Monday, November 17, 2008

Exploring Amazing 2 Dollar Bills

Even though you will not see the 2 dollar bill all that much, there are some of these 2 dollar bills in circulation. In many cases the 2 dollar bill has become a collector’s item for the people who come across it. As this is the case the amount of 2 dollar bills that you can find are consider as being used by various businesses is very small. Instead you will find that various other items have been placed in the sections where the 2 dollar bill needs to go. There is another problem that you may run into when you try to use a 2 dollar bill.

There are still others who may feel that you are spending fake money. I am sure that at one point or another you have looked at the various dollar bills that you have with you. You will see 50 dollar bills, 100 dollar bills and even 1 dollar bills.

This 50 dollar bill or “Grant” as it is also called has been given a face lift to deal with the many counterfeiters who like to use the real versions to see how they can make their own version of a 50 dollar bill. In this issue of the 50 dollar bill there is a stylized image in red and blue of the American flag. The reverse side of the 50 dollar bill shows an image of the capitol building and has it surrounded by a cloud of small gold stars.

These new designs have been added so that the people who like to print out fake money will have a hard time trying to duplicate an american eagle coin. These types of new design features will allow the various security people and store vendors see if they are be given a genuine 50 dollar bill or if they have a reproduction on their hands. Today you will be able to find the 50 dollar bill as being 6.1 inches, smaller than what it was in 1861.

When we go to a store many of us pay for our goods by cash if we don’t have our credit cards with us. We are very familiar with the different money values that we see regularly. These urban legends or folktales have all inspired the myth that the 2 dollar bill is not what you would consider as being real money.

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