You better scrutinize all the $2 dollar bills that fall into your hands, because some of them can cost thousands of dollars.
First of all, you should know that almost all $2 dollar bills of real value were printed in the 19th century.
However, there are some printed in the last 30 years that can also achieve high value.
$2 bills were first printed in 1862 and are still in circulation today.
They originally had a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, but it was later changed to that of Thomas Jefferson in 1869..
The most recent design of the $2 bill was made in 1963.
The first thing you need to do is look at the date the ticket was printed. If it’s from before 1976, it’s probably worth a little more than $2.
For example, some of them are sold for $2.25 dollars.
If the bill is from 1890, it can be worth between $500 and $2,500. Some can go up to $4,500, it all depends on their situation.
A bill from 1862, one of the first to be printed, can be worth between $500 and up to more than $2,800.
It is also known that a bill from 1869, the year in which Hamilton’s portrait was changed to Jefferson’s, sold for $3,800 dollars..
It should be noted that most $2 bills in circulation are worth just that: $2.