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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Ironic how prostitutes and politicians cost the same amount back then

In Canada we have two dollar coins called twoonies

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

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.

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

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

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".

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

everytime my friend goes on a trip requiring tipping, he always gets $2 bills, and uses them

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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)

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!

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.

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 🤣

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

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. 😃

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

Thanks for the update on the $2 note!

I used to work a 2cd job as a cashier. There was no built in slot for the $2 so I would have to get inventive on where to store them.

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

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

Also, I love my $2 bills.

The 1976 and oldes ones are special.

I wish I had one two dollar bill🙃🙃🙃

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

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.

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.

All this time I thought they were out of print!

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

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.

I have this 2 dollar bill in my room for no reason other than i thought it looked cool

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.

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

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.

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

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

What about the $500 bill?

Can't replace those smiles

I've ordered a bundle a few times from my bank. It took about a week after the order was placed.

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

I love these!!!

Fascinating video. Yes I too use to keep these bills. They actually look beautiful. When I was younger I use to make the paper cash ring and used the 2 dollar bill and gave them away as presents. I don’t do it anymore but yeah I would usually keep them.

I have save a few two dollars bill becouse I love them

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

1:55 so the striped background behind Hamilton always has that effect whenever I take a picture of a computer screen and zoom in and out 😂 idk what it’s called but I sure remember how stripes show up on certain screens

Fasintating! I shared this info with facebook!

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

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).

I'm still looking for the $80 bill from _Superbad._

Me: Moom I think we need to go to bank

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

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.

in the UK we dont have a 2 pound note or a 1 pound note but 20 or so years ago we did a 1 pound note but since the 1 pound coin was still in circulation (which is still now and recently got a re-design) the one pound note only lasted a few years since no one sees the use of it but is now worth a lot.

I had been told at one point that they were quite common on military reservations overseas. Seems that they are also half as expensive to ship to banks and post exchanges.

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

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

I love carrying $2. They're a perfect balance between a $1 and a $5. I love putting a smile on people's face when they get one in their hand. People love seeing them.

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

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.

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.

I remember using one as a tourist and making the cashier really happy

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.

Get rid of the penny! 💰

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

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

As a bank teller I can confirm the first two minutes

There's one black guy on the back of the 2 dollar bill....

Hand the man a $20 and ask for 4 $2 bills? Why not 5 or 10? Chicks!

Got a stack in my wallet right now! The local banks hate them so they’re glad to trade them out. I just like spending them. Great way to have a quick conversation with cashiers or anyone else noticing you’re paying with two’s. Great for tips for the same reason- most people value them as more than $2

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

I am a European and i still cannot Imagine why you should have this much Paper in your bag. It's so ridicilous.