Went to 10 banks in 24 hours seeking $2 bills - how many did I get? Hidden camera challenge

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  • čas přidán 4. 04. 2019
  • Don't think you can get $2 bills at the bank? Guess how many we got when at TEN banks in 24 hours! The director of The Two Dollar Bill Documentary uses a spy camera hidden in the button of his shirt to document - and tabulate - the number of 2 dollar bills he got from bank tellers at bank of america and citibank and others. How much cash money did he end up with? Guess, watch, and see.
    #2dollarbill
    #currency
    #cashhunt

Komentáře • 605

  • @cartoonscollecting1891
    @cartoonscollecting1891 Před 5 lety +31

    I remember a story about a guy who was arrested at Best Buy for using $2.00 bills, lol, they thought they were counterfeit . Sadly, we still have uneducated people who work as cashiers.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +2

      We have a video on that on our channel: czcams.com/video/iS3yjfefUD8/video.html

    • @Jayandhis25cents
      @Jayandhis25cents Před 4 lety

      Thats weird I just left a comment on this situation then seen yours!!😃

    • @vitravaah2527
      @vitravaah2527 Před rokem +1

      Well, why do you think Trump got voted to be President of the USA? Way too many stupid people in the USA, 70 millions of them.

  • @Folap
    @Folap Před 5 lety +28

    I am surprised how many of the tellers knew how many bills they had without even having to check first.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +9

      The $2 bills sit there long enough, and there aren't that many relative to other bills, that it's probably easier to remember once you know the total

  • @kaa6734
    @kaa6734 Před 4 lety +43

    i pass these for tips. People seem to love them, as much as i love giving them. Win WIN

    • @bsanchez3563
      @bsanchez3563 Před rokem

      Hehehe plz give the 1934 year of 100,000 usd uhh woodrow wlson gold certificate as tips hehehe no just kidding those hey hey wait a minute this dude is gonna cause RUNS on 2 doolar bills XD ykwis

  • @mase7557
    @mase7557 Před 22 dny +5

    I paid for some groceries with a two dollar bill and the cashier gave me change back for a five. I told her that I had given her a $2 bill she looked at me like I was nuts.

  • @someentityhere6904
    @someentityhere6904 Před 3 lety +19

    Currency hunters go through many two dollar bills and almost never score something rare, let alone a red seal, yet, you just went to ten banks to ask for twos, and the very last one had three red seals, unbelieveable.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 3 lety +10

      Yeah, I was quite shocked myself. What that tells me is someone deposited them, and the teller didn't look at each one - just ran through a counter and then tucked the stack into a drawer until I showed up. Had they seen them, they certainly would have removed them.

  • @284Winchester
    @284Winchester Před 4 lety +41

    If I had gotten three red seals they would have thought I had just hit the lottery with my reaction lol

  • @jorgenvonstrangle000
    @jorgenvonstrangle000 Před 5 lety +22

    The bank does carry them; but depending of demand from their branches, I just call them to see if they have them before I waste my gas.

    • @zanderrr3568
      @zanderrr3568 Před 5 lety +1

      Joe Luis they do did u watch the video or go to the bank?

    • @lawnmowermanTX
      @lawnmowermanTX Před 4 lety +2

      Joe Luis, lot of times, some banks, will, be "HAPPY" to get rid of them. It's a hit or miss.. Or... if conditions are right, you'll hit "PAY" dirt! Prayer DOES work! Sometimes, I contradict myself.. I hate that. :-/ Yet, an Angel will tell me, to visit this bank, and it cheers me up... :)

  • @Jazzbeau1010
    @Jazzbeau1010 Před 3 lety +11

    I go to the bank tomhet $2 bills every so often. Last time I went I got $600 worth and 576 of them were uncirculated with the straps. I called the next day to see if they had anymore and they had $600 more so I,got them too. All in all about 500 of the 600 $2 bills were uncirculated. I spend the remainder and keep the uncirculated ones. I felt like I hit the jackpot. Main branches seem to have the most bills. I,also found a va ppl ueanle error bill and a low serial number bill in the lot. I am 66 and have never received a $2 in change.

  • @MNRick041
    @MNRick041 Před rokem +5

    Last week I went to 5 different US Bank branches in the Minneapolis area and 3 of them had zero $2s available, 1 had $18 worth and one had $40. One branch said they had $400 worth on order, I'm going to check back there on Monday and see if they got them yet.

  • @weighit
    @weighit Před 5 lety +16

    Here I thought I was the only goof ball that searched out hunting for $2.00 bills. I carry and spend about $30 to $40 each week in my area. I try to buy the strapped bundle with all serial numbers in order, but will buy whatever Ican find. Thanks for the video

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Thanks for the comment! Good to know I'm not the only goofball that does this either.

    • @azansnumber1fan668
      @azansnumber1fan668 Před 5 lety

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary why do you do it?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +2

      @@azansnumber1fan668 Why? I made a documentary film about $2s and now have this channel, so I'm interested in making new content, and I also like using the currency.

    • @azansnumber1fan668
      @azansnumber1fan668 Před 5 lety +1

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary nice!

    • @Mahlercougar
      @Mahlercougar Před rokem +1

      My first 200 strap were all sequential ! I just got them yesterday. I even got some cool serials :)

  • @saranobutt
    @saranobutt Před 5 lety +81

    It's harder to get Kennedy half-dollar's at a bank than $2 bills.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +14

      I think you're right. But this channel is about$2s, so we're not ready to hit 10 banks for an experiment about Kennedy half dollars!

    • @radioactive9861
      @radioactive9861 Před 5 lety +14

      REALLY? Dam, I used to get Kennedy half-dollars as change ALL the frickin' time when I was a kid....'course, I grew up in the '70s...........

    • @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes
      @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes Před 5 lety +1

      Lots of other channels can tell you if they are rare.

    • @OldsVistaCruiser
      @OldsVistaCruiser Před 5 lety +5

      There are other channels that buy whole $500 boxes of halves, where they rip open the rolls looking for 40% and 90% silver as well as post-2000 halves not intended for circulation. Some even find Walking Liberty halves from 1916-1947!

    • @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes
      @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes Před 5 lety +2

      @@OldsVistaCruiser halfdollarmakeyahollar, couch collectibles too name two.

  • @dogbreath180
    @dogbreath180 Před 3 lety +4

    Thanks...that was proof positive and entertaining. Originally from CT I will bet if faced with the same task you will get strapped attitude.

  • @robertwaguespack9414
    @robertwaguespack9414 Před 13 dny +1

    In the 1980s spending with 2 dollar bills was a civil rights move.

  • @lawnmowermanTX
    @lawnmowermanTX Před 4 lety +2

    May 4th, 2020... I picked up $100.00 of $2.00's at a bank, 85 miles north of me. I waited for the teller due to the Covid-19 social distancing, and the other day, April 30, 2020, I scored $50.00 at a drive thru... May 1st, 2020, I scored $12.00 bucks in $2.00's. The problem? No air conditioning in the Texas Heat! :) I do have a good / bad experience, finding $2.00's.. Usually in crisp or worn condition. No Red Seals... "YET" Then I spent $20.00 worth of $2.00's at a car wash charity... ;) Thanks John for inspiring me.

  • @doingitwithnothing
    @doingitwithnothing Před 4 lety +6

    Interesting... the biggest $2 dollar bill thing I was involved in was the company I worked at for years paid all employees a $100 bonus in two dollar bills ... this was back in 1996 ... the small town (pop 1500) hated us for a long time lol ... I remember lots of ice chests filled with two dollar bills ... we had to order them from the People’s Bank at Louin Ms ... big news in east Central Mississippi... lol

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +3

      Many companies still do this - giving bonuses to employees in $2 bills and directing them to spend it in town to show their impact on the local economy. Some businesses just use it to be remembered. Here's a video we did on the subject. czcams.com/video/GqS-_JdA_L8/video.html

  • @billyoung8118
    @billyoung8118 Před 4 dny

    There's a guy in my neighborhood that installed a wishing well for his daughter in his front yard. Every time I walk by his house while taking my dog for a walk, I drop in a 50-cent piece or dollar coin. She gets really excited checking every week or two to see what is there. About every 3 months I go to the bank and buy about $20 in these coins. Worth it!

  • @greenbeagle13
    @greenbeagle13 Před 5 lety +9

    Amazing that these are sold on Amazon or eBay as if they are rare collectibles.... When I worked at a large chain store, our store manager bought every one that came in (this was back in the 1970's). I wonder if he got any rare ones...?

  • @Fraktacular
    @Fraktacular Před 5 lety +13

    I went to eat at a restaurant that a buddy of mine owns. After I paid the bill via the young waitress, I tipped her in $2 bills. My buddy called me later on and said the girl was pissed. She thought they were fake! LOL

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah, when I tip in $2 bills, I have to let the person know that they need to spend them. They might think I gave them a collectible that they subsequently won't spend, which in turn makes them think I stiffed them as far as a cash tip.

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 Před 5 lety

      I hope she didn't throw them away before she found out they're real.

    • @Fraktacular
      @Fraktacular Před 5 lety +1

      @@anthonythorp7291 yeah, my friend, the owner, explained that the money was real. The girl had never seen a $2 bill before and thought it was fake money.

  • @denisepalermo3603
    @denisepalermo3603 Před 4 lety +3

    Wow I really enjoyed this video. I didn’t think that many banks had 2 dollar bills.

  • @shawnmcalpine8767
    @shawnmcalpine8767 Před 5 lety +4

    I live in San Antonio and my bank has them all the time. The vault teller orders them from the reserve. I use them as tips and monetary gifts. Always have a cache of 2$ bills to use.

  • @donzerbel5097
    @donzerbel5097 Před 3 lety +5

    I’m glad you do these documentaries because I have an ancestor on the back of a two dollar bill his name is Robert Morris

  • @RCT3Crashes100
    @RCT3Crashes100 Před 5 lety +1

    Greetings from the UK! 🇬🇧
    I plan to visit the USA for the first time at some point in the next few years (maybe even sooner if I get one of the jobs I’m hunting for!) and when I do cross the Atlantic, I definitely plan on hunting out a few $2s - whereas I’ve often found US banknotes lying around at places like coinstars and vending machines (mostly $1 through $10 bills stuffed into stuff like the coin slots for the latter - not sure why people would try jamming them into the machine there of all places!) I’ve never found a $2 in the wild in the UK, with the exception of eBay listings. I might bring some home with me as souvenirs :)

  • @billstreety2703
    @billstreety2703 Před rokem +1

    Back in the day when I was still living in East Texas I had a friend that had twin daughters and on September 9th 1999 they turned 18 years old. We were in Tyler Texas which is the largest city between Dallas Texas and Shreveport Louisiana. I decided to give each twin 9 $2 bills for their 18th birthday. It took me 3 days and about a dozen banks to come up with the $2 bills. The twins have told me on several occasions that it was still one of the neatest birthday gifts that they ever received!

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem +1

      Not an uncommon story! Twos are great to be used that way, and I'm glad to hear you tracked them down and got the response you did. Thanks for sharing your family story.

  • @piedpper
    @piedpper Před 5 lety +18

    love the video - I use $2 bills for tipping when on vacation

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks! They do make for great tips. Try mixing some in with regular purchases

    • @eventhisidistaken
      @eventhisidistaken Před 5 lety +3

      That's awesome...but I'm still sticking to $1 bills for the strippers.

    • @cceatl
      @cceatl Před 5 lety +2

      Pay strippers in coins

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 Před 5 lety

      @@eventhisidistaken a comedian did a skit about that. He said it's dark in strip joints so they may mistake them for a 20 then you get extra care. If they see it's only a $2 bill they're so amazed they dont care.
      He went on about tipping waitresses. Said they're so amazed by bill they don't realize they got stiffed ( $2 instead of like $5 ).

    • @seanbrown3076
      @seanbrown3076 Před 4 lety

      @@eventhisidistaken There is a strip club in Charlotte that if you ask for change up front for larger bills instead of giving you ones like most clubs do they always give you twos.. its like their little gimmick

  • @emnrxs
    @emnrxs Před 5 lety +4

    what a great video production

  • @kingkyronex9202
    @kingkyronex9202 Před 5 lety +3

    There is a topless bar near me that gives them as change for drinks. So people tip the bartenders $2 instead of $1.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +2

      Very popular at strip clubs across the U.S. We have a video on our channel that profiles one in Portland, Oregon.

  • @airplaneengine
    @airplaneengine Před 5 lety +3

    My local Wells Fargo rarely had $2 bills on hand whenever I asked. They would order them but you needed a business account. Same goes for getting rolls/boxes of halves.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Glad we don't have an account at Wells Fargo then - none of the banks we went to in this video were WFs. We may have gone to 10 banks and got nothing.

    • @eyanks2584
      @eyanks2584 Před 4 lety

      that's weird, why would you need a business account to get $2 bills? They're not rare, and other than strip clubs lol, what companies want them?

  • @jerrykautz6572
    @jerrykautz6572 Před 5 lety +2

    A few years ago for a business promotion I was doing I went and had Bank of America order me from the Federal Reserve $4,000 worth of $2 bills they came as two bricks worth of bills with all sequential numbers. It was awesome AND fun giving those away and people seemed glad to have them. I don't know what's wrong with two dollar bills I would use them all the time if I had more of them but I never see them. anymore.

    • @anthonythorp7291
      @anthonythorp7291 Před 5 lety

      We had a business few yrs ago do that too. They (supposedly with permission) stamp the Bill's with wording I forget. Ruins the bill but I kept them regardless.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +1

      $2 bills are great to use for promotions or other events that either draw people's attention or even help people remember you. The only thing "wrong" with $2 bills is that people don't know much about them, and therefore assume they're rare and not good to use. But this channel is all about enlightening people about it! Thanks for your comments. There are actually some videos on this channel where you see groups using them for that very cause. Check them out.

  • @jameswestervelt4263
    @jameswestervelt4263 Před rokem +12

    I did an experiment similar to this one time- I went around to a few banks asking for half dollar coins, dollar coins, and $2 bills, and the $2 bills easily were the most of what the banks I went to had.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem +4

      Good stuff. That's almost always going to be the case. $2s are more popular - and available - than people think.

  • @Metalman200xdamnit
    @Metalman200xdamnit Před 5 lety +6

    That was great. I do have a 1928 red seal myself. I think many people will buy them so they can say they have them.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +5

      Very unusual to find red seal bills at any bank. Because they are United States Notes and not Federal Reserve Notes, banks will often send them back to the Fed, where they get destroyed. The ones we got at bank #10 must have been in a pile that got deposited by someone, and the bank just stuck them in a drawer. Thanks for the comment! Keep that 1928 bill.

    • @Metalman200xdamnit
      @Metalman200xdamnit Před 5 lety +5

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I intend to. That bill in its day,could be exchanged for gold or silver. The funny part is,I got it when I was a delivery driver. The customer was short on cash and used that to pay for the food.
      I swapped out 2 singles for it and that is how I came to have it.

  • @sebastiandragon2392
    @sebastiandragon2392 Před 5 lety

    I love this channel 2$ Bill's are valuable

  • @Ontario100
    @Ontario100 Před 5 lety +3

    Love $2 bills. Interesting video.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks. Hope you're a subscriber. 30+ videos and more to come.

    • @Ontario100
      @Ontario100 Před 5 lety +1

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I am a subscriber. Looking forward to more videos!! Thanks

  • @hectorr2081
    @hectorr2081 Před 3 lety +2

    Thats awesome, I just love 2 dollar bills👍

  • @marcomoon6062
    @marcomoon6062 Před 6 dny +1

    I feel dumb for holding onto $2 bills like their special 😢

  • @joblessalex
    @joblessalex Před 5 lety

    Nailed it.

  • @richy1606
    @richy1606 Před 5 lety +7

    Thoes banks HAD them, HAD bieng the optimum word!

    • @hernandez3701
      @hernandez3701 Před 3 lety

      Truth. The next person who walks in is SOL

  • @LivingWithTheX
    @LivingWithTheX Před 5 lety +2

    There's a bar at the jersey shore that gives your change if you buy a drink or food with 2 dollar bills .gold in color I think saqajewia 1 dollar coins and Kennedy 50 cent pieces then for the quarters they ask what state your from then thats what state you get your quatrers in

  • @admagnificat
    @admagnificat Před 5 lety +13

    I love these videos and I love the $2! Here is a question I have for you, however:
    Do banks ever refuse to sell you $2 bills if you don't have an account with them?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +11

      Glad you love the $2, and I hope you're subscribed to this channel! Great question, and I wouldn't know, since for this video, I only went to banks where I had an account! That's mostly because I think you're right... banks won't make change if you're not a client. Plus here, I was making straight withdrawals since I didn't know how many they would have and I couldn't go in with alternate cash to swap for the $2s.

    • @Mahlercougar
      @Mahlercougar Před rokem +1

      I tried that with a couple of banks and some wont give them to you unless you have an account with them :(

    • @MNRick041
      @MNRick041 Před rokem

      I've never been asked if I had a account when looking for $2's.
      However, 10 years ago or so I went into a Wells Fargo in Minneapolis and asked for a few rolls of quarters and they said I needed a account with them. I had been to other banks getting rolls of quarters and never had a problem but apparently that is Wells Fargo policy.

    • @jerradwilson
      @jerradwilson Před rokem

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Chase Bank I know for certain requires that you have an account with them to make change.

    • @billstreety2703
      @billstreety2703 Před rokem +3

      I live in northwest Arkansas and go to banks in the two nearest towns. Talkin about maybe 8 or 9 between the two towns and only one hasn't had $2 bills. None have ever asked if I have an account and I have been doing it for about 14 or 15 years.

  • @k.b.1347
    @k.b.1347 Před 5 lety +1

    Banks usually have a stack of 100 in the back plus a few here and there in the teller stations.

  • @mrj-charles6383
    @mrj-charles6383 Před 5 lety +1

    I am looking for a camera like you have. What brand is it? Seems pretty clear thanks

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Bought mine at a local store. But they sell them online: shop.spy-spot.com/4k-wifi-wearable-button-camera-live-stream-ios-android.html

  • @honestcomment862
    @honestcomment862 Před rokem +1

    Pretty cool experiment. The bills aren't necessarily rare but obviously rare in comparison to other paper money. I mean imagine going to a bank and asking how many twenties they have and the tellers knowing exactly and you being able to buy out their inventory. Not likely to happen. You secured around a thousand dollars after buying out 8 banks, so it's relative.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem +1

      Good comment... yeah, banks rarely know how many $20s and $10s they have but they almost always know how many $2s. And they often are happy someone has come to take them off their hands.

  • @zanderrr3568
    @zanderrr3568 Před 5 lety +2

    I’m gonna go to the bank and cop some tomorrow

  • @user-rp6bn8qt1b
    @user-rp6bn8qt1b Před 5 lety

    Interesting, have to ask what state are you doing this in? Reason I ask is because the state I live in, you can't just go up to a teller and ask if they have any two bills or coins period unless you have an account with them.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +1

      This is in Florida, and I had accounts with several banks there, which is why I always asked to make a withdrawal.

  • @vercitize2518
    @vercitize2518 Před 4 lety +8

    Anyone want to send me red seal 2 dollar bills😂😂😂😂

  • @calmingsounds7174
    @calmingsounds7174 Před 5 lety +1

    Ladies and gentlemen we got em!

  • @bhupatkanabar2323
    @bhupatkanabar2323 Před 5 lety +7

    I have 2 2 dollar bill here in Oman Muscat

  • @kellytaber9345
    @kellytaber9345 Před rokem +2

    That's funny 2 dollar bills are not hard to get. I just went to my bank and asked for a one bundle of them (200) dollars worth. Brand new sequentials. They really aren't hard to find 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Crazyarnold12
    @Crazyarnold12 Před 5 lety

    I love coin collecting and currency collecting!

  • @taoliu3949
    @taoliu3949 Před 7 dny

    My bank have literal stacks of brand new $2 bills.

  • @oiitzME1266
    @oiitzME1266 Před 4 lety

    Do you have to have an account at all those banks ? Or can you go to any bank and make an exchange?

  • @zanderrr3568
    @zanderrr3568 Před 5 lety +6

    Too be honest I like the video but he should’ve blurred the faces because he secretly recorded them

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +4

      Can't disagree with you, but I think the video would have lost a whole lot if every face was blurred. There are some big smiles and other expressions which I think enhance the overall sense of what happens when you ask for $2 bills at the bank.

  • @bmrp4749
    @bmrp4749 Před rokem

    I wish my local credit union did this. They only give me what they have on hand which is mainly one or three bills, if I ask for any for a special occasion, they say sorry, minimum is $3000 worth they have to order from the treasury.

  • @JohnCRojas-ou1vf
    @JohnCRojas-ou1vf Před rokem +1

    Today I did a small job. And got paid 160 dollars in 2 dollar bills..I thought that was weird ...

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      It's legit cash. I would go out and spend all of them the same way you would if you got paid in $10s or $20s.

  • @bland9876
    @bland9876 Před 5 lety +1

    3:12 he missed the opportunity to say I'm chasing two dollar bills and I feel so disappointed in him

  • @thepourlars5529
    @thepourlars5529 Před 5 lety +2

    Well imma go to the bank and get sum 2’s now haha

  • @daviddavis9727
    @daviddavis9727 Před měsícem +1

    YES! Print some more

  • @noname-ef6sv
    @noname-ef6sv Před 5 lety +1

    Now take them back! Love to see the button cam on that!'

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +1

      Great idea! We're going to use a lot of these for hidden camera videos where we spend them in various places, but whatever we have left, we were going to deposit. So we'll roll on that too. Thanks.

  • @bill4572
    @bill4572 Před 4 lety

    I thought the same thing about the teller lol

  • @Dave12753
    @Dave12753 Před 2 měsíci

    Pro tip, get your regular cash converted to $2 bills to save money so when you have to make a big purchase, you have the money.

  • @michaelprete3083
    @michaelprete3083 Před 5 lety

    How hard is it to get the old $100 bills? They sell for up to $150 on eBay, when you can get them for $100, face value, at any bank if they have them.

  • @louismiller7
    @louismiller7 Před 2 lety +1

    I have been to the bank here in Saint Petersburg , Fla. and got $ 1200 dollars in $ 2 dollar bills and the only thing I found in all them bills was two star notes , not worth the effort .

  • @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes

    This is very interesting, as an Australian I am confused as to why the $2 and halfdollar are not used. But then again Taiwan does not use the 200 and 2000 dollars, Japan the 2000 yen, and probably other countries have banknotes and coins that are not popular.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      It's too lengthy to explain here. We're planning a video that goes into detail about why the $2 bill fell out of favor. Subscribe so you can see it when it launches! Thanks for the comment.

    • @maxischerr
      @maxischerr Před 5 lety

      Also the 200€ bill is one of them.

    • @oldschoolrr6077
      @oldschoolrr6077 Před 5 lety

      Gumardee - I don't know for sure about the $2 Bill, but the reason U.S. half dollars are not more popular is that they are too large and too heavy a coin to carry in pockets. (especially in the days when they were still silver) So people generally do not like them much. Also, merchants did not necessarily like to take them or carry them, because most modern registers do not have a slot to put a "fifth" coin in. (Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter).

  • @knoodelhed
    @knoodelhed Před 5 lety

    Odd that Citibank didn't have any twos that day, they normally have some. They actually told me they get quite a bit on hand around Chinese new year/Tết.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Bank #3, which had only four $2 bills, is one I happen to frequent on occasion, and they usually have a lot more. So in the case of that Citibank, it could be just coincidental that the day I went, they didn't have any.

  • @fredrichenning1367
    @fredrichenning1367 Před 4 dny

    Back in day, in the US Navy, we always got paid in $2 bills to round off, since our pay was always in even numbers.

  • @mentalvacation723
    @mentalvacation723 Před 5 lety +1

    Imagine the blank stares if you asked for $3 bills.

  • @TracyMarie71
    @TracyMarie71 Před 5 lety +1

    I’d be interested in getting my hands on the different printings of the two dollar bill with the other people’s faces on them.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Try ha.com - Heritage Auctions. They always have bills of all denominations up for auction, and you can look into bidding on any number of the non-Jefferson old notes.

  • @sarahb.6475
    @sarahb.6475 Před 2 lety +1

    😅😅 A hard day's work is going to different banks and asking for 2 dollar bills!! And my guess of how many you would get was way too low! I thought you would get like 100 of them for $200 total. But you ended up with almost $1000!
    And I once had confused a few people years ago by calling single dollars "ones". They hadn't known what I was talking about even though that is what THEY had just been talking about! Some people... 😅

  • @yepme6484
    @yepme6484 Před 5 lety

    On Centennial day my mom had the postage stamps and this post office seal on two dollar bills in series of bills for each one of us kids in 1976.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +1

      Those are cool. We talk about those in our feature film on which this channel is based. Definitely worth more than just a regular $2 bill.

  • @Alrik.
    @Alrik. Před 5 lety +2

    Awesome! Did you get any star notes?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +2

      Good question... haven't looked through all the bills yet so I can't say. There wouldn't be any in the straps, but gotta through all the loose bills. (just added to this answer - found one so far, a 2003 series)

    • @johnpaulgarcia6906
      @johnpaulgarcia6906 Před 3 lety

      Ive gotten star notes in straps they weren't rare though they were in the common range

  • @someentityhere6904
    @someentityhere6904 Před 5 lety +1

    You are so lucky getting those red seal bills.

  • @larryhagemann5548
    @larryhagemann5548 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice. I went to Wells Fargo today and found more than what I needed. I took one straps worth at $200. Fun

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      They were crisp and sequential, I'm sure.

    • @larryhagemann5548
      @larryhagemann5548 Před 5 lety

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary They were crisp, sequential, and the "aroma" was delightful! This is the kind of after-shave that might just sell in large quantities. What girl could resist the fragrance of fresh cash!

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Maybe that should be our next video: "The scent of $2 bills"

    • @Metalman200xdamnit
      @Metalman200xdamnit Před 5 lety +1

      @@larryhagemann5548 That would be a kick ass car freshener or an aftershave/cologne.

  • @joshrobinson856
    @joshrobinson856 Před 5 lety

    After I bought my house I was doing some work in the basement. Found a bank envelope tucked behind the electrical panel. It had $88 in uncirculated sequential $2 bills. I spent them all except one. There common around here. The local tribal casino gives them out for change.

  • @dcxdanny
    @dcxdanny Před 5 lety

    A question..... Where did you get that button cam?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety +1

      Got it at a spy store near where I live. I am trying to become an Amazon affiliate marketer, at which time I would add a link to buy one on this video's page. But you can search Amazon or just Google in general. Not too pleased with this though. Sometimes the image recorded flipped horizontally or even upside down (which we had to fix in editing). And the sound seems to record at a different speed than the picture, so we constantly had to adjust to line it back up. Still, no one at any bank suspected what I was doing. Plus, I could see a live feed on my phone, so I was able to check it and adjust on the fly at times. Worth it for this video alone, but we'll do more videos with it.

  • @michaelsorrell601
    @michaelsorrell601 Před 5 lety +2

    My bank has then on hand always, brand new,

  • @oraclebakery5070
    @oraclebakery5070 Před 3 lety

    I always have to order my two Dollar bill from BOA.They always give me a hard time as well. I have to order than a week in advance.And sometimes they don’t even have them when I order them. I come in and they tell me come back the next day after I’ve ordered.It’s kind of frustrating.

  • @kevinc1001
    @kevinc1001 Před rokem

    Imagine a bank robber being this polite
    Robber Excuse me I'm here to Rob You.
    Bank Teller well here you go sir have a nice day
    Robber You too
    lol

  • @amardedic7746
    @amardedic7746 Před 2 lety

    Can you do another you know thing about $2 bills I'm interested and can you do one where we can learn about half dollars

  • @trackpackgt877
    @trackpackgt877 Před 5 lety

    My bank only had one 2 dollar bill today said it came from a taco bell deposit lol pnc never has them but another local bank does sometimes either way I got another 2 bill to add to my collection if I could get my hands on a stack of them I would spend them so they would be in circulation

  • @kenrickyle9819
    @kenrickyle9819 Před rokem

    I have been to 4 banks so far have haven’t found a single one. Not having the best of luck with the US Banks in northern Kentucky.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      When they don't have them, are you asking them to order some? They have no reason to say no except that they're being lazy (if you have an account with them). Tell them you're doing a charity event and need them to give to children and guests - maybe prizes for Trivia contests or something. But you NEED them. They can order them in straps and have them within a week. Let me know what happens!

  • @numanuma20
    @numanuma20 Před 5 lety +6

    It is funny to see the people who think the two dollar bill is somehow rare because they have likely never seen one in circulation and think the denomination is odd. We have had weirder denominations than they two dollar bill. In currency or bank notes, we use to have national currency which was issued bu the local banks, bank of Pittsburgh , and state, bank of Georgia to be used there. Some states had three dollar bills being traded. Then, we had fractional currency that was used during the coin shortage of the civil war era that caused people to start using stamps as currency. We used ¢3, ¢5, ¢10, ¢15, ¢25, and ¢50. Coinage get even weirder. For the united state we had half cents, two cents, three cents, half dimes, twenty cents, gold coin such as the dollar, two dollar and fifty cent known as the quarter eagle, five dollar known as the half eagle, ten dollar known as the eagle, and finally the $20 double eagle.

  • @purocardenas
    @purocardenas Před 5 lety

    From working at bank they typically carry at least $200. They can also order them for you typically takes a week.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      So, 2 out of 10 banks here had $200 or more; the average was just under $100 per bank. Of course, go to 10 different banks and you'll get a different nunber, so you're probably right on with your assessment. Just didn't work out for this trip.

  • @davidmann4533
    @davidmann4533 Před 13 dny

    Bank of America is one America’s worst bank😂

  • @RealityNonSequitur
    @RealityNonSequitur Před 4 lety

    tried this in nyc a few yers ago and they said no and to come back around christmas. and one lady said try banks at xmas as thats when they order them from the reserve bc a lot of people get them as gifts.

  • @imbobb
    @imbobb Před 5 lety

    I feel special I was the 500th like

  • @kylenelson9755
    @kylenelson9755 Před 3 lety +1

    Yesterday, I had just gotten $36 dollars worth of $2 bills at the First Commonwealth Bank in my town. I cleaned them out of $2 bills.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 3 lety

      Love to hear that (unless you took them from my bank)

    • @kylenelson9755
      @kylenelson9755 Před 3 lety

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I had done exactly what you had did, lol.
      And I had gotten some good conversations from the tellers.

  • @chucksmith8046
    @chucksmith8046 Před 5 lety

    What city are you in that the tellers are behind glass---- damn

  • @judiebarbera4902
    @judiebarbera4902 Před rokem

    Do u spend them or keep them all and why

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      I spend them because they get great reactions, and they often make people's day. Then I go to the bank and get more.

  • @rodneyperry6942
    @rodneyperry6942 Před 5 lety +2

    Must be in Florida.......I don't have that many banks in my area

  • @andyr.5769
    @andyr.5769 Před 5 lety +1

    Try the casinos.

  • @JimN5QL
    @JimN5QL Před 5 lety

    Dang! I go to my bank and ask for $2 bills they go back in the vault and bring me strapped brand new ones! Course it helps to live in Fort Worth! near the presses!

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Sure does. We've been to those presses! That's where we shot this video: czcams.com/video/CewaT5TuYE0/video.html

  • @comepuchas990
    @comepuchas990 Před 5 měsíci

    1.17.24 rip gato 😢

  • @niveknospmoht8743
    @niveknospmoht8743 Před 16 dny

    Surprised you just walked into a random bank. In my town, if you walk into a bank the first thing they want to know is you account number. If you can't provide one and want to transact like you are they won't give you the time of day

  • @toyahh6283
    @toyahh6283 Před rokem +1

    974 $2 bills I like $2 bills that's so rare ! Cool wow!

  • @40belowful
    @40belowful Před 5 lety +1

    next time try asking for older Canadian bills:) before they went to polymer.

  • @nerd185
    @nerd185 Před 5 lety

    Whoa

  • @howtowithelizabeth7513

    Look for star notes and $1 web notes also check for silver dimes and quarters

  • @Mahlercougar
    @Mahlercougar Před rokem +1

    I got a $200 Strap and Some interesting serials.

  • @99CentRapper
    @99CentRapper Před 5 lety

    Thats it notification bell is on

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      Thank goodness! I was expecting you at the premiere on Friday, first view and first comment.

    • @99CentRapper
      @99CentRapper Před 5 lety

      Do you have my channel name memorized because,of how much i comment?I believe i commented on every video..ill be at the next premiere :))

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      I recognize you, for sure. I appreciate how much you like the channel and I've come to expect you in the comments, usually right away. See you at the next premiere!

    • @99CentRapper
      @99CentRapper Před 5 lety

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary when is the next premiere soi wont miss it

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 5 lety

      @@99CentRapper We'd like to start getting one video up a week, but unless I can pull off a miracle and get the one I'm working on ready before Friday, we'll probably put the next one up on Thursday morning the 18th. Keep the bell on!

  • @bretnielsen5502
    @bretnielsen5502 Před 3 lety +1

    10 banks ... I'd say each bank has about $100 worth for a total of $1000

  • @vitravaah2527
    @vitravaah2527 Před rokem

    The best place to get a fresh bunch of $2 bills, your local Federal Serve Bank. My friend work at our local Federal Serve Bank and every time on a special occasion I would ask him go exchange me some so I can give it away as gifts. He always came with stack of fresh untouched $2 bills.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      Yes, but there are only so many of those in the US, and they're scattered. If you don't live near one, ask your local bank to order some from the Fed. Within a week, you can have a fresh strap of pristine, sequential $2 bills.

    • @Wooshmanwan
      @Wooshmanwan Před 8 měsíci

      I have a Federal Reserve Bank In my city but read on Google the Federal Reserve does not provide payment services directly with consumers and businesses, so I’m wondering how I go about it , I also never been before