Is it illegal to deface 2 dollar bills or other currency?
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- Can you write on, stamp or otherwise mark up a 2 dollar bill? How about other currency, like one dollar bills or twenty dollar bills? Learn what you can and can't do to your cash money with insight from a former Treasury employee as well as ben cohen of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, who stamps them in his traveling mission against money in politics. Will the government come get you if you mark up your banknotes and make them illegal tender? In today's economy, find out if there's worry about this numismatics issue. The federal reserve knows.
It's hard to imagine that anyone would want to mark up such a pretty two-dollar bill. But, then again, people
deface many things in life in the interest of "art"! An individual choice, but I won't accept a funked-up $2 bill.
Just a personal preference.
People make stupid rings out of coins and sell them for 7000% the price
Thanks for the video. Now I can continue using my $100 dollar bills as toilet paper
hello from the future. TP is running low. this may become the only remaining option.~
Probably cheaper than the real stuff by now
But isn't money dirty? Won't you get an infection from it or something
@@Xnoob545 it was a joke i don't think he actually wipes his ass with money
@@GrungeVoid I think he was joking
Since banks are federally issued if you give them a ripped bill (not cut with scissors) at a bank they will give you a crisp new dollar bill of that denomination
I use two dollar bills to buy stuff, in fact the 1928 two dollar bills had its corners ripped to avoid confusion of other denominations. A couple of weeks ago, Burger King inside Walmart in Brownwood,TX “checked” the two’s I used with counterfeit markers! Even the manager wasn’t sure they were real! Oh shout out to Members Trust Federal Credit Union of Stephenville,TX for having some two dollar bills. 1st Convenience Bank Of Stephenville, TX for having $2.00 as well.
lawnmowermanTX 2 dollar bills were made in the 18 century not 19 century
I have the "Donald Trump lives here" stamp. Supposed to be stamped on the $20 because of White House, but I stamp on any bill $5 and up to $100! People always get laugh or are confused here they see the $100 stamped with that!
Solid explanation!
Every time I see markings and stampings on _any_ denomination of banknote, I cringe.
great video, did not know. thanks.
That's what the channel is for... to entertain and enlighten. Thank you for the kind words.
That's ridiculous. More of something makes it less valuable.
Ben isn’t wrong. Greed has corrupted politics for decades
Thanks for these videos.
Decorating 😂
Glad you like them!
Awesome!!!
Thanks!!
Im in the UK I found a case in my loft it had 3 $100 bills which are no use to me so I tore them up into peaces and put them in the trash
My understanding is when those marked bills go back to the bank, they are sent to the treasury to be destroyed. I very seldom see any marks bills now in circulation. Have not seen a "Where's George" in quite awhile. Plus where are all those Clemson $2 bills?
You are 100% correct. Bills that are marked up will almost always get sent back to the Fed for destruction. I originally included a few lines about that toward the end of the video, but it seemed to make the video lag for too long, and I cut it. The point was to explain the rules without getting into what happens after. Thanks for the great comment.
Huh! I actually wrote my name on a $50 or more denomination of bill when I make a purchased with it because I wanna be sure that I get change back. Many times when I used a $50 or $100 bill to pay for something I got very little change back and when I told the person that I paid with a $100 bill the person would ask me for proof and many times I don't have proof so i ended up with less change back than I would have if I can proof that I did paid with a $100 bill. So I started to proof my money when I make a purchase and expecting change back by writing my name or a few numbers on it.
When you do that, and when that vendor brings that cash to the bank to deposit it, the bank will remove it from circulation.
I had a friend who owns a business & he was thinking of writing a message on the borders of all the bills he has for "free advertisements". I'm wondering if he'll be in legal trouble for doing that. (He even included the name of the website and/or phone numbers of his company.)
Not many law enforcement officials will go out of their way to hunt and arrest him if he does, but if it becomes persistent, he'll definitely be getting a visit to cease what he's doing. I say it's not a good idea and that he should not move forward with it.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary do a video on why they don’t make 3 or 4 dollar bills.
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Enjoyed the video
Thanks!
Banks stamp Bill's all the time. Explain this please
Can you find a two dollar bill at any foreign country
“You can’t advertise your business on it”
So would you be prosecuted for writing “please go to Wendy’s” in the back corner?
It's prosecuted not persecuted, but potentially, yes. It's just whether a law enforcement agency wants to be bothered. If you did one bill, no big deal. But if Wendy's stamped that onto thousands of bills and put them into circulation, they'd definitely get in trouble.
I enjoy defacing my bills. I even cut one, I also like to throw away coins
good vid
I have a question about the $2 Dollar Bill. Was there a time when they stopped making the $2 Dollar Bill and what year was that?
1973
It was actually 1966 when they decided to stop making them. The last year on a bill prior to that was 1963. Around 1973, they decided to have a new bill ready for the bicentennial in 1976; they did the research, made the decision, and got going on the printing plates.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Hmp
Oh boy! 50s left
My question is I have old outdated $2 bills, old outdated $1 bills, one outdated $20 bill from 1977, old pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters dating from 1964 and earlier plus I have an old euro Brazilian $10,000 bill. I went to my local back they wouldn't take the money since it was so old. I don't know what to do but wanna get the money for the full amount and get rid of them. What can I do?
Try a local coin & currency dealer. If your bills are in good condition and are actually old (and not, like, 1995 or even 1976), you may have something. Not as sure about the coins. You can try eBay - look up similar bills and see what they go for. Then either sell them there or as I said, find someone local who has a coin & currency shop. They'd take them if they were good items.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary thank you I will
what is your oldest $2 bill?
I actually have an 1896 $2 bill. I'm not a big collector - I just like the topic. It just so happened I was offered the 1896 bill at a huge discount when I was in production of the film from which this channel is based.
Yes
So getting arrested for using a $2 bill in Wallmark and getting taken to jail wouldn’t happen
Can get $2 bills at a credit union since they are not a bank
Good pm I'm in the Phillipines,just want to ask of what will I do to my 100us dollar which soak in laundry,it was damage by water and crumble..it was cut in to two..pls help me to change a new one..thank you,looking forward to your reply..
You can try to tape it back together. Maybe take it to the bank after that and see if they'll swap it out for a new one.
There was a story years ago of a lady whose house caught fire. Of course her stash of cash had been heavily damaged. Not sure if she contacted the treasury or what, but apparently there is a division that deals with destroyed money to make it “whole”. They actually went through the burnt up crumbles and reassembled as much as possible. From what I recall, as long as they were able to verify at least 51% of the bill was there, it was 100% value.
Hey, I found the episode. Yes, there is a mutilated money division.
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Hahaha I will take Care of your money very nice line
Thanks. I hope people take me up on it!
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Looool.
Bill is taking about Bill-s
I see advertisements on the TV about $2 bills with the Space Force on it or Donald Trump's image on them. Are these actual 2 dollar bills that have been changed? And if so, are they legal tender?
They are actual $2 bills, colorized to try to capitalize on the collectible aspect of the $2. They are legal tender, but it's hard to imagine a vendor accepting one. I describe them in fact #3 or 4 in this video: czcams.com/video/mMlnD87tXOI/video.html
Can you pay with $2 bills at a self-checkout like at Walmart?
We got a question about whether or not $2 can be used at ATMs. We're probably going to do a video on that. But I love this question too, so maybe I would incorporate some self-checkout purchases into that video, and you'd get your mention and $2 bill. Stay tuned!
The Two Dollar Bill Documentary Alright thanks!
It is illegal because it would remove it from circulation. Think accounting. If money goes missing, the book becomes unbalanced or unaccounted for. Technically, destroying bills would physically deflate currency. If you have $100 and destroy $10. That $90 that you have suddenly becomes worth more in value, but less than what you’ve originally had.
I see. But what about remittance to foreign countries? Doesn't that also remove money from circulation?
A $2 bill versus a $5 bill
Can you legally spend colored 2 dollar bills i have some merrick mint custom 2 dollar bills am i still able to spend it?
Legally, yes. They are regular currency which just so happens to have been "decorated". But will a store accept it? My guess is no. $2 bills are already looked at apprehension - try presenting one with Darth Vader or Snoopy on it and it's highly unlikely they'll take it unless the cashier intends to buy it out of the register with her own money.
@The Two Dollar Bill Documentary Alright thanks for the Answer appreciate it
I’ve got a 2 that has the number 32 wrote on it with pen is that illegal and I’m not the one who wrote it
It's not illegal. Your best bet is to go ahead and spend the bill somewhere. You can also deposit it into your bank. No one is going to do anything because of what's written on the bill.
But if you have a kind of Bill as long as you have 25% of the bill then you can return it and get a new one
That does not sound right... if I turn in 25% of a bill for a new one, then couldn't I come back later and give them the other 75% and get another bill? Heck, why not bring in one-third of the bill three times and get THREE bills for it? I would think you have to have at least half of the bill to get it replaced. If not, I just found a new way to get rich.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I believe it has to be more than half, or maybe it's 3/4.
What is the most valuable two dollar bill?
The ones you do not spend.
The one in your pocket.
What happens if your two dollar billGot ripped and route and route so you would have to get a new one
Route and route? What does that mean?
What should I do if I find a torn dollar bill?
Take it to the bank - they may replace it with a new one for you.
i like this
Thanks!
People that do this should go to jail. I hate the ones that turn silver or gold coins into rings for jewelry.
It’s just metal who cares what happens to it.
This man's going to jail for every dollar bill destroyed.
Did you even watch the video? No bills destroyed, and it's explained that's no one going to jail for these infractions (especially on a $2 bill)
what if you rip a 2$ bill on accident in front of a cop?
Good question. I doubt he/she'd want to bother arresting or citing you. Probably just tell you to go home and tape it up.
What is the lowest $2 bill
What do you mean by the lowest $2 bill? They're all worth at least $2.
What's your favorite $2 bill on your collection?
I have an 1896 "Rainbow Note" $2 bill, which is really cool. But I'm generally not a collector - I like making videos. The $2 billis a topic I love, so obviously that's the content I produce, but it doesn't mean I actively seek a collection. If I can get a good one though, I usually jump on the chance. Do you collect them?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Yeah, I have a small and growing collection. I want the $2 bill with the battleship.
How do they make new two dollar bills?
Here you go: czcams.com/video/CewaT5TuYE0/video.html
I have 100 $2 bills but I'm confused about where I can sell them at a high price
They're not worth a "high price" unless they are in pristine condition, uncirculated, and usually, with fancy serial numbers. What you may have read recently about them being worth thousands are only the occasional bill; it's unlikely yours are worth more than $2 each. Go spend them like regular cash.
You can still spend the $2 bills
What happens if you destroy your money?
Life in prison
I have a question the people behind the dollar bill who are they and do they still exist
You mean the people on the back of the $2 bill? Those are members of the Continental Congress who approved and signed the Declaration of Independence. They still exist, except they're all dead now.
Love money
What to do with to wosh $$
i was actually at ben and jerrys while this was premiering
At 10:30am? That's a little early for ice cream.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary It was for a camp
Do 2 dollar bills have as much germs&drug traces compared to other denominations?
Good question. They have actually have less since they are handled less. But it's tough to get facts on that without testing a whole bunch of bills.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary well, getting a hold of 2 dollar bills isn't very hard for you, since you already have many. For the testing part, there are various methods for sampling large amounts of banknotes.
I don't do anything different than anyone else can do - I just go to the bank and ask for them. If you want more like I do, just go to more banks (or tell 1 bank how many you want and they'll order them for you). I could test bills of all denominations, but it'd be such a small sample size compared to the true number of bills out there, that the results would be anything but conclusive. A different batch of the same denominations could yield an exact opposite result depending on where those bills have been.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary oh I get it now.
What about people who turn them into jewelry?
If it hasn't been defaced, it's fine. Folding it into a ring or something like it is no crime.
Or draw a different president on your bill
Defacing 20 dollar bill is already a thing
Right, they were putting Harriet Tubman's face on some of them.
YOU BROKE THE LAW
just kidding
There is now video evidence that we wrote on one bill and tore another. But we will claim that it was all special effects.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary ok
I know a person who is proud of (he burned the currency twice) burning US currency.
I have a video of this person. Where I can send this video?
I know to report to US Treasury but you know someone from inside the Treasury ?.... so I can send the video clip thru emial.
thanks..
I don't know who to send that to. I know some people from the Treasury from the time I shot $2 bills being printed there, but none of those people deal with currency-burners. My honest opinion is to just forget it. It's not worth the hassle to try and get this person in trouble. He'll get a warning - mostly to appease you - and be let go. Move on to more important things in your life.
$20
What happen the two dollar bill you’re breaking or you broke broke it
Those secrets will never be revealed.
What about melting zinc Pennies to cast things?
Hmmm... sounds pretty dastardly. I presume they'd lock you up for 15-20 years if they caught you.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I heard for art and religion there is a exception to the law.
You get 2 weeks in the chair.
Why make a 2 bill for
If it in your wallet you can do whatever you want with it
Nah it’s illegal to burn it
I’ve been struggling with the idea of money for a few years, and I’ve been able to conclude that the monetary systems of this world will not cease until they have destroyed every human being. That’s unless we can reveal money for what it really is: paper.
Money was originally a commodity, meaning it had value in itself (gold, silver, shells, etc. ), but as travel and bartering progressed, paper money was commissioned as a representative money. This money gained its value from the commodity it represented. Therefore, this paper money became a symbol for value. If you are not familiar with linguistics or semiotics, it is important to know that a symbol can be attached to several different connotations, which can compromise human beings’ perspectives, motivations, and behavior depending on how they communicate with this symbol or how the symbol is communicated to them.
In 1971, Richard Nixon, through several economic measures, revealed that US currency was in fact fiat currency, meaning it was not backed by a commodity. For years, Americans were lead to believe that the dollar was backed by gold, meaning money had real value (although I never really understood why shiny rocks held so much value either. I suppose all paths lead back to the main economic tool of profit, scarcity). No Gold Standard meant no real value, leaving us with bank vaults, wallets, and mattresses full of paper.
So if the US dollar, along with most world currencies, didn’t have any value then what’s the point? First, let’s remember that paper money is a symbol, a symbol which originally had the connotation of “commodity” attached to it, but like all symbols, it can have several connotations attached to it. With the paper dollar’s original connotation stripped away, we are left with the predicament of the symbol: the symbol had been compromised, so with no real commodity value, money has become a tool used to manipulate human perspective, motivation, and behavior.
It’s not real.
The most powerful people in this world aren’t rich because they have money; it’s because they have the power to control money, and with this power, they use money as a tool to control human energy for their own benefit. Money merely shadows the currents of human energy, but that energy is there regardless of money. Humans need to wake up and realize that every creation, good or bad, has been done with human hands, and we can continue to progress, innovate, and improve the quality of the human existence with our energy, independent from the compromised and corrupted symbol systems of money.
“But we need money; how will thing’s get done?”
To those asking this question, I pose you this counter question: What really needs to “get done”, and what is money’s role in this?
So what does need to get done. My answer: end the wars, stop poverty, save the environment, cure diseases, end racism, end classism, end sexism, educate our children, find clean energy, stop crime, end the prison industrial system, stop (real) drug abuse, etc.
When I look at this list of problems, I realize that all paths lead back to money. Money compromises the human existence. Money feels no human emotion. It forces us to fend for ourselves, turning us against one another. It feels no love. It feels no pain, fear, or hate, but it creates it. “Tough” business decisions may lead to a loss of jobs, foreclosed homes, or even a war, but business, markets, and money have no conscience towards the domino effect of anguish that they push into motion.
So, here’s my call to action: WRITE ON MONEY. Use pens, Sharpees, paint, whatever. Send it into circulation. Be creative, funny, political, enlightening, optimistic, informative, but most importantly help those who communicate with it realize that it’s only paper. Once that idea is made clear, we can begin taking exponentially faster steps towards a more relishable human existence.
Please Submit your bills to the blog for posting, and make sure to write the website on the back of your bills to direct others on how this project works. Or start your own write on money campaign. Either way, write on money!
تحياتي لدي اكثر من ٦٠٠ دولار فئة ٢ دولار انا أعلم أنها صالحة وكم من التعامل بها في كل دول العالم ولا يزال توجد طبعات جديدة منها ولا يوجد أي إشكال ولحد الان... كذلك ارجو وجود بعض التعليقات بالعربية..... havi a good day
Why was the two dollar bill made?
Back in 1862 when they made the first Federally-issued currency, it was the natural order of things. Stuff didn't cost much, so a $1 made sense, then a $2, and they were going to make a $3, but never did. The simple answer is that was a logical bill to make considering the relative cost of items.
The thumbnail physically hurts
Edit: wait no it all hurts help me
It's all special effects.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I know, its ment as a joke. But thanks for replying anyways.
Who new ripping a paper would sometimes get you arrested HOW PATHETIC
What if 2 dollar bills are actually rare like people thought they were?
They'd be worth more than $2, that's for sure. But there are 1.3 billion of them out there, and they still get used, believe it or not.
The Two Dollar Bill Documentary Well every single one of them has to be used at some point. Like any other denominations.
YES it’s right.
Uhh nevermind it’s wrong.
As a magician I deface money all the time , having people sign money , I burn money I.....um.. NOTING!.. NEVER MIND!!.
Have you seen our video with magic & 2 bills? czcams.com/video/WL1Nomrl8tE/video.html
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary yes , very cool. Thanks for sharing
i write on them to track them and see if i get them back
Why is it illegal to tear or write on your own money?
If you want to write on your own money that no one will see, I'm sure it's fine. Similarly, if you defaced a $5 bill in front of a policeman, you would not be hauled off to jail. But generally, the "law" is that you can't deface U.S. currency. It probably applies to large bills in mass quantities and the ramification of taking a large amount of currency out of circulation.
First comment!!!!
Yay
Great, but will you be there for the premiere??
Yes
Being first is worst - by the time the video runs, this comment will be buried at the very bottom of all of them
I don't care, I just want to be first
Ok now I'm watching it, are you happy?
Inflation is illegal
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is a two doller bill more than 2 dollers?
Nope.
Is it illegal to make a photo copy of a 2 dollar bill
Not really... unless you try to spend it as if it's real money; that's counterfeiting.
I have a 5 dollar bill and a 1 dollar bill
That's amazing.
Am I the only one who doesn't know about 2 dollars I think we do have that where I live it anyway go's to 1,5,10,20,25 and more but not 2 never 2 pls tell me am not alone and crazy
I want to know please
You're not alone. Maybe a little crazy. Many people don't know there are $2 bills.
what if your intent was to vandalize the dollar bill?
Straight to prison.
if they still make 2 dollar bills today how come we donuts see them
Did you say donuts?? Anyway, if you want to see some, go to the bank and get them. Have the bank order them if they don't have them handy. Then use them. The reason you never see them is because people think they're rare or valuable, and so they hoard them. $2 bills are regular currency which should be treated as such. Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they didn't make more last November. They did.
I've always marked out the religious jargon on every bill that I come in contact with.
That's kinda crazy... later on you spend those bills, right? So are you hiding the religion from yourself or keeping the recipients of the bill from seeing it? If the latter, you do know there are other bills out there besides the ones you come in contact with, right?
So you mark out "In God We Trust" on every coin and dollar bill you get?
What about taping $2 bills to a lighter
That's probably fine.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary it shows off the art, you can enjoy the beauty of money. and it is just a wallet. its a lighter wallet
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what if you burn bilions
Lool how stupid i want to burn a bill
can I get a $2 bill at face value?
Yes, at the bank.
I have a question, "Exactly how many different $2 bills are there made?"
Great question, but I've answered this to varying degrees in several other videos on this channel. This one, where we showcase the beautiful backs of some $2 bills, will have some: czcams.com/video/wTNxH-OePb8/video.html There's one called "5 facts..." you can also check out. We haven't done a video dedicated strictly to showing all the different $2 bills. Maybe it's time! Thank you.
what if you burn it on purpose and video it on facebook just for a challenge
I doubt someone would come arrest you, but who knows. If you're thinking of burning any money, just send it to me.
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what would happen if you put a different face on it?
Well, here's my fun answer: czcams.com/video/v7CV9Zw-mYg/video.html
As a collector, I think defacing currency should be illegal.
Technically it is, but the word 'defacing' is taken very literally. So writing your phone number on a bill is not really defacing it. Still, police have better things to do than arrest you for giving Thomas Jefferson a pair of glasses and a mustache.
jrlauer69 of course you do, Democrat!
@@simpleman5688 And how did you come to that conclusion?
i have a 1917 2 dollar bill
Those are cool! Where did you get it?
The Two Dollar Bill Documentary I surprisingly got it from my bank
No we won't prosecute you for vandalizing your cash. But we could😉
That's pretty much it.