The Two Dollar Bill Documentary - full feature film
Vložit
- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Everyone's had a 2 dollar bill before, right? Most people believe they're out of print, good or bad luck, or a rare commodity. But in this comprehensive #documentary, all aspects of the "deuce" are explored - from its history to the many superstitions surrounding it; from its use by special interest groups to the way it's perceived by consumers and vendors. The film even looks at the bill's visits to outer space and the subculture of users that cherish the bill. Take a fun and entertaining journey that will open your eyes about a truly unique piece of currency.
#currency
#documentary
#numismatics
What a great documentary. My Grandmother gave my Mom a 2 dollar bill back in the 40's the day my brother was born. She always kept it with her.
Thanks for the compliment! Really glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure of the sentimental stuff in the film hit home considering how your mom and grandma used them.
My grandma passed away in 2017, and my mom told me that she saved this bill for me. I kept it thinking that it was worth bazillions, but now I know that it's worth much more for me, and for others who have such treasure. I'm all the way down in Honduras and surely I will gift this to younger generations for me to be remember always, starting with my grandma.
The economic value is $2, but the sentimental value is often off the charts. Thanks for sharing.
Passed out $2 bills to this year's trick-or-treaters along with some candy of course. Their reaction was priceless and I guess many will keep the bills as the best treasure ever.
Great idea! I thought of doing it, but we have too many kids in our neighborhood - woulda gone broke! Had I done it, I would have had a camera rolling.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary In that case, create a special promotion, where you keep track of the number of visitors: Congratulations, you're the 22nd visitor, or the 200th visitor. Here's your 2, or something along those lines.
Well done! I gave each of my nephews an 'emergency' $2 - I told them at any time in life they could bring it to me and I would swap it for a $50 bill no questions asked. They also know they can purchase their bills back for... $50. So far, one has taken advantage of it; we'll see how it plays out in life for them!
Thank you for watching and commenting! Coincidentally, just yesterday I posted a video about $50s and $2s. In case you missed it, here's the link: czcams.com/video/fgRXknVhB5c/video.html Thanks for sharing that story. I love to hear stuff like that!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I watched it! Oddly enough, I like to keep a couple $50's as Sta$hCa$h; Convenient amount for a sack or two of groceries when emergency BBQ's occur!
I love this $2 bill. It is truly a work of art. I am using it to reward "good behavior" for my grandchildren's learning during the Coronavirus issue. Their parents give them a grade at the end of the week pertaining to their home-schooling. I payout on a sliding scale as a function of their "grade"...they LOVE $2 bills
Wow. What a fantastic grandpa. Are you in danger of running out of bills soon?
I once gave away a $2 bill to a transient in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was strapped for cash at the time and thought my good deed would help bring me some good luck. It was the exact opposite almost from the moment I gave it away. Nothing but bad luck for years. It wasn't until I randomly came into possession of another $2 bill years later that my financial luck changed....Now I keep a fresh one on me at all times. Always a good conversation starter as well.
Interesting! It's probably a complete coincidence
I have never had any money for the last straw and I had to go back to the knowledge manual "to study and show yourself approval." I was working on Three jobs, I didn't know it would be a good two years before I knew anything about the life outside of All work, and No sleep or play! I was just saving up two dollars bill's and I got so many I bought a Big photo album and I just put the money in like pictures and the funds ran out of spaces for the book. I was thinking about the 5$ a week allowance for my dollar a day I thought I would get the 2$bill 1or two per week to get the rest of my lunch time, and the funds ❤️ paid for the last Year payments for the rent. I had 3 babies and a not reg working husband 😅❤ thank you Jesus Christ
Awesome! I’ve been watching the episodes coming out on this channel, and now I have something to enjoy for like 30 times longer! Thank you! I know $2 bills aren’t especially rare or anything, but I like keeping a few of them around on me because they’re just fun to have. :)
They are fun. Glad you liked the movie. Thank you for being a fan. More content coming!
The 2 dollar bill shows that you can be one of millions and still be unique.
sorry to be off topic but does any of you know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account??
I stupidly forgot my login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me
@Jude Zain instablaster ;)
@@judezain23 lmao you desperate
I don't know why. But I love the $2.00 bill. I have a thing for the underdogs of life in everything.
THIS is the documentary of the $2 bill i was looking for when i stumbled on this channel thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a documentary! A very comprehensive presentation not just about a banknote but how it has impacted ordinary lives of people. I do have a $2 bill in my collection and I’ll treasure it more after watching this. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the comment! Means a lot to hear how much you enjoyed it. I'm very proud of the film and always happy to see how it has impacted its viewers.
A manager of Taco Bell not knowing what a $2 bill is? Shocking, since they only hire Ph.D.'s for managers.
I love my $2 bills, my great great grandma always saved them, I now have hers and keep them when ever I come across them
I feel sorry for the old man. He had 3 good cases if he wanted to breach of contract, false arrest and accusing him of counterfeiting even though the old man just wanted to spend the 2 dollar bills and spread the love.
If he doesn't file a lawsuit against everyone then the case law, and organizations won't ever learn.
I found a 2 dollar bill when I was about 10 or 11 years old under my friends steps. I showed it to my friends dad “here look what I found under your steps”. His dad said hold up a second. Walked to the kitchen grabbed a pair of scissors and cut it in half. WTF? 2 dollar bills are bad luck he said.
So I carry 2, 2 dollar bills. To change my luck of course!
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
Pooo
Awesome! I watched the entire thing. It was very interesting and informative.
Awesome, thank you!
DEFINITELY BUT I DONT LIKE WRITING ANYTHING ON BILLS I LOVE MY FRESH CRISP UNTOUCHED BILLS I LOVE PRISTINE ONES AND THE SMELL OF THEM WITH THAT FRESH COATING I DONT LIKE ANTHING BUT THE ORIGINAL RECIPE THATS IT ITS SPECIAL ENOUGH
I spent a $2 bill at Little Caesers the other day and the dude just stared at me for a few seconds and then went to his co workers about how he had just received very valuable money. I was laughing really hard then I pulled up on my phone to show him they were still made and not rare. He was extremely disappointed after that but still glad he had $2 to buy it with.
This is a very entertaining and heartfelt documentary. Thank you for this 🙏❤️
Thank you so much! Really appreciate you watching and commenting. Please tell others about it. :)
When I lived in Vietnam I noticed a lot of people had $2 bills in their wallets. They too were under the impression that they were rare. The last time I went back to VN my wife took a bunch of them and $1 coins. She made a nice profit. 😆
Just a few seconds ago I finished watching this, including the extra credits scenes, felt like an entire day but I'll never regret watching, I recently got into money again (July 19th 2022) and this was great! I was more into coins rather bill's but I like bills more now (especially 2 dollar bills) I'm pretty sure I have like 3 or 2 2 dollar bills.(one is a red seal) I got into it the first time in 2018 when I took a picture of a 100 dollar bill my grandma was going to pay a bill with before she left. Going to pass down 2 dollar bills to my family if I get more. 10/10 documentary!
SO glad you liked the film. Thanks for watching and sharing this comment.
I accumulated a collection of all 20th Century series of $2 bills. Here are two quotes to expect if you use them: "How dare you pass a $2 bill in the presence of a lady!" or a woman saying, "I couldn't possibly spend a $2 bill in public. Do I look autistic?"
Hank sent me here!
That's awesome! Hope you watched the whole thing... you would have seen Hank himself and a few other WheresGeorgers toward the end of the film.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary hi
This is going to be the best video on CZcams!!!!!!!
I have 3 of them! They were given to me from my aunt's ex. Even as a little kid I said, "No way am I spending this!" 😂
I loved this documentary. Brilliant work, sir! 💕
Thank you! Keep your sacred 3 bills, but go to the bank for more and spend those!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary You're welcome! And absolutely! Can't wait to see others' reactions.
What a great documentary! Someone gave me nine of them a few days ago when I bought a book for a buck and gave the cashier a twenty. She said that's all the change she had at the moment. I couldn't believe it as I had been thinking only a couple of days before how much I'd like to have another $2 bill; hadn't seen one in years. I spent one because it had writing on it, gave one to my aunt who had never had one, and am keeping the other seven for myself. I love them because Jefferson has always been my favorite Founding Father and American historical figure.
Thank you Joseph. This film was a joy to make and it has received so much good feedback from many. It's always great to hear from people like you who appreciate the bill.
I won a $2 bill at an arcade in Myrtle beach with my daughter few years back this was her first time at an arcade and we played almost everything I was so happy when I won that $2 bill I kept it in my wallet because it meant a lot for me because of my daughter. Sadly about 9 months back I was robbed and the $2 bill was taken also. That $2 was worth more then the $160 I had in my pocket.
Sad story but great story as it relates to the importance of the $2 bill. In making this film, I met so many people who came upon a $2 bill of their own in a memorable way, and cherished it the way you did. It has that effect, and I hope that point got communicated in my movie. Thanks for sharing.
Great documentary. Very well done! Extremely informative. I definitely learned some more facts about the $2 dollar bill. Interesting how Hornady gifts them as a bonus. That's my favorite brand of ammo! I absolutely love the $2 bill!!! Going to revisit the documentary again early tomorrow morning. Thanks very much for producing it.
Thank you Rick. Appreciate the comment. Share the film around!
This video needs to be a documentary on the History Channel. Great video rich in American History!
Would love that. I had a contact who knew someone at the History Channel. Didn't get very far though. Maybe it's worth another shot! Thanks.
Excellent documentary.
Accurate, thorough, linear, very well presented.
Thank you very much! Something I, the creator, is very proud of. Glad you watched and enjoyed. Thanks for commenting.
Seriously, I have even recently seen people look at dollar coins like a rare novelty! Two dollars even smell like Freedom, the image in the back of the bill is extremely iconic!😊 Many people believe getting a 2 dollar bill is good luck. Thus why its kept in wallets!😊
I’ve had a few people refuse to take dollar coins recently!
@@EthelKat73 I believe it. In South America, dollar coins have found a new and vibrant second life, thanks to dollarization and sadly the proliferation of counterfeit paper dollars.
I started giving out two dollar bills a few months ago and the first guy I gave one to gave me a long story about how he got his other one and that he's going to keep it next to his other.
Made his day. Another $2 bill out of circulation though lol
It's okay; they'll make more! Thanks for commenting and watching the film... and for starting to use $2 bills!
If they’re doubting the $2 what happens when they come across a Susan B Anthony or a JFK half dollar
Also the 'golden dollars' of various designs produced since 2007.
Or even the eisenhower dollar
OR EVEN A GOLDEN DOLLAR
That 9/11 story 😭😭😭 that’s incredible
Agreed.
Great movie with a lot of good information about the "forgotten 2". Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment
Fantastic job! Funny and informative. I really enjoyed this delve into two-mismatics. I've got some friends who I think will, two.
Glad to hear it! Thank you for the kind words. Yes, sharing the film would be greatly appreciated.
What a great documentary. Thank you for creating this gift and sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I’ve got a band(100) of them. Just ask the bank to order some. They came freshly printed from the Dallas FW factory. Series 2017A. I also have 6 red seals stashed away. I love collecting bills. They’re like art. I have one from every county in the world. I even have some old colonial Pennsylvania money from 1775.
Love it ❤
I loved this documentary. I’m in the UK and I have a $2 bill. I love it!
Thanks!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Hey if I use these and get arrested what should I do?
A very interesting documentary about something we in Canada took for granted, until we ditched the bill for the Twoonie.
toonie*
Thank you for a well presented documentary.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment.
👏👏👏👍👍👍 Around of Applause for this Full Movie💻🎞 about the $2Bill Congratulations Director John & to your CZcamsChannel Community Godbless🙏👍😊❤👨👩👧👦✨💵
Thank you Kevin! I appreciate your watching and commenting.
Looking forward to 2/2/2022! Maybe that will spark more interest in the $2 bill.
Love this documentary. I've been using $2 bills since I was 17, but only recently have I escalated my usage of it. It's a fun way to pay cash and tip people, some are bored with it, others look at it weird and pen test it, some pause for a little while before going along with it.
Great to hear. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for watching and commenting on so many other videos too! Always happy to meet a fan of the $2 bill.
Never thought if it but that's a good idea! I'm going to the bank on that date and I'm buying 200 dollars worth of 2 dollar bills and I'll spend them everywhere I can!
Great Documentary. I really liked it.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I like giving them away in birthday cards to friends kids. Something my aunt and uncle did for me on my birthdays.
37:36 I just looked up Jesse Linam and he's still alive and kicking at 101 years young! Must have been the $2 bills that brought him luck :)
Wow! I hadn't looked him up recently. Great to see he's still alive. Thanks for sharing.
2 dollar bill: hi
Americans: :0
Me: *laughs in Canadian 2 dollar coin*
Y'all used to have a 2 dollar bill. It was red.
@@FirstLast-hk4qtand had the monticello back/reverse
Fantastic Documentary, Great Channel
Much appreciated!
Great Doc. Love it.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting.
Not specifically into $2 bills but picked up an old 1917 $2 legal tender note. Really cool how intricate the old bills were.
That is a GREAT bill! The current $2 is nice, but may of the older twos are better
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary yeah, I tend to like our older currency a little more. Though the current $2 bill is the best in my opinion out of modern currency.
i only spend 2 dollar bills. i refuse to spend any other dollar because its the best seeing how people react
Love to hear that!
This is an awesome documentary
Thank you!
Best film ever!
Agreed!
A great documentary and a lot of historical and current research. Here in the Philippines a local moneychanger gets two dollar notes from time to time and I convert my pesos to get these. I quite have a stack now for gifts. :)
Very nice! Will you ever spend them? Thanks for the compliments about the film and for sharing your story.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I plan to give them out as gifts and use them for travelling overseas. I also get to use US Dollars when visiting Subic Bay Freeport where some shops accept both US Dollars and Philippine Pesos.
Great documentary! I saw this on Amazon a couple of years ago so it’s great to see it again on CZcams. Any other projects for the future with Immagine productions?
Thanks for the comment and compliment! We're mostly focusing on shorter content for this CZcams channel, which has been posting weekly for a few months. No movie in the works at this time. We have a book out that compliments the movie, and the wheels are always spinning for new stuff. But follow the channel for right now to see what we're up to.
Nice sheets of 'star notes' near the beginning.
Amazing documentary
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it.
Close to 20 years ago, WalMart was helping with an Easter fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network. For $6, you could buy a crisp new 2003 $2 bill, in a paper diecut folder with a sort of COA and everything packaged in a nice blue envelope. Each bill had had a diecut bunny or ducky placed neatly over Jefferson's portrait. And the cashiers were promoting them as an authentic variation printed by the US Government (wrong!).
I was a coin collector and didn't know very much about paper currency. I was suckered and bought seven of them! Oh well, I've still got those 2003 series $2 bills with their packaging. They must be worth $2 apiece by now. And, I supported the charity.
Yeah, you got suckered! But if it's for charity, it can never be wrong. Good keepsake since you still have them in the same state as you got them. Kudos.
Great film!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
This movie influenced me to take out 1600 $2 bills from BOA in Franklin, TN today. I have found some cool serial numbers so far. I am paying my rent in bills I sorted through. My landlord is going to be surprised...Hopefully he laughs it off.
$2 bill is fun. Hand me some when I go to the store and I will give you a thumbs up .
I remember when they re entered production 0n April 13, 1976 and having them postmarked on the day of release.
The old red seal (U.S. Note) twos had been withdrawn in 1966 so to young collectors it was a special day.
I still like using them in commerce.
Well now I know how the tiger paws ended up on the $2 bill I inherited from my dad who lived in Miami. So great to now have the story behind it. Thanks!
Those aren't easy to find! When businesses take paw-stamped bills to the bank, they end up in line for destruction. They rarely give them back to customers. Of course, with your own stamp pad and Clemson paw stamp, you can make your own.
I really love $2 bills. To me they are the best out of all the US notes.
Agreed!
I have 5 of them in a drawer, not a collector or an enthusiasts, just keeping them around for the day they get discontinued, they may become rare, they may not, either way it sounds fun.
Unlikely they'll be discontinued, but even if they are, they're not so rare that they will be worth anything more than $2 for a very long time.
Great Dokumentary
best documentary ever
Wow! Thank you for that. Please share it around if you liked it that much. So glad you enjoyed it.
Cool video
This is education in the way I wanna see in school I might even get my ex teacher to show this to his class
Good idea! I'd love to see that.
I’m going to tell the airplane school I went to about it.
I was at a walmart one time when the machine gave me a series of $1 bills and the one before that would have had 5 of the same digit. I tried chasing who I thought was the last customer to try and get that note and almost got hit by a car in the parking lot!
Quick! Somebody get Casey neistat to see this!
The CZcams aficionado and champion of the 2 dollar bill
Casey was supposed to be in the film. He agreed to an interview, but the timing never worked for us to get together on the 2 occasions I was in New York shooting. Hopefully he's seen the film.
I enjoyed this film! I didn't know some facts about this rounded bill's history and how it was stopped being made and then brought back. I have so much 20s and 1s but I might invest in getting more 2 dollar bills. I do have one 2 bill, but might get more
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, definitely go get $2 bills and start using them!
Very nice video about the 2 dollar bill and all its meaning
Thank you. A lot of work went into this!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I can only imagine that was put together very well
Nice documentary!
Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to make and I'm real proud of it.
Am very happy because now I have 3 $2 dollar bills 🙂 my favorite bill $2.
Fantastic vid!
Thanks! Did you watch the whole movie?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Oh yes the whole lot. I'm a avid collector of small size FRN's. If you could with all your editing skills, Please make one about $1 bills from the red '28 to now :-)
It's a $2 bill channel, but I have branched into other currencies on occasion. I will consider doing something about the $1 soon.
I love buying them from you and using them at stores, putting them back in circulation 😂.
Thank you for doing both!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary one thing I have found fun is mixing them up with presidential dollars and other dollar coins as well.
I love the $2 bill, so much so, that I collected every modern $2 bill since 1928 (even the 1982-B). I also have a 1917 along with a 1899. I'm looking out for 1891 treasury note but it's hard to find without taking out a second mortgage.
I have an 1869 Rainbow Note for sale. Graded a 30 by PCGS. If interested, contact me with the email posted in the ABOUT section on this channel. Glad you love the $2 bill and thanks for watching my videos!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I'm very interested. I'll contact you.
Only $2 I have left is a "lowball" note. 2013 $2, pcgs graded Good 4
loved the documentary! t-shirt idea: use the same outline of the number 2 from the large $2 logo tops shirt and put jeffersons portrait from the $2 bill inside the outline of the 2. Id buy that!
We have the large 2 as the focus of all our t-shirts on TeeSpring already. Just no extra Jefferson photo. Get 15% off your entire order in our Store by using discount code YOU2BER
My boss would mail me a birthday card every year with a special bill in it. One year it was him flying his P51 Mustang, on a zero Euro. Two years I was given a $2.00 bill. I resigned from that career. It was the best company/place I ever worked.
Благодарю!🙏
Airstream conventioneers have made a habit of using two dollar notes for decades to illustrate the impact of their members on local communities.
I have like 8 $2 bills in my safe, I have been holding for over 15 years. Every time I come across one, I collect it and hold it. Lol
Nothing wrong with that. Although, you do know they won't go up in value, right?
I thought the 9/11 story was heart warming
It's the section I'm most proud of. Thank you for the comment.
Brought my ass to tears. I grew up there. We saw those towers every day and it's just not the same now.
EPIC
2 dollar bills, 1 dollar coins and kennedy halves are awesome for tipping
I got my first 2 from my grandfather. They always remind me of him.
MY UNCLE STANLEY GAVE ME AND MY BROTHER A DOLLAR EVERY SUNDAY AND WHEN THE 2 DOLLAR BILL CAME OUT HE CHANGED TO THEM EVERY SUNDAY I LOVED IT BAD WITH MONEY DIDNT SAVE MINE
I'm a fan of the $2 dollar bill
The red marking around the perimeter of a dollar bill makes it look like it might have been involved in a bank robbery with some of the dye pack explosion getting on it but not as much as the notes closer to the top lol
I collect and save these.
I found a wallet full after my Mom passed away.
Dang it I was not expecting to cry while watching a video about 2$ bills😭😭
Yeah, that 9/11 scene gets me too. Pretty powerful. And to think I set out to make something fun & quirky. Thanks for watching!
I seen one two dollar bill grom 1776. 2old ladys had one in a picture frame in p'burg n.j. so cool
Currency in the United States needs a major update. I dont understand why we still have pennies but 2 dollar bills are considered rare.
Great point. I don't know either.
I went to the bank and got a stack of two dollar bills with a star note on the top, but the rest of the bills we’re regular notes all sequential. I went back to the bank and got three more stacks, two of them were sequential star notes from 401-600 and the other one was all star notes in sequential order 401-500, all from the same reserve bank, but the third stack was a few numbers off from the other two.
That's awesome. Star notes have a little more value, and if you have a string of them with consecutive serial numbers, that may be very attractive to some collectors. You may be able to flip that stack of sequential star notes for twice as much on eBay. I definitely would try to profit from that before spending too many.
The Euro doesn't have a $1 or $2 bill, they have $1 and $2 coins. So you windup getting weighed down all day carrying all that change. I don't know why they do this.
YAH I LOVE COINS BUT NOT AS A REPLACEMENT FOR PAPER
I get paid Friday, this has inspired me to begin spending $2 bills as normal currency, I get paid Friday, I’m going to ask for $100 in $2 bills
Love to hear it... thanks for sharing!
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary just realized as I reread that I said “I get paid Friday” twice lol
Twice = 2. Nothing wrong with the number 2 at this channel.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary update: I will forever continue to regularly spend $2 notes, I’ve found them incredibly useful actually
This is so true not many Americans do not know that the $2. is part of their Currency. I had a $2. bill and attempted to use it on a recent trip to USA. The cashier refused to take it. Told me she did not know how to account for it in her final tally at the end of the day. I was totally confused???????
Uh, yeah, just count it! This happens far more often than it should for a regular piece of currency.
To get people to buy things, retailers should use $2 in the $1 slot, and use the extra coin cup for $1 coins. This would get people's attention at time of sale and might save on individual actions for the cashier. When you put a $20 in at one of the laundromats in my area you get 16 gold dollar coins and 16 quarters. Not only does this cause 25% of normal wear on the washing machines' coin mechanisms but that laundromat is always packed.
Is it packed because it's giving those coins, or packed because people need to get their laundry done? Regardless of which cash register slot a vendor uses, just giving them out as change is important. And people who are aware of the $2 should just start using them more.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary It's just a good laundromat near many low-income type neighborhoods. Does the dollar coin thing help? I think so. It's also right next to two casinos, a starbucks, and a popular west-mex fast food restaurant.
It happened to me at Starbucks with a $1 gold coin. The cashier called it carwash token, and the $2 bill monopoly money. She wouldn't take it. The man behind me knew and gave me $3 for them. The bitch felt stupid afterwards
Love it. Thanks for sharing.
i would have told the cashier she was a real dum ass @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
If your bank does not have $2 bills they can order them for you. They come in bricks of 1,000, so it will cost you $2,000. I'm on my third break now they are a blast to give out in change or by small items.
You can also get a brick of 50 bills for $100, and most common is the brick of 100 bills for $200.
Thanks. I did not know that. I've been buying 1000 a time for around 10 years now.