Why Are We Still Making (A Lot Of) $2 Bills? - Cheddar Explains

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  • @MorninWood000
    @MorninWood000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    Worked at 3 banks. We always kept new 2 dollar bills in stock. Especially around Chinese New Year.
    Also some strip clubs use 2s.

    • @itrthho
      @itrthho 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I use the bills and never had a problem getting them from a bank branch.

    • @unknow123abc
      @unknow123abc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Those are the fancy strip clubs haha.

    • @adrianjimenez6388
      @adrianjimenez6388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂

    • @bryanbaker274
      @bryanbaker274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I worked at Wells Fargo for 6 years and we kept $2 bills on hand.
      Funny side note.
      As I gay man I never knew that strip clubs used $2 bills until I worked at Wells Fargo in which I had a Manager that frequented the ho spots regularly. Oh do I miss those days.

    • @KroK013
      @KroK013 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a great idea for New Year, since it's cheap, "rare," and an even amount. Thanks for introducing a new tradition to my family.

  • @DanMcMullan
    @DanMcMullan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    Of all the bills, the $2 bill has the best and most intricate image on the back.

    • @Aus10McNeal
      @Aus10McNeal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's called itaglio print and the 2$ has the most of any bill.

    • @YoloBagels
      @YoloBagels 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Out of all the bills currently being made yes. If you like the $2 bills design definitely look at some of the older notes, especially the 1896 "educational" bill series.

    • @campkira
      @campkira 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it the same 2000 yen it is there but it is uncommon...

    • @carloscarpinteyro332
      @carloscarpinteyro332 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, no Illuminati/NWO coded references, like that some think, that are on the $1 bill.

    • @dhy5342
      @dhy5342 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Intricate, but incomplete. Cut off at the edge to make it fit.

  • @chistinelane
    @chistinelane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    I loved 2 dollar bills when I was a casheir. I'd only give them out to those who were pure of heart
    or just smiled or whatever

    • @emilyshmelimy
      @emilyshmelimy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I've tried to give customers two dollar bills and they don't want them. Some people think I'm giving them fake money. I don't try anymore

    • @chistinelane
      @chistinelane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      emilyshmelimy that's why you have to find someone who's pure of heart. They'll come when you need them the most: when you're out of register slots and it's real busy

    • @emilyshmelimy
      @emilyshmelimy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chistinelane we live in different worlds I think. Our two dollars always go back on the armoured truck

    • @HunterShows
      @HunterShows 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pure of heart...yeah sure. I only gave them out to people who had at least $2 in change, to get them out of my till.

    • @78kasper78
      @78kasper78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always just saved them in the till because I felt like it was rude to give them back as change because they always seem to inconvenience the cashier when you go to spend them.

  • @spencers4121
    @spencers4121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    I can still remember 20 years ago, paying for a purchase with some $2. The cashier thought it was fake money, she called a manager. He thought they were fake too, I honestly think they were about to call the police. If not for other customers, telling them it was real money.

    • @hewgrebe4771
      @hewgrebe4771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      spencer s I heard about a girl who paid for her lunch with a 1935 two dollar bill and they called the police! They thought the girl had counterfitted the bill. But when the whole thing was over, the girl got her lunch, with the bill, back. Funny because that bill has a good Monticello backing on it.

    • @Fusiongearz
      @Fusiongearz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Happened to me too, funny how some people are unaware of the $2 bill

    • @CountryCarReviews
      @CountryCarReviews 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That’s how I received my 1935 $10 I have stupid cashier though it was fake.

    • @StevenBanks123
      @StevenBanks123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      spencer s That is one of the reasons I use them. I love it when that happens with a new, usually younger cashier.

    • @Kitsaper
      @Kitsaper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@hewgrebe4771 I was just about to mention that same story. It was an eighth grader at Christa McAuliffe Middle School outside of Houston, Texas in 2016.

  • @robertheinkel6225
    @robertheinkel6225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    And yet some folks are getting arrested for using the two dollar bills, claiming they were counterfeit. Cashiers and some cops are not aware the bills exist.
    The biggest problem, is cash drawers are not built for two dollar bills.

    • @roxcyn
      @roxcyn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You can put them where the checks, 50s and 100s are placed. 👍🏻

    • @colinw996
      @colinw996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Every store I have worked in the tills used the 5th spot for rolled coins, not 50s or 100s.

    • @samiam619
      @samiam619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Robert Heinkel You have some stupid cops in your town!

    • @menotyou4289
      @menotyou4289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I mean, the 5-slot drawer was originally designed for 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and then 50/100/checks underneath. Think about it, when do you ever give back a 50 or 100?

    • @MishaDaBear
      @MishaDaBear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Counterfeit two dollar notes, would that even be economic. (proper money paper, proper inks, embossing printers) I doubt counterfeiting a $2 note can really make a profit, at $20, $50 and $100 yes of course. I can't even align text on 2 sides of an 8x11 page, money would have to be perfect!

  • @gregorycropper9521
    @gregorycropper9521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    A friend who was the manager of a plasma donation center loaded the ATM machine in the lobby with $2 bills so that local businesses could see how important the plasma center was to the local economy. Donors used the ATM to collect the money they got for donating plasma and they got it all in $2 bills, which they spent on groceries or whatever.

    • @blakecarson6555
      @blakecarson6555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      This is a wonderfully creative and smart idea. Was there some level of surprise in the community or just meh?

    • @LincolnRon
      @LincolnRon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's actually kind of messed up. By paying them in two-dollar bills you are advertising to everybody that they are (probably) poor. It's kind of like how the government used to give poor people food stamps so everybody in the checkout line knew they were poor. (Now they use a card that looks like a credit card.)

    • @Sillykat420
      @Sillykat420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LincolnRon How is paying in cash an indicator of being poor? Do people in America only use the big denominations or something?

    • @macsnafu
      @macsnafu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clever idea, that.

    • @bobsmith-ru7xp
      @bobsmith-ru7xp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sillykat420 It's only because Ronald is a dumbass.

  • @codako7300
    @codako7300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    In Canada we have two dollar coins called twoonies

    • @TheZephyrsWind
      @TheZephyrsWind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Heard of that more often & before this 14-15 years ago.

    • @3of11
      @3of11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And you wonder why people think Canadian money is a joke...

    • @codako7300
      @codako7300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      The name is just a nickname we call are 1 dollar coin a looney because it has a loon on it and a toonie because is equivalent to two loons lol

    • @codako7300
      @codako7300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      If you want to see money that’s a joke look at Zimbabwe dollars

    • @davidcostello44
      @davidcostello44 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Canada sucks just saying no offense

  • @biblehistoryscience3530
    @biblehistoryscience3530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    I have not seen a $2 in many years, but I have hoarded one...somewhere.

    • @florn5601
      @florn5601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just go to the bank and ask for a 2 dollor bill where at my dads got 40

    • @richardjones4259
      @richardjones4259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I dont think you can hoard one of something.

    • @biblehistoryscience3530
      @biblehistoryscience3530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Richard Jones, tell that to Golem! lol

    • @Thumbsupurbum
      @Thumbsupurbum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Heh, I get them all the time as tips. I just end up depositing them to get rid of them lol.

    • @unknow123abc
      @unknow123abc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Look for the $2 silver certificate pretty sure those are actually worth more than face value at auction. Also pretty sure you can actually exchange those for silver; comes from the olden days when money was actually backed by something instead of this made up nonsense.

  • @shaun7096
    @shaun7096 5 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    Ironic how prostitutes and politicians cost the same amount back then

    • @Alex632
      @Alex632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      it's ironic how you misinformed yourself just to make an attempt at a funny comment.
      she said politicians use to bribe PEOPLE for votes with $2 notes.

    • @TiberianFiend
      @TiberianFiend 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It's the American citizens who whore their votes out.

    • @Skoomz
      @Skoomz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@Alex632 bro chill

    • @Memetic-Info-Hazard-Handler
      @Memetic-Info-Hazard-Handler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@Alex632 oh man you are tons of fun aren't you?

    • @Alex632
      @Alex632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Memetic-Info-Hazard-Handler yes I am. But I will not stand by and see a cringe worth comment trying to be funny. I REFUSE TO SCROLL ON BY

  • @josedurazno8371
    @josedurazno8371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    In Mexico people love USA’s $2 bills because they think it brings good luck

    • @thetacoguyy
      @thetacoguyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Fr, I got one all folded up in a triangle shape inside my wallet.

    • @yangj0889
      @yangj0889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I’ve been told the same thing by a Cambodian exchange student.

    • @TinklestheGoat
      @TinklestheGoat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well its an unlucky bill so that explains why Mexico can't succeed.

    • @TinklestheGoat
      @TinklestheGoat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Jonathan Slater You going through and posting butthurt replies to everyone who is telling the truth shows your insecurity about your country. Not something to "lose your head" over, pablo

    • @TinklestheGoat
      @TinklestheGoat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @ Let the butthurt flow. Tired of Mexicans being so insecure.

  • @PlutoniumPanda
    @PlutoniumPanda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Actually with inflation I find the $2 bill to be more useful than the one. With the death of the dollar menu and even sodas costing more than a dollar, the $2 bill has become pretty useful. Plus I work in a bank and can get as many as I want which helps

  • @sinecurve9999
    @sinecurve9999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I know a germophobe who would only use $2 bills for his purchases. Apparently he thought they were more hygienic than $1 bills. Not sure of the efficacy of such a plan.

    • @tomvolz3760
      @tomvolz3760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      $2 bills are used a lot less than $1 bills, so it’s not a completely unreasonable assumption.

    • @damenwhelan3236
      @damenwhelan3236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds irrational.

    • @blubaylon
      @blubaylon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Think of all the strippers who held that $2... Not very hygienic

    • @stop.juststop
      @stop.juststop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kinda makes sense. Less hands have touched it. Nowadays, strippers are more likely to have touched a $1 bill anyway and in my 20s, I saw plenty of different bills being used by people to snort coke among other things. If people are more likely to hoard $2 bills because they think they are collector's items, the bills are likely to have less germs on them.

    • @AZ-kr6ff
      @AZ-kr6ff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stop.juststop
      Nope.
      You are an idiot.
      Way higher odds that a $2 was in a stripper's cooch than a single.

  • @mswarner
    @mswarner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I tried to spend one at a Dollar store once, and the cashier insisted that I keep it and the person behind me offered to pay for my stuff. I insisted that it wasn't rare (it was a 1995 one), but they insisted it was (even though I knew it wasn't) and so I got some stuff from the store "free".

    • @andie5031
      @andie5031 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's so strange haha people are funny

    • @XFizzlepop-Berrytwist
      @XFizzlepop-Berrytwist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I mean... those are the kinds of people you want in the world, innocent, and helpful, those are honest souls, if by chance you did have a rare bill or something, and the cashier knew it, and tried letting you know, thats honesty at its finest.

    • @macsnafu
      @macsnafu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Better than them thinking it's a fake bill!

  • @gent11763
    @gent11763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    if I remember right, the Jefferson Memorial gift shop gives out $2 bills as change...

    • @kenmograd2009
      @kenmograd2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ennio Cavuoto
      I thought it was the one in Monticello? (Prior to the FRN release of the $2, it had Jefferson’s estate on the back just like the nickel.)

  • @canaanpryor7145
    @canaanpryor7145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Fact: you can’t own a barbershop in the hood without a $2 bill on display.

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They display money ?

    • @justenzo6342
      @justenzo6342 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why tho lol

    • @Okusar
      @Okusar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@holger_p It's not uncommon for small businesses to frame and display their "first dollar" they earned as a business as a commemoration of accomplishment. Less common these days, but during the first half of the twentieth century many barbershops, diners and pharmacies across America had their first dollar proudly displayed.

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Okusar Ah yes, I've seen this. Just haven't got this was the case here.

    • @GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket
      @GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@holger_p You haven't noticed this in most small businesses? Usually a Bill or a Check, it's their first sale. In a lot of older places you'll see $2.

  • @uss_04
    @uss_04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I keep a stack of $2 bills around for tips and gifts, especially to kids.
    They’re a great novelty denomination and still legal tender.
    Plus when paying back someone you owe $10, a bunch of $2s are a nifty way of paying em back. Giving someone a single bill means they hoard them, giving someone at least 5 means they’re willing to spend a few.

  • @timsvea5980
    @timsvea5980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I still use two dollar bills and fifty cent pieces and dollar coins. It's FUN!

    • @timsvea5980
      @timsvea5980 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @dandanthetaximan :-)

    • @MrIamnoone
      @MrIamnoone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I asked my bank for 50 one dollar coins (it didn't matter which kind of dollar coin) and the teller answered, "We don't have 'play money' here."

    • @thatxonexguy5438
      @thatxonexguy5438 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where do you get the fifty cent and dollar coins from?

    • @HunterShows
      @HunterShows 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sounds like a worthless bank.

    • @chumbawaumbacumpa
      @chumbawaumbacumpa 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Josh Rick lmao😂

  • @nicholasschroeder3678
    @nicholasschroeder3678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This reminds me of the story of the guy in Canada whose old relative had died. He was shredding lots of old papers when a bill fell out of a folder. It was an old $100 note worth several 100Ks. He found more treasures. Of course he wondered what he might have shredded

  • @altosaxguy94
    @altosaxguy94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I know in Columbus, you can go to any bank and get two-dollar bills. I do it all the time to mess with my friends who I owe money.
    Oh, I owe you $100? Here's 50 $2 bills.

    • @jasonsummit1885
      @jasonsummit1885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is a great idea, I'll have to try that some time😂

    • @altosaxguy94
      @altosaxguy94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Jonathan Slater yes sir, O-H...

    • @tchrisou812
      @tchrisou812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@altosaxguy94 I-O

    • @roxcyn
      @roxcyn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Howdy neighbor!

    • @chrisgraham2904
      @chrisgraham2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you want to mess with your friends, pay your $100 dollar dept with 10,000 pennies frozen inside a Home Depot bucket. If you owe the dept to a co-worker, take the bucket home and just leave the block of ice on his desk.

  • @cliffgulliver4626
    @cliffgulliver4626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    We should be using a dollar coin and a two foldable...

    • @parkerwilkins5495
      @parkerwilkins5495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Spearca in case you were wondering, the 100 dollar bill slot is the cashiers pocket

    • @LincolnRon
      @LincolnRon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Gliff Gulliver The USA has been using the one-dollar coin since 1794. They are most commonly used for vending machines and public transportation. A lot of (most?) company breakrooms have a machine that you put a five, ten, or twenty in a get 5, 10, or 20 one-dollar coins.

    • @cliffgulliver4626
      @cliffgulliver4626 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ronald Ron, how many actually do and keep in mind that I was one of the few that carried the dollar coin. Try getting some...

    • @LincolnRon
      @LincolnRon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cliffgulliver4626 I still get them regularly with change from sandwich vending machines. The Presidential Dollar series, the Sacagawea dollar coins, and the Susan B. Anthony dollar coins are what I run across most often.

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dollar coins are so much more durable than dollar bills and they are worth enough to carry around.

  • @holyravioli5795
    @holyravioli5795 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I always thought it was weird that nobody used $2 bills in America, here in Europe €2 coins are really common.

    • @crazydudetz
      @crazydudetz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The problem seems to be that merchants don't carry them. I'm sure if more merchants carried them in their registers, they'd circulate more easily

    • @user-zd9fc4vs4q
      @user-zd9fc4vs4q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same in Canada, we got $2 coins everywhere

    • @Andreas4696
      @Andreas4696 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I kind of wish bills were more common in Europe. I hate carrying heavy coins when I do use cash, but it's pretty rare that I even use cash nowadays.

    • @holyravioli5795
      @holyravioli5795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Andreas4696 Im constantly using cash because im paid in cash at my request, i find that i spend less when i have money in hand versus in a bank account.

    • @michaela2634
      @michaela2634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@holyravioli5795 Same reason credit cards are generally bad for saving - people appreciate the weight of their decisions when they see the money leaving their hand.

  • @AnonymousFreakYT
    @AnonymousFreakYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My local bank branch always has $2 bills. And $1 coins, and usually 50 cent pieces. Not always at every till, but one always has them.
    I love using all of them when leaving tips.
    As for perceived rarity, I had a college roommate in the '90s (before the new Sacajawea and presidential $1 coins) who thought the Susan B Anthony $1 coins were ultra-rare. He had a standing offer to buy them off people for $2 each.
    My hometown transit system's ticket machines used the Susan B coins as change instead of $1 bills. Every time I went home, I'd pay with a $20 and get a bunch of $1 coins as change, then sell them to my roommate when I got back. (Not all at once, that's too obvious.) He once asked why I always seemed to be the only person who got them "I dunno, I must be the only person who pays attention." :-D

    • @Me-eb3wv
      @Me-eb3wv 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @allensacharov5424
      @allensacharov5424 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they are a lot classier than leaving just two singles and people will remember them as lucky bills

  • @michaildillon673
    @michaildillon673 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It's because of a guy in Norwalk CT who likes them. He petitions every time they move to stop printing them.

    • @AnthonyBrusca
      @AnthonyBrusca 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They do stop printing them. They are only printed every few years in big batches not are released from the vault over time

  • @ToyInsanity
    @ToyInsanity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Yeah, but what about these Clinton $3 bills? I was able to get a few hundred, hope they worth a lot now!

    • @PlayMoGame
      @PlayMoGame 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@ruripapi They're novelty bills dude, calm down lol

    • @allanrichardson1468
      @allanrichardson1468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They were privately printed as a novelty by commercial printers to fulfill a demand to mock the President. They were not printed by the government and are not legal tender.

    • @Lupo32
      @Lupo32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All we needed to hear
      - 👮‍♂️👮‍♀️

    • @KBTadieh
      @KBTadieh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s not legal tender

    • @ahmedshousha1958
      @ahmedshousha1958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A Nintendo Switch Lite With 10000 Subcribers 100 years old 😂😂 are you an idiot? Clinton bills! 😂😂

  • @jacksongaskill9339
    @jacksongaskill9339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At the bank I work at, I always order enough $2 bills to ensure we have 100-200 at all times. Much less than any other bill, but the amount of old ladies coming in asking for them for gifts (especially around Christmas) makes them worth having at all times

  • @mccarjl
    @mccarjl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Don’t have much of a purpose? You obviously don’t spend much time in Gentlemen’s Clubs.

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Everything you talk about (and more) is covered on our channel, dedicated exclusively to $2 bills. So much more to learn! It's a truly fascinating bill.

  • @myopinonz
    @myopinonz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Trust me I deal with counting thousands of dollars every day as operations manager at a big food chain, the issue of where to place your two dollar bill isn't a big issue, I come across a few of these once a month.

  • @seththomas9105
    @seththomas9105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I get two dollar bills at my bank at least once a month and use them.

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You go to a bank ? How old fashioned .... ;-)

  • @EvaHoffmann153
    @EvaHoffmann153 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The devaluing dollar sparks concerns about economic instability, reminiscent of the misconception surrounding the $2 bill - often perceived as rare, despite being consistently printed since 1862. In reality, its scarcity stems from low circulation and limited demand, not rarity. This misconception parallels my cautious approach to investing in unconventional assets.

    • @TicheDebb0
      @TicheDebb0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My local bank consistently stocks $2 bills, readily dispensing them upon request. I make it a habit to grab some whenever I visit, finding them incredibly convenient for transactions requiring larger denominations, such as $10 or $20, paired with smaller bills. In these situations, I prefer using $2 bills over $1 bills - they're more practical and efficient.

    • @EvelynBrooks0
      @EvelynBrooks0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      $2 bills, though perceived as rare, are readily available at banks to fill the gap in pocket change, particularly dimes and quarters. Working with a fiduciary has helped me navigate investments, diversify my portfolio, and consider inflation-resistant assets to align with my financial goals.

    • @MarshalWagner457
      @MarshalWagner457 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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      @EvelynBrooks0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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    • @AshleySommerset808
      @AshleySommerset808 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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  • @PopnPlayerJazine
    @PopnPlayerJazine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Before I studied abroad in Japan, I went to the bank in America to exchange some dollars into yen. They gave me a few 2000($20) yen notes. The Japanese found it as interesting as we find the 2 dollar bills and a lot of them asked if I could give what I had to them (they gave me 2 1000 yen notes in exchange)

  • @TheRealDrJoey
    @TheRealDrJoey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to buy them out of the till at a theater where I worked. One of our regular customers was Eli Callaway, of Callaway Golf. He was a $2.00 bill fan himself, and used to have pads of them made up. When he found out I collected them, he graciously used to pay for everything--the box office and the concession--with twos. Between him and others who randomly spent them, I ended up with 1,000 of them within a year or so.
    Used them as a down payment on a car--took the finance guy awhile to count them. Often when I go to the bank I ask if they have twos, and I buy a few, which I use for tips.

  • @mellodees3663
    @mellodees3663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Had a great aunt who used to give them out for Christmas.

    • @hewgrebe4771
      @hewgrebe4771 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      MelloDees good aunt. I thought they were only made in 1976, but way before and after, they are still being made.

    • @AwesomeSauce7176
      @AwesomeSauce7176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We know where she got them

    • @diiana1823
      @diiana1823 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      MelloDees

  • @shadowraith1
    @shadowraith1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Used to see them occasionally after they started the new version after the Bicentennial. Haven't seen one in years now.👍💲💲💲

    • @robertbrawley5048
      @robertbrawley5048 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to get 2 dollar Bill's at the bank for gag purposes. For cheap tips and novelty as recently as five years ago . The Bank of America had them on hand . As soon as you pass one they go directly back to the bank . Cashiers refuse to use them as change to customers

  • @archlinuxrussian
    @archlinuxrussian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Drop the dollar bill for coins, and print more 2's. IMHO, its a decent setup.

    • @KeithBoehler
      @KeithBoehler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you use Arch by any chance?

    • @archlinuxrussian
      @archlinuxrussian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KeithBoehler you are not incorrect :)

    • @AnthonyBrusca
      @AnthonyBrusca 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @UCn2u4QEMOF4HnAFpA2V05VA That's because people didn't pick up the two. They wouldn't only need a fifth of them. It's also just slightly bigger than a quarter. The one that was heavy was larger than the half dollar so they changed it YEARS ago

    • @chisaten
      @chisaten 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is basically what the Uk has done, but they have gone more extreme. £1 and £2 are both in coin form only now, the paper £1 are no longer legal tender.

    • @Sillykat420
      @Sillykat420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chisaten I would honestly find £1 and £2 notes more convenient than coins and I live in the UK. Coins are a bit of a hassle to fit in your wallet and fiddle about with getting the right amount, a note can just go in your wallet with the rest of your cash and the coins can just be used as change.

  • @tgustafson85
    @tgustafson85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I regularly use $1 coins because a roll that I can use for parking costs is easier to keep in my car's ashtray than $1 bills. Makes me want to add $2 bills to the mix!

  • @Avi2Nyan
    @Avi2Nyan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Why aren't they used more often? We have both a €1 and a €2 coin and both are very useful..

    • @fclp67
      @fclp67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because America

    • @macuss87
      @macuss87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm a canadian, $2 coins make bottle soda machines a one coin deal! No need to flatten out bills to make them work(the new-ish plastic bills don't really crumple anymore)

    • @comradebroosk9396
      @comradebroosk9396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      American currency is weird. all of our bills are the same color and size, and all of our coins below a quarter are hardly used... we really need to change it up.

    • @olliegoria
      @olliegoria 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ComradeBroosk Inflation ruined our currency.

    • @VieleGuteFahrer
      @VieleGuteFahrer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coins are heavy and take up a lot more space than bills. Unless you empty your wallet every single day.

  • @kdurden
    @kdurden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At the Capitol building in Arkansas, if you go to the treasurer's office, they have a whole cash register of fresh, newly minted, two dollar bills. You can buy them for the low low price of $2.00

    • @kdurden
      @kdurden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meant to say Little Rock, Arkansas. Have a good day.

  • @daliacapellan
    @daliacapellan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Now I know what to get my kids for Christmas! 😏🤣

  • @Kelson01
    @Kelson01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 1976 and oldes ones are special.

  • @tigerr830
    @tigerr830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I needed $2 bills recently and had no trouble finding them. The first Chase I went to was able to give me dozens of them no problem. It’s a really cool bill!

  • @FiveStringCommando
    @FiveStringCommando 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I’ve never been told by a bank that they didn’t have $2 bills, having tried in many states.
    I used to give a few of them as gratuity at a restaurant. I currently use them as “tooth fairy” money with my kiddos. 😃

    • @keikei3301
      @keikei3301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      $2 from the tooth fairy. That’s an excellent idea. How magical

  • @RoxyLegs
    @RoxyLegs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I feel the kid I hand a $2 bill to is less likely to drop it on candy immediately; it will be a more desperate, last ditch effort day that the bill is utelized. Also $2 notes are offered as change at strip clubs in order to encourage higher tips. Sometimes I worry about what people think of me when I am carrying around a stack of 2's 🤣

  • @MishaDaBear
    @MishaDaBear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are great for cash tips to wait staff.
    Giving a 20% tip in two dollar bills for great service. They will remember you, and you will get equal or better service next time!
    Of course a 20% tip in unrolled pennies is a statement to bad service! That is one step under complaining to the manager or owner! That wait staff is usually gone soon after that! At a local Pizza shop the waitress swept the pennies off the table towards other patrons, she was gone and the manager apologized (free Pizza was had, the next week)!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I have a few from the 60s in my grandpa's collection from his travels in Europe during WW2. I also like Jefferson. Jefferson or Burr? But if you had to choose

    • @wt4629
      @wt4629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just wanted to drop by and say that I remember you from a comment section on another video. That guy who commented before is wrong btw.

  • @nathand.9969
    @nathand.9969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a cashier I honestly wish people would use them and half dollars more. Why? Because it makes counting change quicker for me. It's easier and quicker to get 2, 4, or 7 dollars when using twos, and it's quicker to get to any amount of change at or above 50 cents when using half dollars.
    It saves time for you, time for me, and it takes up less space in pockets, and wallets.

  • @enchantednotes5448
    @enchantednotes5448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    cheddar i need more of this videos, how about daily?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You want more Cheddar videos or more $2 bill videos? We've got the latter

    • @zachatck6567
      @zachatck6567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Fancy seeing you here

    • @michaela2634
      @michaela2634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Good advertising, I subbed.

  • @willmatic84
    @willmatic84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember back in the days we use to put $2 dollar bills in the picture frame

  • @alan17h
    @alan17h 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I take $100 in $2 bills any time I’m in South America. They love them down there since they are good luck. Perfect tips.

  • @vitalsaxon_
    @vitalsaxon_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Because of inflation, and things no longer being $1 (usually $1.25-$2 now), it's better to use $2 bills.

  • @justiron2999
    @justiron2999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now these days I rarely see $50's anymore and 2's and 10's are a close second.

    • @michaela2634
      @michaela2634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Inflation has had a similar effect on $50 bills and $100 bills where the $50 isnt worth carrying around because its so similar in value to the $100 bills. Like how many things do you buy that cost between $50 and $100? Most are either more or less. Same with $5 and $20 bills.

  • @davidscheid
    @davidscheid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I have a $2 bill with my birthday in the serial number

  • @christopherdurham1999
    @christopherdurham1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've had three $2 bills tucked away in the back of my wallet for... one of them has to have been there for over 20 years.

  • @righand
    @righand 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve always kept 2 dollar bills for good luck. I also keep every bicentennial quarters I find in my change. I think I have 60 or so.

  • @kaylinherren
    @kaylinherren 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3 days ago I was looking for a video about this, I swear every time I look for a video one of these channels comes up with a video the next day

  • @marpheus1
    @marpheus1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here in Brazil the R$1 is the one that died in favor of the R$1 coin. We use 2's a lot. And in total we have 1 (no one uses, do not expect to get change on X.96,X.97, X.98 or X.99 and other exemples it will get round to X.00 or X.95), 5, 10, 25, 50 and R$1 coins and 1 (also super rare), 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 bills

  • @Not_An_Alien
    @Not_An_Alien 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You intrigue me Cheddar, you seem really corporate and polished, but you actually produce interesting content.

    • @lolkayleen2757
      @lolkayleen2757 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ikr them and vox new obsessions

  • @TheBrassCaster
    @TheBrassCaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I get mine from my bank and I use them all the time. I also use cash instead charging. I also use 50 cent pieces.

  • @oldcampusgarage
    @oldcampusgarage 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I get them every time I pull out cash from the bank, its fun to spend and since people think they are rare you can talk people down at yard sales/flea markets when paying with $2 bills.

  • @kevrides5706
    @kevrides5706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Also, I love my $2 bills.

  • @bcubed72
    @bcubed72 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The local scrapyard pays out in $2 bills and dollar coins exclusively. Actually, it's damn good advertising...whenever you buy something with them, everybody knows you've been to Thompson's Scrap Metal.

  • @CamdenBoyd
    @CamdenBoyd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    5:57 Oddly enough, when there's something and they make more of it, there's more of it! Woah! Who knew?

    • @conorwalsh471
      @conorwalsh471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The idea is the new printed ones will replace the damaged ones. At 6:09 all those notes will be destroyed because they are in bad shape.

    • @MrGEORGETHOMPS
      @MrGEORGETHOMPS 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathan Slater chill

    • @AwesomeSauce7176
      @AwesomeSauce7176 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spread them cheeks boy

  • @MochasimsX
    @MochasimsX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been hoarding my 2 $2 Bill's for a few years now. I just like the way they look and you never seem to come across it.

  • @alexjenkins1079
    @alexjenkins1079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't know why the US hasn't stopped production of the $1 and $2 banknotes, and kept the $1 coin and introduced a $2 coin as well

    • @MatthewStinar
      @MatthewStinar 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same reason we don't eliminate the cent and the nickle, whatever that reason may be. 🤷‍♂️

    • @noytelinu
      @noytelinu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dollar coins are the same size of a quarter. Which was confusing.

    • @alexjenkins1079
      @alexjenkins1079 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Noy Telinú Didn’t think of that, perhaps the $1 coin should be increased in diameter by 25%, and made bimetallic (cupronickel and nickel brass), and the $2 should be 25% larger than the $1, and also made bimetallic (cupronickel and brass plated steel or bronze). Hopefully this would work.
      Or mint quarters with a hole in the middle, and dollar coins without

    • @GCMCRN
      @GCMCRN 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't be ridiculous, that would make too much sense and we all know how Americans feel about being logical

    • @GCMCRN
      @GCMCRN 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexjenkins1079 you just described a 1 and 2 € coins

  • @thedukeofskull1383
    @thedukeofskull1383 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard once that a guy actually uses them in the stores. He was hauled down to the police station for counterfeiting, the stupid air heads, store manager, and police never seen them before. He was soon released.

  • @personalemail1632
    @personalemail1632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive always been fascinated with the states using cash instead of coins for small currencies

  • @macsnafu
    @macsnafu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Disturbingly, some people and businesses think that $2 bills are not real money.
    Also, "The Federal Reserve actually makes the decision as to which bills need to be printed." I bet most people don't know that. Maybe you could do a video on the Federal Reserve (if you haven't already).
    Also, I had no idea that some people would tear the corner of a $2 bill to get rid of the bad luck. That's a new one on me.

  • @yogidemis8513
    @yogidemis8513 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vancouver, WA here! People ask me where you get 2 dollar bills from. I tell them only two places I know. Some strip clubs in Portland, Oregon (I guess strippers were complaining about how cheap customers were and only throwing a dollar at them for a dance so there's a 2 dollar limit now) and a few certain Weed stores gives 2 dollar bills back as change. Out of all places!!!!

  • @JeremyWS
    @JeremyWS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    What about the $500 bill?

    • @SebastianHaban
      @SebastianHaban 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And the 50$ bill?
      Wait... Is there a 50$ bill?

    • @JohnM0rris
      @JohnM0rris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@SebastianHaban Yes lol

    • @pingozingo
      @pingozingo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sebastian Haban 50s are getting nuked because most places only except bills less than 20.

    • @TiberianFiend
      @TiberianFiend 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Denominations above $100 were only being used for big drug deals, so the Gov't quit producing them.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      We just posted a video about the $500 bill (and $1000 bill) on our channel. Here's a hint: they don't make either of them anymore (and we explain why)

  • @banknotesandcoins
    @banknotesandcoins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why the arrow is pointing on the Benjamin half @3:14. The new half dollar design had the Independence Hall on the back and not the Liberty Bell. Just wanted to say...

    • @dhy5342
      @dhy5342 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Independence Hall was ONLY on the 1976 Kennedy half. All other dates have the Eagle on the reverse.

    • @banknotesandcoins
      @banknotesandcoins 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dhy5342 They still showed the wrong coin...

  • @jasonheckenlively1172
    @jasonheckenlively1172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Its a sad day when someone can ask for 'a couple' of something, and neither the person asking, nor the person being asked, knows exactly how many is wanted.

  • @busog97641
    @busog97641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Banker: how many do you need?
    Sylvie: a couple?
    Banker: yeah, but how many?
    Sylvie: four?
    If I had been that banker, I would have returned with two, two dollar bills. No more, no less.
    A new subject for cheddar to explain, why can't people tell the difference between *'a couple'*, and *'more than 0'*.

  • @sullivannix4509
    @sullivannix4509 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The REAL questions is why do we still have the penny? It’s almost worthless. Just round the price down or up to five cent denominations

    • @genebigs
      @genebigs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The answer is tradition. Americans hate change! (no pun intended).

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cause you don't want different treatment of card payment and cash payment.

  • @ModestGamer84
    @ModestGamer84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve never had a problem getting a two dollar bill at a bank.

  • @bongo9168
    @bongo9168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I wish I had one two dollar bill🙃🙃🙃

    • @TheZephyrsWind
      @TheZephyrsWind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wish I had a job.

    • @Szcza04
      @Szcza04 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Christopher Michael working is fucking boring but the paycheck is what keeps you motivated

    • @jasonsummit1885
      @jasonsummit1885 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I get them back as change at the local coin shop, and quite a few other places😁

    • @AwesomeSauce7176
      @AwesomeSauce7176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll give mine two you for $5

    • @olliegoria
      @olliegoria 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      JakeAndBake you will be very successful in the corporate world, i can tell

  • @being_frank_with_you
    @being_frank_with_you 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pro tips!!!
    1. Tip with $2 bills. You can tip them less and they will like it more!!!!
    Ex: $5 or $6 tip can be made with two $2 bills.
    2. I tip $2 for $2, but I do so that the people I tip will definitely remember me out of the hundreds of other customers. If I tip well I really want to be remembered! "That's the guy that tips with $2 bills. He's a pretty good tipper isn't he?" "Yeah, I've gotten them too. I save them. Not sure why he's giving them away."
    Note: I had no idea strip clubs were using $2 bills. No wonder the bank wanted to know why I want them?

  • @bradkooper2744
    @bradkooper2744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The video is awesome. Idk who is giving it a thumbs down.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably people who watch our channel and know that all of this information was probably learned from there. The $2 bill has some avid followers.

    • @Person-ng5hp
      @Person-ng5hp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary boy wouldn't you just hate to be a uni professor

  • @वनप्रस्थ
    @वनप्रस्थ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    By dad was a banker. He gave me $2 bills. I took them to school and sold each $2 bill to my schoolmates for $3. I took my earnings to my dad and purchased more $2 bills for $2, and took them to school and sold them for $3. I bought my first minibike with my “first business”. Cha-Ching!

  • @israeldelarosa5461
    @israeldelarosa5461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All this time I thought they were out of print!

  • @nickbono8
    @nickbono8 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    There’s an Ace Hardware store in my small hometown that consistently carries $2 bills as change money. It’s a great marketing ploy because every time I see one, I think of Ace.

  • @blueshattrick
    @blueshattrick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Every time somebody hoards one of these bills, it's another free ($2) loan for the Federal Reserve :D

  • @azazellon
    @azazellon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At work I've had a few people give me $2 bills, but a *surprising* amount still give me 50c pieces.

  • @immaginevideo
    @immaginevideo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Did you guys rip off The Two Dollar Bill Documentary channel with this video? They made one video answering why $2s are still being made. They also did one where they went into banks trying to get $2 bills. Another discusses the politicians and race tracks, and yet another shows how $2s are used in a cash register. It seems like you learned from them in order to make this video.

  • @howardcitizen2471
    @howardcitizen2471 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    At one point the FRB planned to eliminate $1 bills and rely on $1 coins instead. The $1 coins were almost exactly the same size as a quarter and flopped.

  • @Chadwickyboy
    @Chadwickyboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Always makes me laugh to hear "experts" making the case that we should be doing away with our worthless currency (pennies, nickels, dollar bills), rather than pointing out the obvious fact that our money has been purposely inflated away to zero value in the interest of fueling the economy (i.e. making rich people richer).

    • @NorCalPhil
      @NorCalPhil 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except the penny. It’s got to go. It costs over 2 cents to mint a penny 🤦‍♂️

  • @surfmotor
    @surfmotor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been using 2 dollar bills for 30 years. I find it funny that people are just now discovering them again.

    • @uncertifiedlinguist8396
      @uncertifiedlinguist8396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cool, but do the recipients get angry at times? Confused? Frustrated?
      Btw I love them $2 Bills and they need to be used more

  • @erdnussflip007
    @erdnussflip007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Might be a dumb european question, but why would you have a 1 or 2 Dollar bill? 1 Doller is worth less than 1 Euro, but 1 Euro is a coin.

    • @Croiisssant
      @Croiisssant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can't speak for everyone but I prefer a banknote.--Less cumbersome than a bunch of coins

    • @AdamDavis444
      @AdamDavis444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Americans generally do not much like using or thinking about coins, so spare coins from purchases often go into some form of a "change jar" to save for something, donate to charity, or just cash in all at once when full. We do mint $1 coins, but these have failed to enter circulation to any significant extent, so due to demand, we continue to print $1 bills, even though the long term cost of making them is higher.

    • @TheLocalLt
      @TheLocalLt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Erdnussflip007 who the fuck uses change

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheLocalLt To use "coins" and "change" synonymous, leads to the question why having two words for the same thing ? If you pay $10 with $100, you get $90 change. Those people use change. Unless you pay by card, no cash, no change.

    • @TheLocalLt
      @TheLocalLt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holger P. The word change has two money-related meanings: the money you get back from a purchase including both cash and coins, and the coins themselves, but only in the context of coins acquired as part of getting change. Ie if I say “I have a ton of change in my car” everyone knows I mean coins, but I wouldn’t say “the mint is where they make change” I’d say coins

  • @James_Knott
    @James_Knott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Canada replaced the $1 & $2 bills with coins years ago.

  • @Kimberly-wt1nu
    @Kimberly-wt1nu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Get rid of the penny! 💰

    • @MatthewStinar
      @MatthewStinar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And the nickle. And the dollar bill.

    • @iraccoon8830
      @iraccoon8830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Matthew Stinar - the dollar bill is extremely essential to our economy

    • @MatthewStinar
      @MatthewStinar 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iraccoon8830 And what would be the detriment of moving to the dollar coin as the sole form of $1 currency?

    • @iraccoon8830
      @iraccoon8830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Matthew Stinar dollar coins cost more for the government to produce as opposed to dollar bills. While this won’t destroy the economy by itself, there are countless other reasons. For example, the dollar coin is much easier to counterfeit than the dollar bill. I strongly recommend looking up articles on the topic

    • @MatthewStinar
      @MatthewStinar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@iraccoon8830 Economics shoot both those arguments down. The counterfeiters care about the initial production cost because they only spend or sell the coin once. Government bares an ongoing cost as they replenish the supply, so their costs are lowered by the use of coins. The cost of keeping two billion dollar coins in circulation for two decades is much lower than the cost of keeping two billion dollar bills in circulation for two decades.

  • @mr.qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcv3077
    @mr.qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcv3077 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, my dad used to work at Turkey Hill. He gives me a 2 dollar bill, and says “A guy paid me with a 2 dollar bill, and I knew you’d want it.” It was my first 2-dollar bill. Yay me!

  • @SohanDsouza
    @SohanDsouza 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So a "two dolla ho" was actually a reasonably priced prostitute back then. Interesting.

  • @luketeeninga7106
    @luketeeninga7106 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's funny how they say they're not useful because they are so close in value to $1 bills. But so many other countries have $2 (or £, €, etc.) coins we use all the time.

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I save my $2 bills as collectible items. I never spend them.

    • @jahjoeka
      @jahjoeka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ur just sitting on deflating money

    • @michaela2634
      @michaela2634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jahjoeka It's probably like $20 dude, who cares? Let people have fun

  • @Coniferou5
    @Coniferou5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've used some in stores before and people are very hesitant to take them. Also I think Steve Wozniak will take sheets of them to stores and rip them off in front of people to pay for things. Very interesting approach

  • @roadrunner6224
    @roadrunner6224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    America is a strange place, where people rip up money, because they think it brings bad luck

    • @gitanafox9852
      @gitanafox9852 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My people!!

    • @SebastianHaban
      @SebastianHaban 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Peter Zwegert makes a comment about money... no surprise se so far. But shouldn't you be out there telling people of how to get rid of their loans on tv?

    • @roadrunner6224
      @roadrunner6224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sebastian Haban currently working on an Italy special, trapping an entire country in a RTL contract will be my masterpiece

    • @westybestie
      @westybestie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never heard of this unlucky business in America either. I always get $2 bills as part of "lucky money" for Lunar New Year.

    • @Quirky_QF
      @Quirky_QF 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's a bit of a superstitious reason for that. At one point in time, a nickname for the $2 bill was 'The Deuce'. The Deuce is also a nickname for the devil. Ripping a corner was meant to negate the devil's influence. Once all four corners were ripped, the bill is SUPPOSE to be disposed of.

  • @jeremymizer8958
    @jeremymizer8958 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the dirt bike park I go to, the owner gives $2 bills out for change (if applicable). It's really neat.

  • @SteezyRider
    @SteezyRider 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Could have just gone to the post office. They always have them.

  • @AlexA-nd3yy
    @AlexA-nd3yy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam has lots of videos where stores call the police on people presenting a $2 bill, thinking they are fake. The real question should be why $1 bills are still in use.

  • @kfstreich4787
    @kfstreich4787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The two dollar bill is worth twice a one dollar bill. Twenty is worth twice a ten...

    • @thatoneguy_0218
      @thatoneguy_0218 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, she meant that the 1 was probably had the worth of a 10 and the 2 had the worth of a 20

    • @kfstreich4787
      @kfstreich4787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thatoneguy_0218 that's not what she said, she specifically referred to the spread in value.
      And in fairness to her it was most likely a script writer who made the booboo, it just seems surprising with so many educated people something that is blatantly inaccurate is repeated 2 or 3 times.

    • @thatoneguy_0218
      @thatoneguy_0218 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kfstreich4787 Ohh, welp I tried

    • @conorwalsh471
      @conorwalsh471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KFStreich lmao how do you not understand what she said? 😂 it makes perfect sense.

    • @kfstreich4787
      @kfstreich4787 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@conorwalsh471 what she said or if I assume what she meant? I can assume anything I want to make it make sense.

  • @86kickass
    @86kickass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sometimes when I go to the bank for a withdrawal I’ll get $100 worth bc they come in a band and are brand new alot of the time they’re honestly fun to spend