time at an arcade and we played almost everything I was so happy when I won that $2 bill I kept it in my wallet because it meant a lot for me because of my daughter. Sadly about 9 months back I was robbed and the $2 bill was taken also. That $2 was worth more then the $160 I had in my pocket.
Sad story but great story as it relates to the importance of the $2 bill. In making this film, I met so many people who came upon a $2 bill of their own in a memorable way, and cherished it the way you did. It has that effect, and I hope that point got communicated in my movie. Thanks for sharing.
When I lived in Vietnam I noticed a lot of people had $2 bills in their wallets. They too were under the impression that they were rare. The last time I went back to VN my wife took a bunch of them and $1 coins. She made a nice profit. 😆
A very interesting documentary about something we in Canada took for granted, until we ditched the bill for the Twoonie.
toonie*
I’ve got a band(100) of them. Just ask the bank to order some. They came freshly printed from the Dallas FW factory. Series 2017A. I also have 6 red seals stashed away. I love collecting bills. They’re like art. I have one from every county in the world. I even have some old colonial Pennsylvania money from 1775.
This video needs to be a documentary on the History Channel. Great video rich in American History!
Would love that. I had a contact who knew someone at the History Channel. Didn't get very far though. Maybe it's worth another shot! Thanks.
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Thank you Kevin! I appreciate your watching and commenting.
Hank sent me here!
That's awesome! Hope you watched the whole thing... you would have seen Hank himself and a few other WheresGeorgers toward the end of the film.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary hi
Seriously, I have even recently seen people look at dollar coins like a rare novelty! Two dollars even smell like Freedom, the image in the back of the bill is extremely iconic!😊 Many people believe getting a 2 dollar bill is good luck. Thus why its kept in wallets!😊
I’ve had a few people refuse to take dollar coins recently!
@@EthelKat73 I believe it. In South America, dollar coins have found a new and vibrant second life, thanks to dollarization and sadly the proliferation of counterfeit paper dollars.
What a great documentary! Someone gave me nine of them a few days ago when I bought a book for a buck and gave the cashier a twenty. She said that's all the change she had at the moment. I couldn't believe it as I had been thinking only a couple of days before how much I'd like to have another $2 bill; hadn't seen one in years. I spent one because it had writing on it, gave one to my aunt who had never had one, and am keeping the other seven for myself. I love them because Jefferson has always been my favorite Founding Father and American historical figure.
Thank you Joseph. This film was a joy to make and it has received so much good feedback from many. It's always great to hear from people like you who appreciate the bill.
2 dollar bill: hi
Americans: :0
Me: *laughs in Canadian 2 dollar coin*
Y'all used to have a 2 dollar bill. It was red.
@@FirstLast-hk4qtand had the monticello back/reverse
I accumulated a collection of all 20th Century series of $2 bills. Here are two quotes to expect if you use them: "How dare you pass a $2 bill in the presence of a lady!" or a woman saying, "I couldn't possibly spend a $2 bill in public. Do I look autistic?"
Close to 20 years ago, WalMart was helping with an Easter fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network. For $6, you could buy a crisp new 2003 $2 bill, in a paper diecut folder with a sort of COA and everything packaged in a nice blue envelope. Each bill had had a diecut bunny or ducky placed neatly over Jefferson's portrait. And the cashiers were promoting them as an authentic variation printed by the US Government (wrong!).
I was a coin collector and didn't know very much about paper currency. I was suckered and bought seven of them! Oh well, I've still got those 2003 series $2 bills with their packaging. They must be worth $2 apiece by now. And, I supported the charity.
Yeah, you got suckered! But if it's for charity, it can never be wrong. Good keepsake since you still have them in the same state as you got them. Kudos.
Look for stars or 'fancy' serial numbers.
I really love $2 bills. To me they are the best out of all the US notes.
Agreed!
They were actually among the last of 'U.S. Notes' as United States Notes, which were direct descendants of the original Series 1862 'Legal Tender Notes', were last issued in 1966 with 'red seal' Series 1963A $2, Series 1966 $5 and $100.
All U.S. currency since has been in the form of Federal Reserve Notes, first issued as Series 1914.
Fascinating
I like giving them away in birthday cards to friends kids. Something my aunt and uncle did for me on my birthdays.
This is the most intriguing and interesting documentary . I love the Lazy 2 of 1875, 1886 Silver Certificate., these are some absolutely beautiful bills 😅 These artist who created the designs were talented. I wonder if I can purchase the puzzles with the two dollar bill.
The puzzle in the film - I gave it to Michael Skourtes, the collector who appears toward the end. But it was simple to make - there is a company online that you can send any image to, and they make a puzzle out of it. Just Google it, upload a $2 bill photo, choose how many pieces in the puzzle, and you'll have yourself a puzzle in a few weeks.
That 9/11 story 😭😭😭 that’s incredible
Agreed.
Great documentary. Very well done! Extremely informative. I definitely learned some more facts about the $2 dollar bill. Interesting how Hornady gifts them as a bonus. That's my favorite brand of ammo! I absolutely love the $2 bill!!! Going to revisit the documentary again early tomorrow morning. Thanks very much for producing it.
Thank you Rick. Appreciate the comment. Share the film around!
37:36 I just looked up Jesse Linam and he's still alive and kicking at 101 years young! Must have been the $2 bills that brought him luck :)
Wow! I hadn't looked him up recently. Great to see he's still alive. Thanks for sharing.
I love the love story about the 2 dollar bill truly heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time..❤❤
Thank you! It was amazing to meet Myrta and have the chance to capture her story. It's a segment I am really proud of, and she said it served the honor of her husband well.
$2 bill is fun. Hand me some when I go to the store and I will give you a thumbs up .
This is an awesome documentary
Thank you!
If they’re doubting the $2 what happens when they come across a Susan B Anthony or a JFK half dollar
Also the 'golden dollars' of various designs produced since 2007.
Or even the eisenhower dollar
OR EVEN A GOLDEN DOLLAR
@@-oiiio-3993 Sacagawea 'golden' dollar has been since 2000. Lots of production for with (some of them for) general circulation stated of the presidents series started in 2007. Though the golden dollars are dated as early as 2000.
@@takecare5077 Quite correct.
An oversight / error on my part.
Sacajawea Dollars were introduced in 2000 with a Cheerios Promotion and distribution through Post Offices, in 2007 the Sac became 'Native American Dollars' with an annual change of reverse.
Thank you for a well presented documentary.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment.
Great documentary! I saw this on Amazon a couple of years ago so it’s great to see it again on TH-cam. Any other projects for the future with Immagine productions?
Thanks for the comment and compliment! We're mostly focusing on shorter content for this TH-cam channel, which has been posting weekly for a few months. No movie in the works at this time. We have a book out that compliments the movie, and the wheels are always spinning for new stuff. But follow the channel for right now to see what we're up to.
i only spend 2 dollar bills. i refuse to spend any other dollar because its the best seeing how people react
Love to hear that!
I was at a walmart one time when the machine gave me a series of $1 bills and the one before that would have had 5 of the same digit. I tried chasing who I thought was the last customer to try and get that note and almost got hit by a car in the parking lot!
I have 5 of them in a drawer, not a collector or an enthusiasts, just keeping them around for the day they get discontinued, they may become rare, they may not, either way it sounds fun.
Unlikely they'll be discontinued, but even if they are, they're not so rare that they will be worth anything more than $2 for a very long time.
This is education in the way I wanna see in school I might even get my ex teacher to show this to his class
Good idea! I'd love to see that.
I’m going to tell the airplane school I went to about it.
What a great documentary. Thank you for creating this gift and sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I love the $2 bill, so much so, that I collected every modern $2 bill since 1928 (even the 1982-B). I also have a 1917 along with a 1899. I'm looking out for 1891 treasury note but it's hard to find without taking out a second mortgage.
I have an 1869 Rainbow Note for sale. Graded a 30 by PCGS. If interested, contact me with the email posted in the ABOUT section on this channel. Glad you love the $2 bill and thanks for watching my videos!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I'm very interested. I'll contact you.
Only $2 I have left is a "lowball" note. 2013 $2, pcgs graded Good 4
A great documentary and a lot of historical and current research. Here in the Philippines a local moneychanger gets two dollar notes from time to time and I convert my pesos to get these. I quite have a stack now for gifts. :)
Very nice! Will you ever spend them? Thanks for the compliments about the film and for sharing your story.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I plan to give them out as gifts and use them for travelling overseas. I also get to use US Dollars when visiting Subic Bay Freeport where some shops accept both US Dollars and Philippine Pesos.
Great Documentary. I really liked it.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I'm a fan of the $2 dollar bill
Love it ❤
2 dollar bills, 1 dollar coins and kennedy halves are awesome for tipping
Quick! Somebody get Casey neistat to see this!
The TH-cam aficionado and champion of the 2 dollar bill
Casey was supposed to be in the film. He agreed to an interview, but the timing never worked for us to get together on the 2 occasions I was in New York shooting. Hopefully he's seen the film.
This movie influenced me to take out 1600 $2 bills from BOA in Franklin, TN today. I have found some cool serial numbers so far. I am paying my rent in bills I sorted through. My landlord is going to be surprised...Hopefully he laughs it off.
Fantastic Documentary, Great Channel
Much appreciated!
I thought the 9/11 story was heart warming
It's the section I'm most proud of. Thank you for the comment.
Brought my ass to tears. I grew up there. We saw those towers every day and it's just not the same now.
I love buying them from you and using them at stores, putting them back in circulation 😂.
Thank you for doing both!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary one thing I have found fun is mixing them up with presidential dollars and other dollar coins as well.
I got my first 2 from my grandfather. They always remind me of him.
MY UNCLE STANLEY GAVE ME AND MY BROTHER A DOLLAR EVERY SUNDAY AND WHEN THE 2 DOLLAR BILL CAME OUT HE CHANGED TO THEM EVERY SUNDAY I LOVED IT BAD WITH MONEY DIDNT SAVE MINE
Fantastic job! Funny and informative. I really enjoyed this delve into two-mismatics. I've got some friends who I think will, two.
Glad to hear it! Thank you for the kind words. Yes, sharing the film would be greatly appreciated.
Nice sheets of 'star notes' near the beginning.
Amazing documentary
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it.
Am very happy because now I have 3 $2 dollar bills 🙂 my favorite bill $2.
To get people to buy things, retailers should use $2 in the $1 slot, and use the extra coin cup for $1 coins. This would get people's attention at time of sale and might save on individual actions for the cashier. When you put a $20 in at one of the laundromats in my area you get 16 gold dollar coins and 16 quarters. Not only does this cause 25% of normal wear on the washing machines' coin mechanisms but that laundromat is always packed.
Is it packed because it's giving those coins, or packed because people need to get their laundry done? Regardless of which cash register slot a vendor uses, just giving them out as change is important. And people who are aware of the $2 should just start using them more.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary It's just a good laundromat near many low-income type neighborhoods. Does the dollar coin thing help? I think so. It's also right next to two casinos, a starbucks, and a popular west-mex fast food restaurant.
Great movie with a lot of good information about the "forgotten 2". Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment
The red marking around the perimeter of a dollar bill makes it look like it might have been involved in a bank robbery with some of the dye pack explosion getting on it but not as much as the notes closer to the top lol
Благодарю!🙏
This is so true not many Americans do not know that the $2. is part of their Currency. I had a $2. bill and attempted to use it on a recent trip to USA. The cashier refused to take it. Told me she did not know how to account for it in her final tally at the end of the day. I was totally confused???????
Uh, yeah, just count it! This happens far more often than it should for a regular piece of currency.
I remember when they re entered production 0n April 13, 1976 and having them postmarked on the day of release.
The old red seal (U.S. Note) twos had been withdrawn in 1966 so to young collectors it was a special day.
I still like using them in commerce.
Did you see the clip from Hardcore Pawn where a guy tries to buy an expensive watch with a two dollar bill?
Did not! Is there a clip on TH-cam? If so, reply with a link!
Here
th-cam.com/video/2tARbWOLbZg/w-d-xo.html
Dang it I was not expecting to cry while watching a video about 2$ bills😭😭
Yeah, that 9/11 scene gets me too. Pretty powerful. And to think I set out to make something fun & quirky. Thanks for watching!
Very nice video about the 2 dollar bill and all its meaning
Thank you. A lot of work went into this!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I can only imagine that was put together very well
I enjoyed this film! I didn't know some facts about this rounded bill's history and how it was stopped being made and then brought back. I have so much 20s and 1s but I might invest in getting more 2 dollar bills. I do have one 2 bill, but might get more
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, definitely go get $2 bills and start using them!
1:08:08 - The 1928 $2 U.S. Note with serial number A00000003A is not "the third one printed", it is the top left note of the third serially numbered sheet (remember, a run of star notes would have been printed prior).
The A00000001A note would be at the top left of the first serially numbered sheet of that issue and all 31 of the other notes of that sheet would also end with a '1' so that when sheets are stacked and cut the 'bricks' are composed of sequentially numbered notes.
Also, the numbers were applied as the final step prior to release. Two full sheets (64 notes) had received their final printing before his A00000003A note did.
Yes, a technicality if you want to go by actual running though the machines. Biut it's the third one issued a serial number. It just depends on how you spin the tale. But 00000003 is still pretty cool; there's only two with a serial number lower than that.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Not "technicality", fact.
The A00000003A note is, indeed, pretty cool and could be accurately described as 'third in the series' and with 'only two lower' but it was not, by any stretch of imagination, the "third one printed" as claimed by the owner.
The numbering system that allows sheets to be stacked, then cut and wrapped with the resultant 'bricks' being sequentially numbered is, indeed, a part of the 'Two Dollar Bill' history and should be told accurately.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary " Biut it's the third one issued a serial number. [sic]"
No, it is not.
Though A00000003A is the third number in the series, two full sheets (64 notes) received serial numbers and were stacked prior to the time sheet #3 entered the press for final printing.
I was there in 2013 when they printed them. I saw the process. You're right, it wasn't the third one printed, because they printed thousands of them first, none of which had a serial number. THEN they were all fed through the machine to receive treasury seals and serial numbers, and on one 32-bill sheet, one of the numbers received 00000003, seconds after other higher numbers because of its position on the sheet. So we can speak technicalities all day. Doesn't change the fact that this bill has the third lowest serial number of this series. That a collector says it's "the third bill ever printed" is inherently wrong. But what other language would you like people to use to describe it? People like you and I know it was actually wasn't the third bill printed, but would you have preferred I stop this guy during the video and explain everything we've hashed over here? Let him and the rest of the public see an 03 and say it's the third bill. For most of the uninformed public, it is.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary _"But what other language would you like people to use to describe it?"_
The third lowest numbered note of the series.
Airstream conventioneers have made a habit of using two dollar notes for decades to illustrate the impact of their members on local communities.
I live in grand island Nebraska, didn't expect to see hornady in this documentary
Did you see some of their $2s floating around?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary i see $2 bills about 2-3 times a month in circulation here, not super often but as the documentary explained, not many people spend $2 bills they usually just hold on to them for either sentimental value or because they're seen as rare/discontinued to most people
Right, but Hornady gives them out with instructions to spend them. I guess people still decide to keep a few for themselves!
I get paid Friday, this has inspired me to begin spending $2 bills as normal currency, I get paid Friday, I’m going to ask for $100 in $2 bills
Love to hear it... thanks for sharing!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary just realized as I reread that I said “I get paid Friday” twice lol
Twice = 2. Nothing wrong with the number 2 at this channel.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary update: I will forever continue to regularly spend $2 notes, I’ve found them incredibly useful actually
Nice documentary!
Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to make and I'm real proud of it.
I have like 8 $2 bills in my safe, I have been holding for over 15 years. Every time I come across one, I collect it and hold it. Lol
Nothing wrong with that. Although, you do know they won't go up in value, right?
That’s a lot of starnotes!!
Well now I know how the tiger paws ended up on the $2 bill I inherited from my dad who lived in Miami. So great to now have the story behind it. Thanks!
Those aren't easy to find! When businesses take paw-stamped bills to the bank, they end up in line for destruction. They rarely give them back to customers. Of course, with your own stamp pad and Clemson paw stamp, you can make your own.
4:42 A few years back, as part of my total, I handed a young cashier a few Kennedy Halfs, and got the slack jawed reaction from her, staring at the odd things in her hand. After a few seconds of this, I asked her if she had ever seen a half dollar before, and she had not.
I've never seen a $2 bill in circulation and I'm an old man. Even so, I've known about $2 bills since I was a kid. People just don't use physical money enough nowadays, and a lot of them aren't aware things like $2 bills and fifty-cent pieces are a thing.
In the later part of this documentary, they talk about all the different people who have used $2 to make a statement. And we see people with hundreds of dollars intended for that purpose. I reckon it varies by location. But, you will rarely find a single bill in banks around here.
Where's "here"? In my journey to make this film, yes, I did come across quite a number of people and communities who love and use twos, but I guess their availability depends on the location. Still, any bank should be able to order them if a customer requests them. I'd go to yours and say you need some for a charity giveaway, car wash, etc (give them a reason why you need them, even if you're lying). They may be lazy and not want to order them but they can and should. Then spend them around town and soon others will want more and they too will go to the bank. You can help ramp up their circulation in your town.
If your bank does not have $2 bills they can order them for you. They come in bricks of 1,000, so it will cost you $2,000. I'm on my third break now they are a blast to give out in change or by small items.
You can also get a brick of 50 bills for $100, and most common is the brick of 100 bills for $200.
Thanks. I did not know that. I've been buying 1000 a time for around 10 years now.
I love the Two Dollar Bill!
My favorite denomination.
I collect the best condition , and special serial number bills as well as the star notes.
I also use them as much as I can too.
Every pay day, I get more from my bank.
Then I circulate them on my purchases.
I wish that the vending machine companies would make it possible to use the Two Dollar Bills!
That would really get the bills to circulate like One Dollar Coins!
I hate those one dollar coins they got rid of one dollar bills and replaced them with coins in ecuador
EPIC
The Euro doesn't have a $1 or $2 bill, they have $1 and $2 coins. So you windup getting weighed down all day carrying all that change. I don't know why they do this.
YAH I LOVE COINS BUT NOT AS A REPLACEMENT FOR PAPER
All uncut star note sheets!
I seen one two dollar bill grom 1776. 2old ladys had one in a picture frame in p'burg n.j. so cool
I have only seen 1 $2 At my job and we put it under neath the tray with $100 and $50 bills we have slots but the 5th has to be used for stamps.
It happened to me at Starbucks with a $1 gold coin. The cashier called it carwash token, and the $2 bill monopoly money. She wouldn't take it. The man behind me knew and gave me $3 for them. The bitch felt stupid afterwards
Love it. Thanks for sharing.
i would have told the cashier she was a real dum ass @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary