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2 Dollars Federal Reserve Note
| Issuer | Federal Reserve System |
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| Year | 1976-2017 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Thomas Jefferson at center, framed by fine guilloche underprint. The Federal Reserve Bank seal and district letter appear to the left of the portrait alongside the Treasurer's signature, while the Treasury seal and the Secretary's signature are positioned to the right. Serial numbers appear in green ink at upper right and lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries an intaglio reproduction of John Trumbull's painting 'Declaration of Independence,' centered within a decorative green guilloche border, with the denomination and national motto rendered in letterpress above and below the vignette. |
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The 1976 reissue of the $2 note marked the end of a six-year absence — the denomination had last appeared as a United States Note (red seal) before being discontinued in 1966. Its revival was timed to the Bicentennial, a decision that backfired commercially: much of the public treated the new notes as collectibles, pulled them immediately from circulation, and had them first-day-stamped at post offices, which only accelerated their hoarding.
That behavior has persisted across every subsequent print run, creating the odd situation where billions of $2 notes are technically in circulation but almost never seen in everyday transactions. The Federal Reserve keeps them in inventory; banks rarely order them; the cycle continues.
The security thread, reading "USA TWO," was added with the Series 1995 printing.