how do i know i have a real 2 dollar bill?
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take it to a bank and have them check it. \n\n2.00 bills are older, so the watermark may not exist, if they were made some time ago.\n\nGenerally the feel of a counterfeit bill is smoother than a true bill. \n\nThe Bank will know. \nGood luck.
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Check a coin book. It will tell you what its "worth", then, when you take it to a coin dealer, he will give you "half as much", (he has to make a profit)...\n\nSo I would put it on ebay, once you find out what its worth, if you want to sell it, and put a minumum bid on it. That way, you will 'KNOW' that your going to get what you really want...\n\nAmmendment, I am guessing its an indian head penny, and they arent worth too much, maybe a few bucks at the most...\n\n\nI wish you well...\n\nJesse
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TEN DOLLAR BILL:\n\n"REDESIGNED $10 NOTE STARTS CIRCULATING TODAY\nU.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Secret Service Officials Spend First New $10 at the National Archives\n\nWashington - March 2, 2006 - The redesigned $10 note entered circulation today at the National Archives, home of the U.S. Constitution, which figures prominently in the new note’s design.\n\nOn its first day in circulation, officials from the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Secret Service used a new $10 note to purchase a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution at the National Archives Shop. The phrase "We the People" from the U.S. Constitution is featured on the face of the new $10 note. Images of the Statue of Liberty’s torch are also incorporated into the new design.\n\nToday is the redesigned $10 note’s day of issue, the day the Federal Reserve System begins delivering the new notes to commercial banks for distribution to businesses and the public worldwide. The notes will begin circulating immediately in the United States and will then be introduced in other countries in the days and weeks ahead, as international banks place orders for $10 notes from the Federal Reserve.\n\n"Staying ahead of would-be counterfeiters is a top priority of the U.S. government, and in order to do that, our currency will need to be redesigned every seven to 10 years," said United States Treasurer Anna Cabral. "Through the introduction of new designs with state-of-the-art security features, we will continue to safeguard the integrity of U.S. currency and help protect businesses and consumers."\n\nThe new $10 note incorporates easy-to-use security features for people to check their money and subtle background colors in shades of orange, yellow and red. \n\nWhile consumers should not use color to check the authenticity of their currency, color does add complexity to the note, making counterfeiting more difficult. Different colors are being used for different denominations, which will help everyone – particularly those who are visually impaired – to tell denominations apart. \n\n"In addition to recognizing the design elements and enhanced security features of the new $10 note, it is important for the public to know they will not need to trade in old notes for new ones," said Michael Lambert, Assistant Director of Federal Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems. "Older-design notes will maintain their full face value." \n\nSince unveiling the new $10 note design last September, the U.S. government has distributed more than 10 million pieces of educational material with information about the new $10 note to prepare businesses, stakeholder organizations and consumers worldwide for the new note’s issue. \n\n"Each time we issue a redesigned denomination, our goal is to ensure its smooth transition into daily commerce both domestically and abroad," said Bureau of Engraving and Printing Director Larry Felix. "Over the past six months, we have worked with manufacturers of ATMs and other machines that receive and dispense cash, as well as retailers, small businesses and international governments, so that they may prepare for today’s day of issue of the redesigned $10 note." \n\n"As the permanent home of the U.S. Constitution, the National Archives is pleased that the U.S. Treasury has featured the Constitution in the new $10 bill," said Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein.\n\nThe new $10 note – like the redesigned $20 and $50 that preceded it – incorporates stateof- the-art security features to combat counterfeiting, including three that are easy to use by cash handlers and consumers alike: \n\nColor-shifting ink: Tilt your ten to check that the numeral "10" in the lower righthand corner on the face of the note changes color from copper to green. \nWatermark: Hold the note up to the light to see if a faint image of Treasury Secretar
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Does it have Lincoln on it?  Then it's not real.\n\nHowever, if it is real (look at it here: http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/coin794o.jpg), it's worth a pretty penny.  (heh)  Not as much as if it hadn't been cleaned, however.\n\nHere's one on eBay\nhttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i14.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/fe/e1/12_1_b.JPG&imgrefurl=http://cgi.ebay.com/1793-United-States-Large-Cent-Penny-KEY-GUARANTEED_W0QQitemZ220016802295QQihZ012QQcategoryZ11946QQcmdZViewItem&h=300&w=400&sz=33&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=YWRagJ3oGyG-LM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpenny%2B1793%2Bunited%2Bstates%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG
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Wow, the prices on that website in the first answer are WAY off.  Rediculously off.  $2 for a buffalo nickel?  Many are worth $20, and some hundreds of dollars.   The best way to check a coins value is on ebay.  Like, if you're looking for the value of an 1865 indian cent, you check them on ebay and see that they might average $20.  BUT WAIT, David Lawrence Rare coins (from the link above) will buy them for $2!!!!.   I hope that suckers don't send him their coins.
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Hey Ryan.  I'm a banker so this I know.  $1 dollar bills come from the Federal Reserve in $100 straps.  Every bank and every teller are different in the amount that they keep.  I used to keep in $50 straps.  So, just go to your bank and ask the teller.  They will let you know.  They aren't all new.  You can ask that as well and most tellers will allow you to get them in straps.
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Yes, it is the new ten dollar bill. Supposed to thwart counterfeiting.
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TAke them to a coin shop for an appraisal...may cost you a few bucks.
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There are several ways:\n\nCheck for the thread that runs through real bills by holding it up to the light.\n\nLook for the ghost images that some denominations have.\n\nLook for the miniature writing along the portraits.\n\nUse a pen designed for checking for counterfeit bills.  The ink turns gold on real money, stays black when on fake.\n\nThere are more ways depending on the denomination and year or printing.  Newer higher denomination bills have varying colors that are difficult (if not impossible) to duplicate on a printer.
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In paper (dollars):\n1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500\n\n\nUsed to be 1000, 10000, and 100000, but I don't know if they're still in circulation.  I think the 100,000 was taken out of circulation years ago.\n\nAlso used to be a 2 dollar bill, but that didn't last long\n\nIn coins (cents): - there are 100 cents in a dollar (for reference)\n1 - penny\n5 - nickel\n10 - dime\n25 - quarter\n50 - half dollar\n\nThen you get into the $1 coins...\n\nHope it helps.  This is the site to the US mint, if you'd like to see the coins.
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A "genuine" two headed coin has never been proven found in circulation, Tens-of-thousands of faked double-headed and double-tailed (and other similar mismatched concoctions) have been made from genuine coins altered by machine shops after the coins left the Mint.  These have been offered for sale by novelty concerns like magic shops and through ads in comic books for decades for prices starting at about $3 or $4 for cents up to about $8 or $10 on half dollar coins.  Many of these get into circulation quite innocently and are later found by unsuspecting collectors who think they found rare Mint errors!  \n    To read more about the specifics of these alterations go here:\n\nhttp://www.pcgs.com/articles/article_view.chtml?universeid=313&artid=799&universeid=81&universeid=313
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WELL IF YOU GO CHECK IN ONE OF THOSE MONEY WORTH THINGS ON THE NET IT WOULD SAY IT IF ITS IN GOOD CONDITOIN IT IS WORTH $70 BECAUSE THOSE $5 BILLS WITH A RED SERIAL NUMBER ARE REALLY RARE BUT IF ITS IN BAD CONDITION ITS ONLY WORTH $10.
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It's queer as a three-dollar bill.  There used to really be two-dollar bills.  The idea originated back when people were more often confronted with fake bills.  They are not counterfeit, because they do not actually match U.S. currency; there never has been an authentic three-dollar bill.  But if you saw a three-dollar bill, you knew it was "queer," that is, fake.  (This before the word "queer" had become exclusive to homosexuals.  And long before "gay" got assigned to them, too, of course.)\n\nMy grandfather had a three-dollar bill, which was actually a promotional gimmick -- an advertisement.  He said some people used to be so naive (or perhaps illiterate) they would think it was real money and try to pass it.  The picture on it was of a chiropractor!  (I wonder if he ever thought it would be used as real money!)  Apparently the advertisement was that he would do an adjustment for $3.00, which tells you how old the thing had to be.\n\nIt's like the thing with wooden nickels: they were for specific towns, or even just Main Street of the town, to use as a sort of "coupon."  People would give away the wooden nickels, and you could redeem them when you shopped.  So "don't take any wooden nickels" should probably read "don't take JUST ANY wooden nickels" -- only the ones for your Chamber of Commerce, or whoever issued it.
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Nope nothing like that, and for the record Canada does not have a two dollar bill.  Instead a two dollar coin called a "twonie".\nThe twonie has a polar bear on it.
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take it to a dealer and pay them to tell you. because some of those fakes can only be distinguished by a rolex dealer.
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not very original, i know\n\nbut the new bills have a LITTLE color http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/newbill-pop2.jpg
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Unlike most countries in the world, when the government federalized money and it's printing, when bills and coins are replaced, they are still legal tender worth face value, regardless of their condition or age.  \n\nfor collectors, some money is worth much more than face value.  The value of the $2.00 bill, which has been widely circulated is pretty much still $2.00.  The real value in paper money is the silver and gold certificates...depending on the condition of the bill, can be worth thousands of $$$.