$2 bills vs. half dollar coins: Which is better?
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- The 2 dollar bill and the half dollar coin may not be worth the same amount, but they have many similarities. We put them head-to-head in this video, where you'll also learn some numismatics like the different types of $2 bills as well as the many half dollar coins, like Kennedy half dollars, Franklin half dollars, and other silver half dollars. Is the bicentennial worth anything? Pull out your couch collectibles and find out which kennedy half dollars to look for, and what are some valuable half dollars.
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I've spent half dollars in a few places, I remember one time the girl behind the counter was struggling to figure out where to put them in the register she then turned to another employee and said "you're taking the next customer I can't do this sh*t"
Awesome.
Yep! We collect both. & I'm finding out they aren't as rare as I thought, I've been saving mine since I was a kid. Lol
$2 bills are somewhat easy to find while most banks do not have half dollar coins available, you have to order them by the box which is $500 worth. I have a bunch of $2s at the moment, I went to a bank a few weeks ago and they had $400 worth on hand and I bought them all, then I went back to the same bank and got another $160 worth, all brand new. I have a few half dollar coins in my safe, I keep them in a pouch with my Susan B. Anthony coins. I spend the $2 bills, use them for tips but I have never tried spending half dollar coins anywhere.
I’ve had this question for a while, I even thought there could be a half dollar documentary channel. Thanks for uploading!
The Washington State Ferry system gives both as change. Bank tellers love me as I always ask for both and they do not like them.
Love to hear that!
I need to take a trip on the ferry sometime!
⁵⅚ $50 pieces.
Woah cool.. ngl pretty neat
Legit fr.
I like both the $2 bills and the half dollar coins. I try to spend them whenever I can as an ambassador of both denominations, but I'm rarely going out nowadays thanks to school. I won't give up though.
I also spend halves and twos. I used them daily and in some cases get that "look" that I'm trying to pull a fast one on them, as they are unsure the money is real.
@@weighit same😂 some lady said "whst the heck is this? we can't take this! fake" to my 2 dollar bills😂
Me too!
50¢ pieces were really easy to get at Casinos, until most converted to the paper ticket payouts for Slot Machines. Whenever I needed some half dollars, I would put a $20 in a 50¢ machine, hit the cash out button & I'd have 40 of them for daily use
I also remember getting them at the old Hooters Casino in Vegas. They used to give them out for the 3-2 blackjack payouts
I love both of these! I've been collecting them both when I can. Thanks for another great video. :)
Thank you. :) (and you're welcome)
For some reason ever since I was a kid I’ve been enamored with half dollar coins. They’re my favorite junk silver coin to buy.
But then I like “odd” things. My screen name is from an odd caliber rifle that I love to hunt with. But ammo is EXPENSIVE and hard to find.
I order 50 cent pieces and bricks of 2.00 bills and dollar coins all the time. Just within the last four months I have paid for a dishwasher, refrigerator and some other major stuff in 2.00 bills and half dollars. It's a lot of fun seeing the looks on people's faces when I pull out all my stash
That's awesome! I wish you had a camera rolling to capture those reactions.
2:34 That's pretty cool that the 1869 2 Rainbow got a misaligned error designation.
1964 Kennedy is my pocket piece. But I love all half dollars and two
Great video!! I love the Two’s! I’ve made some people happy to spend the twos. Yesterday, I paid some snacks with twos and a lady wanted to buy the $8.00 of twos.. I still carry $50.00 worth of crisp new twos! A bank in Waxahachie had $200 in twos!! I don’t like or spend half dollars is, no local vending machines accept them! Even in my area, I can’t use twos on vending machines either. 🥺😳😥😭😢☹️ That’s ok! I’m spending two’s as fast as I can get more! Shabbat Shalom y’all!! I still have the vintage 2013 two’s! Wish there was an APP to find two dollar bills! But that would take the fun out of it! 🤣🤪👍🖖❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I worked as a cashier at a gas station and of the two I would say I saw $2 bills more often than half dollars. I remember someone spent a Eisenhower dollar coin. If you can find a 1964 half dollar they are 90% silver making them worth much more than 50 cents
Interesting about which you saw more of. Gary also had a bunch of those Eisenhower's but there was no need to film them for this video. You did watch the whole video, right? Because Gary discussed the 1964 halves being 90% silver and being worth more then 50 cents. Thanks for the comment.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary On the Eisenhower dollar there is a bird on the back. Right?
Love these videos about collecting, and the history of all these bills and coins. Wish I could remember all that stuff. I have a VERY LITTLE silver, the poor man's way of collecting. Rich people collect gold. Hope this fellow will continue to turn out more and more of these interesting videos.
Thanks for the compliments. More videos are definitely in the works!
$2 bills are my favorite, but I swing by one of our local banks on Fridays to buy any twos, half-dollars, and dollar coins they have on hand. Paying with any of them makes you memorable -- usually in a good way, but sometimes not.
Exactly! Does your bank always have $2s? What city is this, may I ask?
Always a handful of twos and dollar coins, but half-dollars less frequently. I live in Wallace, Idaho, a little town up in the panhandle. Interestingly, I recently found out that our credit union the next town over keeps straps of twos and rolls of half-dollars and dollar coins in their vault. Kind of surprising, considering this is a rural area and there can't be much of a demand. But I don't often have $200 on hand to trade in for a strap, and the thrill of seeing what the Wallace bank has on hand every week is kind of fun.
Great to hear from you! My wife is a lifelong numismatist, and we watched the documentary together this weekend. Really enjoyed it. Great work!
Thanks for the compliments on the film! It is interesting that there are banks with so many twos in your area; as you say, it's kind of an odd place for a bank to be stocking that many. But it only takes a few people like you to regularly request them for the bank to have them on hand (just like Matt Zaklad in the film, if you remember him). Always glad to meet fellow $2 bill users. If you like them as you say you do, I'm sure you enjoyed the film as you said. That connection the film speaks of is real. :)
i have a half dollar coin in my room. even thos i have never set foot in the USA in my life. i live in milton keynes United Kingdom
How'd you get it?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary i found it in the house. Must of been previous owners. From 1968 it is
Very nice and interesting piece 👍
I always keep at least a strap of two's and a box of half dollar coins around.... I love the look on cashiers faces when I spend them... Whenever I run low, I pick up another strap of two's or box of half's at my local bank.....
Great to hear! Thanks for sharing.
I love both, but find the $2 more practical today, than I did when younger. Just one day hoping for a US $2 coin and eliminating the $1 bill.
It makes sense, but don't hold your breath. The public will probably never accept the demise of the $1 bill.
Oh, I know. That is why the current $1 coins are like the Half, collectors only. Just as a cashier, I find coins way easier to work with.
They would have to do what Canada did and just take the $1 bill out of circulation as they come back into the banks if they want the coin to circulate.
I love them both!!
I use them on a regular basis everywhere. The self service check outs I used even take them too. I love them.
Very cool. Our most recent video tested self checkouts. In case you missed it... czcams.com/video/FbgrcV8icL8/video.html
This is the 3rd or 4th 2 dollar bill video I feel like I went down the 2 dollar bill rabbit hole lol
Why not watch a few more? That rabbit hole is pretty deep. :)
Dixie in the background during the 1976 bicentennial bit. Clever.
Someone noticed. Thanks. :)
Between this and talking about this episode the other month, it's great to be a in contact w the channel ^_^
I try to read everything, and respond to whatever I can. Thanks. :)
I like all the silver half dollars used to get them as a kid I also like the red seal two's.
i use credit cards for most of my purchases but still enjoy carrying and using both $2 bills, dollar and half dollar coins for small purchases and for tipping. I can get as many as I need of both from my bank, jut as the video stated, and am not a collector. It's fun seeing the reactions of the people who receive them.
That's what a lot of people say - the reactions are worth it. Thanks for sharing.
I love both!
So I've been collecting these I have a 2 dollar star note...and some silver half dollars, even a standing liberty quarter...it's worn. Why is this currency so frowned upon? Collecting this stuff has helped me with my anxiety and addiction problems. It helps me focus and save money if nothing else
It's great to hear that the collection helps you n that way. I've got dozens of videos on this channel that explain why the perception about $2 bills exists. No other videos of half dollars though! This is a $2 bill channel.
Most coin counting machines still accept half dollars. Some people who get rolls of half dollars break them open, pull out any silver ones, then deposit the rest.
Love halves and twos. Hope people start using them both, and drop the nickels and pennies haha.
This channel has hopefully gotten more people to start using twos. Maybe this video will get a few more halves out there too.
I’d rather pay gas, snacks and booze with the twos I can get! Burgers, tacos and TAB cola I find at H.E.B. Lot prettiest than the $1.00s!!!
I work retail and give them both out in change. People often comment and remember my store because of this.
ONES NOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER THEY ARE DIFFERENT AND COOL IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY THERE CAN BE NO COMPARISON I LOVE THEM BOTH I HAVENT SEEN A HALF DOLLAR IN YEARS! I REALLY NEVER ASKED A BANK IF I COULD HAVE ONE IF THEY HAD ANY BUT I REMEMBER THEM AS A CHILD MOSTLY I LOVED IT
I love them both😎
I like them both a lot
What's the percentage of $2 bills being printed out of New York, KC, San Fran, etc? Are some of the Rare because the Fed Reserve #? Thanks
The easy answer is 0%. All $2 bills are now printed at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing in Fort Worth, Texas. You may be referring to the Federal Reserve Bank they're being made for (indicated by the letter on the black seal, to the left of Jefferson's face), but the bills are only made in Texas. I know the 2013 run was made for the Atlanta district, but I don't know for sure about the most recent ones. Finally, $2 bills are not rare at all. They are the most scarce of any denomination, but that does not make them rare. There are 1.3 billion of them, only 1.8 billion $50s and a similar number of $10s. If people would just use the $2 bills like they do other denominations, no one would think they're rare. Here's a video we had the pleasure of being able to shoot during the print run in 2013: czcams.com/video/CewaT5TuYE0/video.html
How can I obtain this currency for cashing out my checks and start exclusively paying in this money in hopes to get something started and try to bring back the flow of twos here
They have $2 bills at the bank. They may also have half dollars. Just ask. If they don't have them, ask them to order some for you.
Try calling your bank and ordering halves or $2 bills. It usually takes about 1 week max for them to arrive at the bank.
I prefer to spend $1 coins, and half dollar coins so a dive is my first choice.
Then there's the Sacagawea dollar . . . I haven't seen one of those in a long time.
There are a lot of them mixed in with other gold dollars in a guess-how-many puzzle app for iPhone. It's called the Container. Fun game! Just looked it up for you. I think it's level 3 or 4. apple.co/2Svcggc
I get those as change from vending machines all the time.
New half dollars still enter circulation once in a while. I've gotten 2 2018s and a 2022 in change very recently. Every so often I think some just get released from the mint to the banks.
I feel like we need them, instead of 4 quarters for a dollar and 4 ones for $4
I like both, I was buying them I collected $1 000.00 and twos now I have $800.00 put $500 in the bank. Have $30 in Half Dollars
Did you do the Eisenhower dollars yet?
They're not twos, so... no. But it's worth considering for a future video.
The $2 bill wins hands down. It's easy to carry, it's beautiful, it has the most interesting reverse design of all modern currency. With all due respect to JFK (personal hero of mine as a child) the Kennedy Half is the most undesirable coin out there (except the Sac dollar). In fact, when I get one in change I'm pretty disappointed and it goes right in the change jar to be presented at a Coinstar machine in the future.
You can tell by the name of our channel which way we lean, too. Thanks for sharing. :)
I collect both and have way more then I probably should 😂one day I’ll convert them to silver 😂
I only spend $2 bills when I get them as change and then I spend them, I also do the same for half’s. The only times I don’t spend them is when I buy them or get them from the bank to keep.
Sounds like a good idea.
How far up does the mint letter go to?
On bills, there are 12 Federal Reserve banks, so L
The question is, after the Bicentennial issue, why did the pennies, nickels and dimes not have a special Bicentennial design? And more importantly to me, Why did the Bicentennial quarters, halves and Eisenhower $1 coins go back to their eagle reverse after 1976, while the $2 bill did "not" go back to the Monticello reverse for it's next printing in 1995, with Series 1995? That would've been awesome, and made more sense, seeing as, all other current denominations have buildings on the back of them, except for the $1 bill, and although I was always told the $1 and $2 bills were indeed included in the currency redesign program, starting in 1996 with the $100 bill, they later dropped the plan to pursue the redesign of the $1 bill, due to the vending lobby arguing against costs up to $500 million dollars in reprogramming machines to accept a new design $1 bill, and scrapping out and replacing machines that were too old to have a reprogramming feature. This was what was stated in the final article about the possible redesign of the $1 and $2 bills, when the first redesigned $5 and $10 bills were issued in 2000:
"No final decisions have been made on the possible redesign of the $2 and $1 Federal Reserve notes. There is a multi-year supply of $2's available, and Congress currently opposes redesigning the $1"
I remember those words in a redesign article from 20 years ago, like it were yesterday. After that, as far as I know it, there were no more mentioning redesigns of the $1 and $2 bills, even though from 1996-1999 or so, I'd regularly write the BEP and they told me that they had planned to redesign the $1 and $2 bills, and although the vending lobby was the reason to put a stop to the $1 bill redesign, I get the idea that, because it did not have a building on it anymore, that that was one of the main reasons thy also dropped the plans to redesign the $2 bill. I somehow get the idea that the $2 bill would've more likely been redesigned, had it still had the Monticello reverse. And no, not redesigning the $1 and $2 bills had nothing to do with them not needing security features, as it was always mentioned that the $1 bill would be "more modestly redesigned" in many of the currency redesign articles I kept up with, and I associated with a dollar coin lobby group, the Coin Coalition, which told me that the vending industry did not want the $1 bill touched as far as the redesign went, but agreed that the $2 bill should be redesigned. In fact, there was a bill proposed around 2002, by Rep. Jim Kolbe, a huge dollar coin supporter, to release five new $2 bills over five years with five different reverses, and a modernized obverse. So, before you go chiming in, claiming that the $2 bill does not need to be redesigned to look like the larger denominations, $2 Bill Documentary, let me just say that there are others out there, who beg to differ.
I have always liked the $2 bills. I try to buy them whenever I find them and keep them for a rainy day. But i do like the half dollars also and wish they would be more widely used. Also I think they should bring back a $500 bill.
I think in these days of electronic currency, it's unlikely any coin or bill is going to be able to rise from the dead. We're stuck with what we have. I'm sure you saw our video about the $500... czcams.com/video/p_W1dEOjJ6M/video.html
I have seen that one about the $500 bill. I work in a casino and when we do larger payouts I've always thought that $500s would be more convenient to do those. But yeah the bill is probably dead and won't come back.
Definitely.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Did you do the Eisenhower dollars yet?
Hello again. I just want to tell you I've been a regular user of twos for the past year now. There are some cashiers who regard me as a bit weird and I understand their discomfort because there's no assigned slot for them in the register and I hate it when they put the twos under the till. Even at the post office, where there's a sign openly saying "small bills appreciated" at the counter, this is still the case.
Anyway, I see your documentary briefly touches upon the history of the half dollar. Do you agree for a coin that's supposedly intended for circulation, it is greatly overweight and oversized? I strongly do. You know, I sent a message twice to my elected representative urging her to create legislation to make it smaller in the hope if this comes to pass, people will be (finally) willing to use some circulating coin that has higher face value than a quarter. Never got a response back.
I doubt our government is going to start re-making coins. Their value is too small as inflation rises. I do agree that the coin is too bulky for common use, and that's probably why it has suffered the fate it has. The $2 bill on the other hand, is a perfect bill for inflation because there's not much you can get for a dollar anymore. I am glad to hear you use them! Keep it up. I would just say, don't waste your time writing our government to change anything. I'm not surprised you didn't get a response.
How about the Susan Anthony and Eisenhower dollar coins?
I've not thought of the half dollar as anything more than an uncommon coin, never have I known people treasured them.
They don't treasure them like the $2 bill. But they're also not uncommon. Like the $2, people just don't use them.
I love the half dollar
I added this video to my Money playlist! Thanks & hopefully we both get some subscribers!
I hope so too! Thanks for doing it.
Dear John!
My question that I would like to ask is that was there ever a 2 dollar coin in circulation or did the Federal Reserve ever think of making them? You see, in Australia and Canada there are 2 dollar coins in circulation and I wonder why there is no such a thing in the US.
In my country, Hungary, the National Bank has changed the smallest banknote denomination (200 HUF= approx 70 US cents) to a coin in 2009 and I was desperately sad because it was green, just as the dollar and thus beautiful :) . Although the 2 dollar bill is a small denomination, I love it and I hope it won't become merely a coin.
Thank you for your answer already in advance!
Kind Regards,
Bence (Vincent) from Hungary
Hi Bence. To my knowledge, there has never been any thought of a $2 coin in the U.S. Our government pushed the new $1 coin very hard and no one was interested, so the idea of a $2 coin would be silly. The government would LOVE to be able to make more people use coins, as they last longer and save on printing costs, but it's simply not going to happen (here, anyway). Americans would have to change their habits dramatically before a coin in the two dollar denomination was ever considered.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
Dear John,
Thank you for your answer!
I keep my fingers crossed for your mission out there. I love to preach about the existence of the $2 bill here in Central Europe and I will certainly teach about it to everyone in high school, even though I am merely a 5th-year TEFL student at university :) .
Thanks again and I wish you all the best!
Thank you. :)
There was a $2.50 gold coin called a quarter eagle. They were minted from 1796 to 1929.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Can you make 5000/10000/50000/100,000 please?
I like my pre 65 90% cant lie. But I hold my 2$ Bill's like there going out of style.
I don't think $2s are going out of style at all! They keep making them, and people keep using them.
I need another shipment of twos Brother John!! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍They are awesome!! I love the reaction on many that look cross eyed.. Then a beaming smile when they see the $2.00 bill. Some tellers WILL thank you if they want to sell their twos!! Granted, some banks require an account with them in order to get them on my experience. Before I know it I’ll open a lot of accounts!! 🤣🤣🤣🥺🤪🤪🤪 I’m in Texas and some banks are nice to sell, without the account requirements. I was at a bank in Brownwood and bought $80.00 in twos!!! G-d bless you John for your channel!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks lawnmowerman! What percentage of banks that you go to would you say have $2s?
Hard to say.. Yet if you have account with the bank and how fast they can get it. It’s hit and miss. No big numbers.... 😢😳☹️😥🖖
I would say it’s a wheel of fortune factor. Most Texas banks in my area don’t love the two’s like I do, and there are a lot of two’s hoarders I’m dealing with. I got blessed one day in one town and some another person buys to hoarding. Hoarding two’s is my issue but I persevere. I’ll hoard the red seals, and spend the green seals!! I have to drive about 200+ miles in any direction! But banks that DO have two’s has a 50/50 chance I need an account just to buy the two’s! Banks are weird like that. Gatesville bank inside the Walmart, still refuses to order, or get me two’s, so I drive to other towns. It’s a low 50/50 shot. Chase bank in Walmart store sold me $60 bucks. 7 months ago. The attitude confirms what your channel says.. They think the two is a rare collectible currency that grows in value. They that hoard them, might have thousands of tens of thousands stored in a box hidden away and forgotten, believing they will be worth more. But still worth two dollars. I get 50/50 reactions between “oh how cool!” to the “it’s counterfeit, and they call a manager.” It’s still hard to get. Yet I’m grateful to G-d this channel understand what I am going through! In non-related conversation, I do have unspoken prayer requests. ✈️⚗️🌫☢️💔🌎🌏🌍🌫☢️💔⚗️🌫🌫🚫🚫💔💔💔💔💔🚫
I'm collecting the flowing, draped bust, and capped bust half dollars right now 1794-1838 pricy but fun. Barber, walking libs, Franklin and Kennedy I have complete sets of. I hope to build the seated set also providing my health and age don't win first
I miss the silver dollars.
90% Silver Half Dollars are better, because they have precious metal value. On the other hand, cupronickel clad coins are known as Johnson Sandwiches and made of base metals.
My favourite is the half dollar
But my favourite my all of coins is Quator dollar
My favorite halves was the 1776-1976 bicentennial half.
i like the 2 dollar bill
I like them both but I prefer the $2 bill over the half dollar.
Me too
My favorite is the $2 bill because I have collected many $2 bills and they have been rare
They're not really rare! Let this video explain: czcams.com/video/mdCNoxeRfxk/video.html
$2 bills are normal sized. It can fold and fit in your wallet. 50 cent pieces can't even fit in vending machines and are bulky to carry. Making a larger coin slot makes a vending machine more vulnerable to theft.
Both $2 and half dollar coin for keep and spending.
Which one is it? Keep or spend?
spend $2 bill and keep half dollar coin.
It's hard choice
Both
So in day to day business the biggest coin you use in the US is the quarter? Remarkable from a European perspective where we use coin denominations from 0,01€ up to 2€.
Yes, the quarter is the largest denomination we tend to use. But lots more people simply use debit or credit cards nowadays, so even cash is being used less.
my parent's velvet pouch of bicentennial quarters and JFK 50 cent pieces were pilfered for $1 at a time if I was home alone and I heard the ice cream truck outside. Being a fat kid, I got a colonel crunch strawberry bar each time. Reassuring to know they weren't a huge collectors loss of fortune.
No, you didn't waste a collector's item. The strawberry bar was probably a better option at the time!
I prefer the half dollars for obvious reasons. 1964 preferably.
What are the obvious reasons? The $2 bill has more sentimental value and a richer history, but to each his own I guess.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary They are all going to be worth something. Because cash is unfortunately going out. The $2 and the 50c first. Last will be $100 and the 1¢. Based on pure numbers.
Bills the $2 and $50 bills will be first. Then the $5 and $10. Followed by $1. And the $100 will be last.
Coins the $1 and 50¢ will be first. Then the nickel and dimes. Then the quarters. And the penny will be last because there are so many of them. And because inflation is getting so bad that coins are becoming insignificant and so will the dollar denomination under $20.
Having a $100 will be like having a dollar. And a $20 will be like having 2 dimes. So what will quarters nickels and dimes be worth? And stores will stop giving out change. And people will be collecting thousands of pennies to turn them in to the bank to get credits on their cards.
So your weekly grocery bill will be like $12,345.67.
So to pay in cash. You will need 123 $100 bills
So if you had 124 $100 bills. $54.33 change They would probably have 2 x $20 bills for change if you were lucky. And maybe 14 x $1 bills if you were lucky. Because they ran out of $10 and $5 bills.
The coins no more. No $1, 50¢,10¢ and ¢5. You might get 25¢ Maybe you might get 8 x 1¢ if you're lucky. Because most people will be like forget the change. Just give me the $20 bills if that. Because most will say forget the change. Because a $20 bill would be 20¢ in todays dollars. What can you buy with that? Or bring your own change and pay with exact change. But to get the change you got to pre order $20,000 boxes at the bank. So you will have exact change at the one grocery store that still excepts cash.
You will be sitting at the one cash register out of 20 cashless lanes counting 124 $100 bills, if you are lucky. That's how they will force you to use a card.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary my last name not jefferson it's Kennedy.
@@joshuaa.kennedy8837 Abc
Anyone can order a 200 coin bag of Kennedy Half dollars from the US Mint for about $140.00 if you just want to go around spending them for fun. (Hopefully $40 worth of fun.)
The two dollar bill documentry!Guess what!Rember you made a video about 2 dollar bills and half dolars?Well I have a half dolar!
Awesome! Where'd you get it?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentaryWell back in the day I went camping in Montana because I live in Canada and one time me and my family went to one of the shops so i guess it was just luck.Love your videos by the way☺
•-•)So...two dollar bills, amirite👏
How about those B Sullivan dollar coins?
How about 'em?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary upcoming video?
Yes. chansengblue cambodair .I haw.1776.$2.6_6
Why didn't they make $2 bills with a blue seal?
They did. We're working on that video now.
Just like half dollars, dollar coins are pretty uncommon too!
I love the dollar coins. Just never caught on though
Well some vending machines give dollar coins as change.
Half dollar is always worth the melt value
0:08 you are forgetting the one dollar coin, the fifty dollar coin, and the 100 dollar coin
Both. The $2.00 bill from 1976 or older beat any .50 cent peice minted after 1965. Exception is the bicentennial .50cent piece.)))))
Think how much the bicentennial .50 cent peice will be worth on the tricentennial? (If America is still around)
Silver baby!!!!))))
The bicentennial half dollar is not made from silver at all. And as Gary says in the video, there is a surplus. They're not worth more than fifty cents (and the bicentennial $2 bill is not worth more than $2, either)
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary yes, all your points are true. My point is what value they will be in 2076.
I have zero intention of "cashing them in." The bags and stacks that I have collected and continue to collect will be part of the treasure that I will leave behind for some tots that I know.
Hopefully they will see the tricentennial, and will remember the owner of said treasure chest.)))
You could get the proof bicentennial three coin set made of 40%silver they are worth collecting.
I never liked fifty cent pieces. They're outsized compared to the other U.S. coins. Petty, I know, and if offered, I'd take them. But I'm not likely to search them out.
Your research is wrong as far as the reason why the half dollar has been seen much less in circulated currency since the 1960s. It has way more to do with the silver remaining in half dollars until 1971, albeit at a lesser percentage. Changes were also made for 1976 quarters and clad dollars, but affected those coins' circulation very little, although admittedly, yes, there has been slightly decreased circulation of all bicentennial coinage due to their difference in design, it has never been enough to make any denomination, in particular the quarter, to effectively disappear from circulation. The clad and golden dollars are seldom seen because paper dollars are not only more familiar, but easier to handle, whereas the half dollar became so rare to see in circulation by the 1970s that even with all the silver content removed, many people had become accustomed to any longer neither handling nor spending half dollar coins. It's as simple as that.
Thanks for the info. Didn't really want to go that far into that rabbit hole with this video. It' a $2 bill channel, after all. But I appreciate the correction.
Are two dollar bills rare
Nope.
If something costs $2.50, what are you gonna do? Spend two $1 bills and two quarters? Or spend a $2 bill and a half? To me, they're just convenient.
Or you could get your hands on a quarter eagle, though it'd be worth a lot more as a collectors item.
I collect 1 dollar bill instead of the two dollar bills
There certainly are a lot more of those around.
2 dollar bill
Hey, can the two dollar bill documentary send me $1,290 worthy of 2’s to my house
Why are you playing Dixie land
Didn't choose song by name - and it's not Dixieland (although it may be a sound-alike from the stock music I get my music from). Just picked what I thought worked for this piece.
Both are way better because if I'm at a masjid since I'm a Muslim and I hate pigs and when I'm was done praying I will give the charity or if I'm was at the store buying Sonic toys I would pay the doller or coin or if I saw a homeless guy while I have two cheeseburgers I will it's my second cheeseburger to a homeless guy and give money I'll also say to a poor when I give this money I will say to the poor I will say you don't to pay me back and like just keep it
Why do you have a channel about 2$ bills?
Because it's a topic people don't know much about. The channel stems off from a feature film we made about the currency, and the channel is doing very well.
With the coin shortage businessess should think about giving half dollars as change.
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I went to the bank and I got $50 dollars worth of half dollars so they are not even rare
Who said they were? If anything this video tells you that neither of these two pieces of currency are rare at all; just that they're not used much.
$4 and $9 are fake.
Like 50 Cent and $2 grandchildren love them pretty soon no paper no coins digital sad Trump 2024 president
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Its up to me to make the $2 bills rare... ima keep all my cash in just $2 bills and then I’ll be the one with the most $2 bills hoarded and then they’ll really be special 😉🔥
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