In 2019, there were at least $2.7 billion worth of $2 bills in circulation worldwide.
The US dollar is the legal currency of EE. UU. But also from other countries like Ecuador. It is the most widespread currency in circulation in the world. _About their greenbacks entire $ 1 _son widely recognized. But there is a ticket on this family is less common: $ 2.
The first $ 2 bills were issued by the federal government in 1862 and presented a portrait of the first secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton (1789-1795).
From 1862 to the present, the federal government has issued many different types of banknotes in denominations of $ 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for the selection of designs, including portraits, which appear on paper money.
The first use of the portrait of Thomas Jefferson tickets $ 2 occurred in the 1869. Series since been used the same picture for all series of bills $ 2 of the EE. UU., And for all tickets $ 2 Federal Reserve.
The $2 bills issued since 1928 were smaller in size and more standardized in design. Thus, for nearly a century, the portrait of the third president of the United States has been a key design feature on the front of the $2 bill.
From 1928 to 1976, the back of the $2 bill featured a vignette of Monticello, the home of Jefferson. Starting in 1976, the back of the bills was changed to the representation of the Declaration of Independence, the famous document that Jefferson authored.
The representation of American independence is based on the work of John Trumbull, even though the original picture portrays 47 men, space limitations determined that only 42 could appear on the ticket.
The $ 20 is the most used and $ 2 begins to circulate in Ecuador
How to recognize if a two dollar bill is real?
The $ 2 bill has not been withdrawn from circulation and remains a circulating denomination of paper money in the US. UU. However, the system of the Federal Reserve does not request the impression that name as often as the others.
Despite relatively low face value, this bill is one of the least used. In 2019, there were at least $2.7 billion worth of $2 bills in circulation worldwide.
The absence of these banknotes and the little general knowledge about them have given rise to all kinds of myths and legends.
It is believed that this ticket is a symbol of good luck and that it attracts financial abundance. For collectors, these notes can have a commercial value 10 times higher than their face value. (I)
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