Why aren't two dollar bills popular?
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Because the $1 Bill is King!  There is no other possible reason.  It should be easier to use $2 Bills since they would take up less room.  Plus, the time saved in counting $1 bills in your pocket and to make change would be worth millions!  Not to mention the reduced cost to the government by producing fewer $1 bills.\n\nThis also answers the question:  "Why is the $1 COIN not popular?".  Because the $1 Bill is King - and therefore the vending machine companies will not pay to change over their machines - which would be essential to making a coin viable.  The bottom line is that no one wants a coin - or a $2 bill!\n\nBoth have worked remarkably well in Canada which had an identical coinage and bill system until recently.  They moved to a $1 coin, then after this was a hit they added a $2 coin.  The equivalent bills were phased out and everyone has been happy.  The difference was that the vending companies were quick to recognize the benefits of adapting their machines - those bill readers are nothing but trouble!
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the simple answer is NO! What is the point in having a dollar bill with Bushes head on it, it will only make is ego bigger and popularity fall even if it is a picture of him reading the paper sat on the toilet.
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Coins such as nickels, pennies, dimes, and quarters are easy to tell apart. They all are different sizes, and quarters and dimes have ridges around them, while pennies and nickels are smooth. There are many ways that paper money—like one, five, ten, or twenty dollar bills—can be identified. Some blind people like to keep different bills in separate places in their wallets, especially if it is a larger bill that they perhaps do not often carry with them. The most common way to tell paper money apart is to fold the bills in different ways. Each person will have his or her own way of folding them; there is no standard for everyone. Maybe a five dollar bill is folded in half the long way, and a ten dollar bill is folded in half the short way. Or maybe the ten is folded twice. A one dollar bill might be folded one way or not folded at all. Or maybe a twenty dollar bill is folded in fourths or not at all. Everyone uses his or her own methods. When they get money back from someone else, they ask which bill is which and then fold it.\n\nI hope this helps....\n\nDon
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Take out a one dollar bill.  I'm going to kick you a $2 bills worth of info. Read THIS.\n\nThe one dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material.\n\nWe've all washed it without it falling apart.  A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know.\n\nIt is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look.\n\nIf you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States Treasury Seal.\n\nOn the top you will see the scales for a balanced budget.\n\nIn the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool used for an even cut.\n\nUnderneath is the Key to the United States Treasury.\n\nThat's all pretty easy to figure out, but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know.\n\nIf you turn the bill over, you will see two circles.  Both circles, together, comprise the Great Seal of the United States.\n\nThe First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal.\n\nIt took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved.\n\nIf you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid.  Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning.  We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could do for Western Civilization.\n\nThe Pyramid is uncapped, again signifyingfying that we were not even close to being finished.  Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity.  It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything.\n\n"IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this currency. The Latin above the pyramid ,\n\nANNUIT COEPTIS, means, "God has favored our undertaking."  The Latin below the  pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, "A new order has begun."  At the base of the pyramid is the Roman numeral for 1776.\n\nIf you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States.  It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most heroes' monuments.\n\nSlightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean.\n\nThe Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons:\n\nFirst, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it.\n\nSecondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England.\n\nAlso, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own.\n\nAt the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor.\n\nWe were coming together as one nation.\n\nIn the Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM", meaning, "one nation from many people."\n\nAbove the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away.  Again, we wer e coming together as one.\n\nNotice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace.  The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.\n\nThey say that the number 13 is an unlucky number.  This is almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor.\n \n\nBut think about this:\n\n13 original colonies,\n\n13 signers of the Declaration of Independence,\n\n13 stripes on our flag,\n\n13 steps on the
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This is definitely an urban legend.\nIn fact, Canada does not currently have bank notes for either one or two dollar denominations.
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Since uncut bills are available to anyone ,anytime from the US Treasury, they are worth no more than the total of their face value.The only added value would be for a particularily unique series or very old notes.
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American money doesn't become outdated but it does become worn and then it is destroyed and new money is printed to replace it.It doesn't matter how old it is.As long as it is in good shape it will stay in circulation.
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Because money printed has to be backed by something else of value, like gold. Otherwise the money is worthless. It's the same reason that the U.S. mint doesn't print enough money to simply give everyone one billion dollars. They wouldn't be backed by anything and a jug of milk would cost a billion dollars.
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For your information, the 2 dollar bill was printed in 1976 (to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence) and reissued in 1996. We don't have it right now because the bill is for mainly commemorative purposes.It has Thomas Jefferson on the front and is the only bill that has people on the back. The 1976 bill has Monticello (Thomas's home) on the back. The more recent version has the famous painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (done by John Trumbull) on the back. And I don't have a question off the top of my head. Sorry.
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They are not in order to their service of their country because Andrew Jackson is on the $20 dollar bill and he was President before Abraham Lincoln who appears on the $5 dollar bill.. There are also a few individuals on paper money that were never Presidents. Hamilton, Franklin and Salmon Chase.
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First, I got yelled at when I was a 12 year old kid for asking for cheap coins.  I walked in to a coin dealership with something like $4, and I wanted a cheap coin and asked for one.  The dealer scoffed, "We don't sell cheap coins, but we do sell inexpensive ones".  I learned the lesson.  Anyway, go to a coin dealer and ask to see "well circulated" buffalo nickels or eisenhowers.  They'll show you some pretty inexpensive ones.
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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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Are you referring to a Tooney?  Since there are no paper $1 or $2 bills in Canadian money, I got a lot of them as change when I was there this summer.\n\nBest Wishes,\n\nSue
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right at the moment none appear to be too remarkable. I am sure there are some out there but they are well hidden to the uninformed.  At the moment T-bills have the upper hand.  Or perhaps a basket full of short positions.
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Many possible answers.  You have a dollar bill, a dollar coin, and two non-American coins.
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Anything that can keep counterfeiters from making bogus money helps. Our old currency did not contain many security features. Now the $10 $20 and $50 have a host of features including threads, watermarks, colors, etc.
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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 $$$.