Authorized under an act by the United States Congress, the first two-dollar bill was issued in March 1862 and the denomination was … See more

Large-sized notes
(approximately 7.4218 in × 3.125 in ≅ 189 mm × 79 mm)
In March 1862, the first $2 bill was issued as a See more

Alongside other denominations, uncut currency sheets of $2 bills are available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Some of the recent $2 uncut sheets from Series 1995 and Series 2003 have been collectibles as they come from special non-circulation … See more

Printing $2 bills is half as expensive for the government as printing $1 notes, since they both cost the same amount (6.2 cents per bill) to manufacture, but the public has not circulated them as widely. During the Great Depression, few Americans had enough money to … See more

A chronological display of the American two-dollar bill. See more

Because $2 bills are uncommon in daily use, their use can make a particular group of spenders visible. A documented case of using two-dollar bills to send a message to a community is the … See more

• Japanese 2000 yen banknote – another banknote denomination of roughly ten times the value that is similarly rarely seen in circulation and … See more