Authorized under an act by the United States Congress, the first two-dollar bill was issued in March 1862 and the denomination was continuously used until 1966; by that time, the United States Note was the only … 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

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

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 … See more

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