Why $500 and $1000 bills aren't made anymore but $2 bills are

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  • čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
  • Maybe you're aware that 2 dollar bills are still being made, but hopefully you know that $500 bills and $1000 bills are NOT. And the federal reserve has no plans to print any of this currency in the future. Do you know why? This video from the producer of The Two Dollar Bill Documentary will explain about $2 bills and the larger banknote denominations have fared in the economy over the years.
    Submit your questions to the Community page on this channel - maybe we'll make a video answering it! And you'll receive a $2 bill by mail if we use your question. It's all about the numismatics.
    Photos of all bills courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
    #papermoney
    #USD

Komentáře • 580

  • @cruzeiroreal2750
    @cruzeiroreal2750 Před 4 lety +275

    I think we need larger banknotes. A $500 bill would be great

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +39

      It would be cool, but it ain't gonna happen.

    • @pacoramirez7363
      @pacoramirez7363 Před 4 lety +25

      They actually just made the opposite move with the euro. The 500 euro note isn't included in the current series and is being withdrawn from circulation. They found it was getting too much use in criminal activities.

    • @cruzeiroreal2750
      @cruzeiroreal2750 Před 4 lety +16

      Unfortunately, it may be true. There is a backlash against big banknotes especially in the eurozone as Paco said, Singapore, and India. Supposedly because of criminal activities but that sounds like a excuse to only allow small banknotes. At this point, the US government will force us to carry dollar bills as the only denomination :v

    • @Bulletcore
      @Bulletcore Před 4 lety +15

      I find it hard to spend $50 bills, some places will not take them.

    • @pacoramirez7363
      @pacoramirez7363 Před 4 lety +1

      @Серёга Чопстер Switzerland also isn't exactly known as a place where all the financial transactions are on the up and up...

  • @atcjoe1600
    @atcjoe1600 Před 3 lety +12

    Heck, my weekly grocery bill is $250 most times. A 500 dollar bill would be nice.

  • @JamboBodyPiercing
    @JamboBodyPiercing Před 4 lety +158

    We need to bring back the 500 and 1000. Stuff is getting more expensive.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +23

      Well, as we stated in the video, the use of electronic payment options mostly eliminates the need for large bills.

    • @aquablue6301
      @aquablue6301 Před 4 lety +12

      No, inflation guarantees that your currency becomes more and more useless over time. It's worth something only because we agree that it's worth something. It's printed from thin air without gold (real money) to back it up rendering it worthless.

    • @scottkrafft6830
      @scottkrafft6830 Před 4 lety +12

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Electronic payments suck tho lmao. It's all traceable. I guess that's why the criminals would have a field day. xD

    • @jaystackz3425
      @jaystackz3425 Před 4 lety +7

      Imagine dropping a 500 or 1k bill on the floor and being the lucky guy to find that dang

    • @colby7703
      @colby7703 Před 4 lety +4

      When paying with a 1000$ bill Is still less then a new iphone

  • @Littlegoatpaws
    @Littlegoatpaws Před 4 lety +51

    Considering how much value the dollar has lost if it weren't for cashless transactions that dominate the largest payments the $500 and $1000 would probably actually have some modern day use.

    • @ianandersen265
      @ianandersen265 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Automated kiosks make $500 bills even more useful this day of age, because technology can confirm if a bill is fake, better than any mortal human could. However, I don't think inflation has gotten bad enough to where society isn't functioning as well due to a lack of $500s. Although 50's and 100's are more common now than ever before, we don't have a lot of ATMs spitting out anything higher than $20s.

    • @g.t.richardson6311
      @g.t.richardson6311 Před 18 dny

      About the only time I think I would use them is when I take my whole family of five and the in-laws after dinner at a nice restaurant when we go on vacation Near murals inlet South Carolina
      Seven dinners, A couple drinks, each a couple appetizers and a tip. It’s usually pushing 500.

    • @g.t.richardson6311
      @g.t.richardson6311 Před 18 dny

      @@ianandersen265 my bank now defaults to 50s unless you change what you want
      So if you put in I want $100 it gives you 2 50s

  • @lamarravery4094
    @lamarravery4094 Před 4 lety +22

    With all the inflation going on, we need higher denomination dollar Bill's more than we need $2 bills. Instead of a stack of $100s, I prefer a couple of $1000s.

  • @VortexTheShark
    @VortexTheShark Před 4 lety +26

    I own a red seal 1953 $2 dollar bill in pretty good condition. I absolutely love the $2 bills personally because I have plenty of stories about them. I'd love to see a comeback of the $2 denominations.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +4

      This channel would love to see the same. I believe we've successfully educated a number of people about them, to the point where they started using them. You can do the same! Meanwhile, if you love the stories about the $2 bill, you'll really like our full film. amzn.to/2gpRKum

    • @nealb8893
      @nealb8893 Před 5 měsíci +1

      They’re already still in circulation, you dolt!!!

  • @Ywasifn
    @Ywasifn Před 4 lety +34

    I think I am the only person under 20 that watches this. I love it!

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +5

      Glad to hear that! But the Analytics on this channel tell me that the majority age is early 20s, with plenty under 20. So you may be closer to the majority than the minority. I appreciate your enthusiasm either way!

    • @someentityhere6904
      @someentityhere6904 Před 4 lety +4

      I'm 15! So you are not the only one...

    • @mashedtomato2079
      @mashedtomato2079 Před 4 lety +1

      17!

    • @dez8946
      @dez8946 Před 4 lety

      thebeanholio master me too

    • @joshuajoe1419
      @joshuajoe1419 Před 4 lety +1

      14

  • @Max-sl4wb
    @Max-sl4wb Před 11 měsíci +6

    My dad used to say that he would retire if he ever saw a 100 dollar bill. He didn’t really retire because they became so common.😂

    • @ianandersen265
      @ianandersen265 Před 6 měsíci +2

      One time I saw an old tv show from the 1930's, where they briefly spoke about $100 bills in legendary terms.

    • @dawn8086
      @dawn8086 Před 2 měsíci

      @@ianandersen265 do you know the name of the tv show

  • @kellywright540
    @kellywright540 Před rokem +3

    One of the guys I used to work for got hassled by a clerk and a manager at some mall sandwich shop when he tried to pay his bill using a 2 dollar bill. Even called a mall security guard over to explain about this "fake" money! Crazy!!

  • @JermStone
    @JermStone Před rokem +5

    I vaguely remember my mother having a $500 dollar bill in the 90's for whatever reason... and ended up breaking the bill at a gas station for fuel LOL!

  • @rabbitt83
    @rabbitt83 Před 4 lety +9

    In 1971 I went to the bank and bought a 1,000 dollar bill

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +1

      Where is it now?

    • @rabbitt83
      @rabbitt83 Před 4 lety +2

      The Two Dollar Bill Documentary
      I grew up a fan of the tv show Maverick do when I had enough money I went to the bank got a thousand dollar bill used a safety pin and pined it to my inside jacket
      Like James garner did on maverick
      I keep it like that for about 6 months then took it back to the bank I grew up on maverick so I got to live out my dream

  • @brubru9663
    @brubru9663 Před 3 lety +5

    I was looking around in my late great grandfathers wallet and found these! I thought they were fake until today. Great video!

  • @Robert-vi5kn
    @Robert-vi5kn Před rokem +3

    I have a couple dozen $2 dollar bills. Two of them are series 2013 star notes from the same sheet, in perfect conditon.

  • @CaseNumber00
    @CaseNumber00 Před 4 lety +13

    I almost got the cops called on me at a supermarket because I tried using 2 $2 to purchase groceries. Cashier stopped while taking my payment, called out a secret protocol sentence to secretly summon the manager, and I was told that I was using counterfeit money by both of them. I told them it was legal tender and if I was going to use counterfeit it would be of an discontinued bill of such a low number using this current year. I argued with the manager and he got angrier, probably because he knew if I was right he would be known as a complete idiot. Luckily, a bank teller came in and intervened, wearing a bank of America name tag, and told the manager that it was real. He STILL stammered about an authority of currency being against him. I am glad the cops never came because I have read stories about being actually being booked for using $2 bills because no one during the process, especially cops, knew $2 bills exist.

    • @D8W2P4
      @D8W2P4 Před 3 lety +2

      >I am glad the cops never came because I have read stories about being actually being booked for using $2 bills because no one during the process, especially cops, knew $2 bills exist.
      That's free money you're turning down dude.

  • @sk8queen
    @sk8queen Před 3 lety +5

    I'll bet nowadays these Bill's would be popular. A lot of people still deal in cash only and it's not just for money laundering.

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Před rokem

      The crooks have switched to plastic a long time ago. They make copies of the numbers and put them on the dark web. Cash limits your loss.

    • @parajerry
      @parajerry Před 12 dny

      Which is why they won't be back. The government wants to make it harder to pay with untraceable cash. They treat EVERYONE as guilty now.

  • @james.walkerUSA
    @james.walkerUSA Před 4 lety +11

    Over the years, there have been several attempts to switch the US to a $1 coin to save money on printing. Why haven't there been similar efforts with the $2 denomination? Most other countries have a coin for both their 1 and 2 denominations.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +4

      They should push it again, but that was the plan in 1976 when the revised $2 first came out. They made over $400 million worth and pushed banks and businesses to hand them out, but it just didn't take. People assumed they were collector's items or something special and stashed them away. That mindset still exists (unless this channel can change something), and so every effort to push the $2 out there again will seemingly have the same result.

    • @onehungrypanda316
      @onehungrypanda316 Před 10 měsíci +2

      A $1 coin to cut on costs is useless. To start off, all of the reckless spending that is going on in the gubmint (misspell intentional) is whats causing a $1 to be worthless. Simple economics, if they can afford reckless spending, they can afford the $1 printing press.

  • @Lupo32
    @Lupo32 Před 4 lety +15

    They should bring em back imo.

  • @justinshoats6989
    @justinshoats6989 Před 4 lety +10

    $500 $1000 $5000 and $10000 bills are so cool wish I could have one LOL

    • @WOODR52
      @WOODR52 Před 3 lety

      I bought 500's and 1000's in 1968 from the san francisco federal reserve, they let me pick through the ones i liked at face value. 5000 are the rarest, and Binions casino sold 100 10,000 dollar bills, for 95k to 115k each long ago. I would have loved to get one of them. our currency was so beautiful back then.

  • @ivanvazquez3920
    @ivanvazquez3920 Před 4 lety +8

    We have so many at the store I work at. Sometimes people ask if they can exchange some. I can’t imagine dealing with $500 or a $1000 bill though

  • @banknotesandcoins
    @banknotesandcoins Před 4 lety +4

    Lucky man... He can carry around a $1000 and $500 banknote. Most people cannot afford this considering it's collector value.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      Maybe he can't either, but it would be more painful to spend or sell them. He's been holding them for a long time for a reason.

  • @mrsentrybuster
    @mrsentrybuster Před 3 lety +8

    Me, who plays monopoly:
    *you fool, I have many 500 dollar bills!*

  • @lawnmowermanTX
    @lawnmowermanTX Před 4 lety +5

    @The Two Dollar Bill Documentary Great video! I got $50.00 worth of $2.00's and spent some at the same Burger King in Brownwood, TX Walmart, as the young lady at the register asked if they were legal and real, the manager's popped open, and said.. "OH YES They Are! COOL!!" was his reply.. Positive response!

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      Awesome! You made someone's day and also had a more enjoyable transaction experience than if you'd used other denominations. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes

    As an AUstralian, I find it strange that you do not use the 50 cent or $2 that often. But I understand why those over $100 are not used. Many countries have withdrawn higher denominations, the latest was Singapore with the $10,000.

    • @Littlegoatpaws
      @Littlegoatpaws Před 4 lety +1

      The 50c used to get a lot of use, but for a long time many vending machines and meters wouldn't take coins that big for whatever reason. Part of it may be because the US, along with Canada, whose 50c also fell into disuse, use a 25c instead of a 20c like Australia, less small change is given making a 50c less necessary. The 50c continued to be a staple in gambling for a long time though, until most slot machines and tables went cashless. The $2 also used to be a lot more popular, but for a time I think they weren't available in some areas and many people preferred silver dollars over low denomination notes. Some also saw the $2 as "unlucky" or linked it with strippers and prostitutes. In Canada, however, the $2 was always in regular use before being discontinued for a $2 coin 1996.

    • @johnsamoilis6379
      @johnsamoilis6379 Před rokem

      @@Littlegoatpaws .50 coin is used a lot when paying a 3-2 blackjack win on a $5 bet in downtown Las Vegas. So you would win one $5 chip, two $1 chips, and one .50 coin. However in all other casinos outside of Las Vegas I have noticed they have created $2.50 chips instead of using the .50 piece.

  • @larryhagemann5548
    @larryhagemann5548 Před 4 lety +7

    I love your book!!!! It's great. I already gave it away to my grandson who also loves $2 bills!

  • @charlieglover491
    @charlieglover491 Před 4 lety +5

    Great video. I'm a small coin and bill collector. I got a few 2 dollar bills and I love them.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      Thanks for the compliment! Did you ever have a $500 or $1000 ?

    • @charlieglover491
      @charlieglover491 Před 4 lety

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary No I just heard about them. This is the first time ever seeing them. Thank You for the video

  • @donabercrombie8534
    @donabercrombie8534 Před 4 lety +4

    yep....500 & 1000 us bills were withdrawn by the FR in 1969 so they are very rare in pawn shops or in bank vaults!!

  • @ussling
    @ussling Před 4 lety +5

    I have a couple $1000 bills. I have to pay on them every month.

    • @uchibauki2515
      @uchibauki2515 Před 4 lety +1

      ussling damn why do you owe so much??

    • @DGOODWIN19
      @DGOODWIN19 Před 4 lety +2

      @@uchibauki2515 It does not take much nowadays: rent, student debt, or child support will do.

  • @nickporter9264
    @nickporter9264 Před 4 lety +4

    I would like to see the return of the $500 note with President McKinley on the obverse and Mt. McKinley on the reverse.

  • @99CentRapper
    @99CentRapper Před 4 lety +3

    This was a great video!

  • @johnpaulgarcia6906
    @johnpaulgarcia6906 Před 4 lety +5

    I would have liked to see the old $2 bill design in circulation just prior to the 1976 release

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      If you're talking about wanting to see the red seal bills in this video, the topic really didn't lend itself to that. But red seal bills pre-1976 appear in many videos on this channel, including as the focus of this video in the same playlist: czcams.com/video/pqwxn-6HTuk/video.html

  • @breeannwatkins6314
    @breeannwatkins6314 Před 2 lety +3

    I've never seen a $1,000 bill in person before they must have been pretty neat though.

    • @bsanchez3563
      @bsanchez3563 Před rokem +1

      Ooh plz share your thoughts of the "Woodrow Wilson" better known as the highest to this day denom8nation of usa history of currency in the usa as the 100 thousand dollar gold certificate from 1934 and woodrow wilson onit and its orange coloring or the 10 thousand dollar bill of Salmon P chase note ykwis

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Před rokem +1

      They are at coin shops and shows .

  • @WCGwkf
    @WCGwkf Před 4 lety +4

    I used to collect every 2 dollar bill when I worked a register and then found it pointless and started spending them. I wonder if they will ever become valuable if they discontinue it with so many out there. Also 400th comment

  • @richardwoodell5772
    @richardwoodell5772 Před 3 lety +3

    Has the withdrawal of large denomination U.S. currency ($500 or greater) REALLY made a dent in money laundering, drug trafficking, tax evasion, or other illicit activities?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 3 lety

      Probably. The criminals will always find a way, but cash meant no paper trail, and without being able to use cash, things were certainly made more difficult for large, illegal monetary transfers

    • @richardwoodell5772
      @richardwoodell5772 Před 3 lety

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Maybe more difficult, but certainly not enough to put them out of business!

  • @epauloconnor
    @epauloconnor Před 2 lety +3

    Well... I think with the way inflation keeps going, they're going to have to bring back the $500 and $1,000 bill, if paper money is still around in 20 years.

  • @kimberlywhite6805
    @kimberlywhite6805 Před 3 lety +2

    I was at a Dollar General Store trying to pay with an older $100 bill. The clerk tried to tell me that it was counterfeit and that she had to confiscate it. She even marked it with the special marker, which she obviously didn't know how to properly use. I told her that I didn't think so. I was so angry. I told her that I knew that it was good because I had just received it from my bank. The next time I went to my bank I told them what had happened and they just laughed. My point is that these companies don't properly train their employees or then again perhaps she might have just been trying to scam me. Who knows? I refuse to go back to that particular location though.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 3 lety

      Good story, and good point. Banks don't even train employees (and stores don't train their cashiers) about the legitimacy of the $2 bill. I've heard plenty of those stories as well. So seeing this happen with an old $100 is not much of a surprise. Thanks for sharing!

    • @atari_hmb
      @atari_hmb Před rokem

      Did she give you your money back?

    • @johnsamoilis6379
      @johnsamoilis6379 Před rokem

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary bank tellers have incentive to get rid of their fake notes from their "box" as well. If they accidentally accepted a fake $100 in a deposit then if audited and caught with it, they can be written up.

  • @nancydennis2323
    @nancydennis2323 Před rokem +1

    I’m watching this video right now and casualy holding a big stack of two dollar bills 😂

  • @jeannemiller1461
    @jeannemiller1461 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow...I had no idea. Very interesting video. Thank you for the great info. :)

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      Thank you! You had no idea about what?... that there were ever $500s or $1,000s?

    • @jeannemiller1461
      @jeannemiller1461 Před 4 lety

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I had no idea that the mint didn't make large bills like the 500's and 1,000's. I assumed they did for weallthy people. LOL That's how much I don't know.

  • @jeanbondoc904
    @jeanbondoc904 Před 4 lety +5

    After receiving a $500 bill or a $1000 bill from the bank or the money show, what happens if someone spends using a $500 bill or a $1000 bill at the store or any other places like that? That will be obviously real or fake?

    • @nesking3115
      @nesking3115 Před rokem

      One will never receive any denomination of Bill higher then $100,they were pulled from circulation in 1969 .So if a bank receives a high denomination note from a private citizen they are required by Federal Law to send it back to the Federal Reserve to be properly destroyed..

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Před rokem

      I doubt someone would pass a fake, people would look at it closely not the thing a crook wants!! Remember also other countries print our money and we print theirs's! Governments are very good at it too.

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Před rokem

      @@nesking3115 Yes it's worth more to a collector who can afford them. A smart teller would grab it.

  • @ladulaser
    @ladulaser Před 2 lety +1

    After watching a lot of pawn stars clips, I'd say 200 and 500 dollar bills would be a blessing for situations when rare things do need to be sold for cash.

  • @nickprice8907
    @nickprice8907 Před 4 lety +4

    Do you reckon that at some point in the future they might brink back the 500 and 1,000 dollar bills and higher denomination bills?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      No, not at all. That's why I stated something close to that effect in the video. There are no plans to bring them back, and I also see little reason why they ever would because of the reasons listed in the video. I think they're gone for good, unfortunately.

  • @SilverWatcher.
    @SilverWatcher. Před 4 lety +4

    I just spent 400 worth of 2$ Bill's
    Infact took one in my till as well lol.

  • @RickJZ1973
    @RickJZ1973 Před 4 lety +9

    I enjoyed this video. If I am not mistaken, wasn't there also a 10k bill?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +2

      There was a $5,000 and a $10,000, yes. There was even a $100,000 bill. When I was a child, I remember my dad paying cash for a new car and he showed me the manila envelope filled with $500s and $1000s. Made quite an impression.

    • @RickJZ1973
      @RickJZ1973 Před 4 lety +3

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary wow! I imagine that the $100k bill is super rare. Just read a few moments ago that a $10k bill can command a selling price of over 100k in pristine condition. Interesting history behind these high dollar notes.

    • @006ahenry
      @006ahenry Před 4 lety +4

      My great uncle showed me his pocket money when I was a lil kid. He had several 1000 and even more 500 bills in his roll. I asked where do you work, told him I wanted to work there when I grew up. He laughed... never did tell me where he worked. Found out later he NEVER had a job a day in his life.

    • @silverdrillpickle7596
      @silverdrillpickle7596 Před 4 lety

      006ahenry
      OG Uncle!!

    • @plushynoob3463
      @plushynoob3463 Před 3 lety

      There is a $100K bill, buts it’s actually illegal to own one, to this day, there somewhere around 500 of them left, and all of them are in the hands of the government. They were used as like giant paychecks to banks and giant transactions.

  • @jamesmackay5941
    @jamesmackay5941 Před 4 lety +2

    I like $2 bills , I mean a $1 is worthless today and wear out too fast .One thing that wasn't mentioned , I have newer ones with regular seals but a couple have red seals …..is there any difference price wise ?

  • @Borbinashoe
    @Borbinashoe Před 4 lety +9

    Should we redesign the two dollar bill?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +8

      Probably not - the only reason they would redesign it if they wanted to add anti-counterfeiting features, which they don't do on $1s or $2s. If they did though, we made a video where we suggested who could replace Jefferson: czcams.com/video/v7CV9Zw-mYg/video.html

    • @dcxdanny
      @dcxdanny Před 4 lety +2

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary I love when spending my $2 bills, some people put them up to the light looking for the anti-counterfeiting band, I guess :-) Always makes me laugh when they do that, or use those worthless checking pens.

    • @jamesmackay5941
      @jamesmackay5941 Před 4 lety +1

      I think they should redesign the reverse ...it's kinda ugly .

  • @maplecakeschannel
    @maplecakeschannel Před 4 lety +2

    I have a Brazil 500$! 😁

  • @sharonsobolewski3707
    @sharonsobolewski3707 Před 2 lety +1

    ID LIKE TO SEE A THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL BROUGHT BACK LOOKING ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THE ORIGINAL EXCEPT HAVE THE BLUE STRIP AND THE GOLD WRITING ON THE BACK WITH THE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE END LIKE THE HUNDRED MAYBE THEN THEY COULD BE BACK IN CIRCULATION WITH THE SECURITY FEATURES ON THEM THEY HAVE NOW I LOVE THEM

  • @WOODR52
    @WOODR52 Před 3 lety +1

    You can find monopoly money today! it's what we spend daily printed by BEP. I was fortunate enough to live through the 50's to today. I'm not rich, but bought 2's from 1928 to 76 in the packets of 100 new, and some 500 and 1000 notes in 1968. never get rid of em. Our currency and coin look like crap. liked the video...

  • @sharonsobolewski3707
    @sharonsobolewski3707 Před 2 lety +2

    I LOVE THE 500 AND 1000 BILLS I REMEMBER RECIEVING A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL TWICE FROM MY MOTHER AND FATHER FOR MY WEDDING SHOWER AND WEDDING GIFT I LOVED IT I WAS SAD TO FIND OUT THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM DAMMED COUNTERFEITERS THEY RUIN EVERYTHING

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Před rokem

      Well it's the banks they want to force you to use cards, Which crooks use. They make billions on the money transfer charges. Even on some types of fraud.

  • @cedricsmith8188
    @cedricsmith8188 Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome video.

  • @arthuridis
    @arthuridis Před rokem

    I always like watching old game shows like Let's Make A Deal and Treasure Hunt where contestants would be winning or giving up these old $500/$1000 bills.
    On one occasion a $5000 bill was offered but nobody won it.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      Wow... I remember that too! Thanks for the memory bump. Monte Hall definitely had cash that he just handed people who had lipstick in their purse, a calculator, etc. It was always cool to see those large bills - made the contestants winning it more exciting.

  • @raymondgerlach3148
    @raymondgerlach3148 Před 4 lety +3

    Just out of curiosity, are there any 50 or 1000 bills out there?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +1

      There are 50s, but I think you meant to say 500s and left out a zero. You just saw one of each in this video. I'm sure there are other people who have them. And there are plenty up for auction at ha.com

  • @chanceswiger9893
    @chanceswiger9893 Před 4 lety +2

    What ever happened to the Gold, Silver, and Platinum stamped bills?

  • @louislava205
    @louislava205 Před 4 lety +2

    Why is a picture in the background from a $2 bill

  • @MOBMJ
    @MOBMJ Před 3 lety +1

    $500 and $1,000 bills are more useful now then back then. like buying items with large price tags, like tech, cars, and rent. id really love to see these printed again, I just wish they would. print these or make our money colorful I would say, our money in America is boring. I really like euros, my mom is French so i've been introduced to these colorful since I was a little boy. and they even have one $1 coin or 1 euro I should say. this would make sense for the US to make at lest $1 coin since paper bills don't last as long as coin, they could save some money there. also EU makes 2 cent coins which would be very useful here when giving out change.

  • @minitarocha1271
    @minitarocha1271 Před 3 lety +1

    What was the reason they made
    the 1000 and 500 dollar Bill's

  • @aalfonso1981
    @aalfonso1981 Před rokem +2

    500 and 1000 bills aren't used anymore because a lot of people don't have $500 in their bank account!

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Před rokem

      Yes so they charge things so they can have less money!!

  • @stevennelson9504
    @stevennelson9504 Před 4 lety +2

    Time to bring back the 500 for sure.

  • @scotthuish67
    @scotthuish67 Před 6 dny +1

    $1000 and $500 bills are still legal tender. So if you're constantly carrying $1500 around in your wallet, you could be asking for trouble.

  • @alfredmartinez6166
    @alfredmartinez6166 Před 3 lety +3

    When did Monopoly add the $1000 bill to the game? I own a couple of Monopoly sets and the biggest bills are the $500.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 3 lety +1

      That $1,000 bill came out of a Monopoly card game, but I believe some newer editions of the board game also come with them.

  • @walterjackson1379
    @walterjackson1379 Před 4 lety +1

    They should make 500.00 and 1000.oo again .the government is so crazy.

  • @ZackLawrenceFilms
    @ZackLawrenceFilms Před 4 lety +3

    That was fun! I've been wondering about those!

  • @rexgeorg7324
    @rexgeorg7324 Před rokem +1

    I truly feel for the young

  • @fouriertransformed4677
    @fouriertransformed4677 Před 4 lety +1

    Hey mate, what were you buying with your $2 bill @ 1.39? They look like crack pipes in that display cabinet !

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +2

      A segment of our full documentary film was shot in Michigan at the time when $2 bills were being used to help create awareness about medicinal marijuana, with the hope of getting it on the next election ballet. So we have some footage of $2s being used at a store that sells some related items. It's a great shot and worked in this piece, despite what you can see underneath. It's a staged shot, to be honest with you.

    • @fouriertransformed4677
      @fouriertransformed4677 Před 4 lety

      No??? Really??!!
      I thought that lady looked a bit too happy !
      Keep up the good work ! This buds for you (Budweiser, of course ;-) )

  • @riverdaletales8457
    @riverdaletales8457 Před 4 lety +3

    He could sell that 500$ and 1000$ and get wayyy more than the face value

  • @RickJZ1973
    @RickJZ1973 Před 4 lety

    Strong possibility that far down the road in time, all the smaller denominations may become obsolete as did the high denomination notes. And all currency becomes digital in the virtual world.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +1

      There's a book called The End of Money by David Wolman you might like to read if you believe in that prophecy.

  • @gracelee5522
    @gracelee5522 Před rokem +1

    Is the $2 bill the rarest bill still being printed? My 6-year-old son (Tazi O) is curious about this question as well. :) Thank you!

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      Yes, it is the "rarest" bill being printed, meaning, it's printed less often, and when it is printed, it's almost always the bill with the lowest amount printed in that run compared to any other bill. On the whole though, the $2 bill is not rare; there are over 1.3 billion of them out there.

  • @user-or3cv5pe4i
    @user-or3cv5pe4i Před 4 lety +1

    Do old money is worth more than new money

  • @Evixyn
    @Evixyn Před 4 lety +2

    I thought those where just fake bills or myths :0 You learn something new everyday :D

  • @minirmonedharelaks80
    @minirmonedharelaks80 Před 4 lety +2

    Super like 👍👍👍

  • @xotix_y
    @xotix_y Před 5 dny +2

    Try buying a iPad with 2 dollar bills at best buy

  • @gargoyle7863
    @gargoyle7863 Před rokem

    I feel it. When they announced to discontinue the 500€ note I saved one.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      Good job! What condition is it in? It may be worth a bunch more than $500.

    • @gargoyle7863
      @gargoyle7863 Před rokem +1

      @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary It's not in perfect condition. (Has some dark markings, maybe from the rolls of counting machines.)
      I think there are still a lot 500€ around. The banks allegedly used them to store money in their vaults while they had to pay negative interest at the central bank. (But these times might be over now.)
      When I'm at the bank next time I ask if they still have some.

  • @jasainialopez3115
    @jasainialopez3115 Před 4 lety +1

    What is the history of the two dollar bill

  • @jamesmackay5941
    @jamesmackay5941 Před 4 lety +2

    I read about a guy that got arrested for counterfeiting $2 bills ,the cashier and cop probably never heard the end of it . But I have a question … Are $500 and $1,000 bills still good? I don't have any but wish I did.Too many numismatics to choose from.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +2

      $500s and $1000 are still good, but they're worth more than their face value now, so if you did have one, you'd be better off selling it for more money than spending it as $500 somewhere.

    • @nesking3115
      @nesking3115 Před rokem

      Any bill issued since 1862 is still legal tender ..

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Před rokem

      That was before smart phones that video is so out of date!

  • @invoxicated
    @invoxicated Před 8 měsíci

    Not to mention they don't print $5000 and $10000 bills anymore either. If you have ever toured the BEP they have a sheet of 10 $100,000 bills on display. Those were only used for International transactions and never placed in circulation.

  • @leoss79
    @leoss79 Před 4 lety +1

    Are the $500 and $1000 still legal tender?
    If I take it and made a deposit with it at the Bank?
    Thanks.

    • @NiclasHopsi
      @NiclasHopsi Před 4 lety

      Yes I think they are

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      If you have one, don't deposit it at the bank - you can get more for it by selling it. It would still be accepted at stores since it's still legal tender, but it's more valuable elsewhere.

    • @Jesse.Glanville
      @Jesse.Glanville Před 4 lety

      Anything a person accepts as payment is legal tender. Tender is just an offer of payment. Places are allowed to turn down Federal Reserve Notes for payment. Technically and lawfully they can't "pay" any debt unless it's accepted. Anything not gold or silver is based upon your idea of what it's worth to you.

  • @Hezelcarl1
    @Hezelcarl1 Před 14 dny

    😊 I don't ever hear about $2 bills even mentioned I don't know.

  • @epauloconnor
    @epauloconnor Před 2 lety +3

    Damn, those used to be some crisp $500 and $1,000 bills (they still look like they’re in really good condition). Sucks that he keeps them in his wallet. Even in the condition they’re in, he could sell those for AT LEAST $4,000! That’s a lot to just walk around with everyday.

  • @SuperEasyTechTips1
    @SuperEasyTechTips1 Před 2 lety +1

    Is there any truth to the story that a child was arrested for using a $2 bill to pay for his school lunch and the school accused him of using fake money because they were unaware the $2 bill actually existed?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 2 lety

      Yes, it's true - but the kid wasn't arrested. She tried to use an older $2 bill, one with a red seal on it, and it confused the person who took it. It led to a bunch of craziness. There was a man who got arrested for using one at a Best Buy. That story is in my film, but a clip is here: czcams.com/video/iS3yjfefUD8/video.html

  • @atari_hmb
    @atari_hmb Před rokem

    It's 2022...if it is possible to bring them back; It'd be pretty neat. But slim slim chance, but who knows.

  • @noelobrien4377
    @noelobrien4377 Před 4 lety +3

    I like this video

  • @zachleno7718
    @zachleno7718 Před 4 lety +1

    Why does the 2 dollar bill have a portrait on the back compared to other bills where there is famous buildings

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +1

      To celebrate the nation's bicentennial, they went with the famous painting "Declaration of Independence" on the back. That's really all there is to it.

    • @stevepettersen3283
      @stevepettersen3283 Před 4 lety

      The version prior to the 1976 reboot did have a famous building - Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello.

  • @t.d.mich.7064
    @t.d.mich.7064 Před 4 lety +1

    The only use for a note larger than $100 denomination is the convenience for illegal activity. Honest people use credit cards, or cashier's checks. Much more currency would leave our country if we had larger notes.

  • @wolfmantroy6601
    @wolfmantroy6601 Před měsícem

    Unnecessary??! Hardly. We need them now more than ever.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před měsícem

      With inflation, it's hard to disagree. The $500s may come in handy at the grocery store, considering how much the price of food has gone up.

  • @bean3702
    @bean3702 Před 3 lety

    CAn you still buy something using an old 500 or 1000$ bill?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 3 lety

      Yes but you'd be wasting those bills. They're worth more than their face value now, so you'd be better off taking it to a currency shop and selling it for a nice markup.

  • @gracelee5522
    @gracelee5522 Před rokem +2

    Are $100 bills as rare as $2 bills (question asked by 6-year-old Tazi O who has a great interest in US currency)?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před rokem

      Thanks for the question. In my latest video - which compares $2s to $10 dollar bills, I speak of their similarity in scarcity, and I mention that the $1s and $100s have the most out there, by a lot. Check it out here: czcams.com/video/raPDL5pxJvI/video.html

  • @PatrickAndFriendsPRO
    @PatrickAndFriendsPRO Před 4 lety +4

    those Euros have 500s and those Swiss have 1000 CHFs which are respectively about equal in dollar amount, why can't the USA? is the counterfeiting and crime excuse really valid?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +1

      Yes it is, because it was actually happening. It wasn't a made up excuse at the time.

    • @LRC92
      @LRC92 Před 4 lety

      The €500 note is no longer issued due to its use in organised crime. There are many problems with high denominations, as well as a continuing decline in the use of cash in general.

    • @D8W2P4
      @D8W2P4 Před 3 lety

      Excuses are just that excuses, if you put ANY stock in an excuse you are a fool.
      Also if the government says that illegal thing is happening because of X,Y, or Z innocuous thing it isn't, or in the rare occasion it "is" it's the government themselves doing it.

  • @schoooool323
    @schoooool323 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice

  • @hdinkumar
    @hdinkumar Před 4 lety +1

    Why are there a lot of $2 bills in circulation even today

  • @louisiananlord17
    @louisiananlord17 Před rokem +1

    $500s and $1,000s need to come back. Stacking $100s gets old all the time. 💸 💰 🤑 💲 💵

  • @TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo
    @TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo Před 4 lety +3

    Bring them back!!!

  • @jgroenveld1268
    @jgroenveld1268 Před 4 lety +1

    Why do we call them "bills" when it says "federal reserve note". I heard other countries call them notes not bills.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      Over the course of all of my videos and descriptions, I use both fairly often. It's more accepted to use 'bills' even though you are correct that thay are notes. But in writing, I hate to always use the same word, so I mix it up.

  • @rynorusty
    @rynorusty Před 4 lety +3

    I have a few questions for a future video
    Why Did they get rid of the 2 dollar bill for 10 Years?
    Why does the 2 dollar bill have a different back than front instead of having the same design on both sides?

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      Someone asked the question about the 10 year gap and it's one we're seriously considering, so stay tuned. Your latter question is confusing - no bill has the same design front and back, so there's no reason why the $2 bill is any different from any other bill in history for having different looks on each side.

    • @rynorusty
      @rynorusty Před 4 lety

      Oh I’m sorry I must of gotten confused I think I meant to put ( Is the 2 dollar Bill the only bill to have a changed design on the back) My Main question was about the 2 year gap though the other one I just wanted to know the answer to

  • @nathansquared2685
    @nathansquared2685 Před rokem

    Man, if we had the 1000 dollar bills again, 3 and a half million dollars would be a lot lighter.

  • @MrThe1234guy
    @MrThe1234guy Před 4 lety +3

    What special interests groups Want to bring awareness to their cause with $2 bills you ask? Mostly Gentleman clubs would be my guess.

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +1

      They are one of them for sure, and we mention them in our upcoming video. But we have already done a piece on these places: czcams.com/video/ICY4HV80FFY/video.html

  • @n150cz9
    @n150cz9 Před 3 lety +1

    So why did we have 500 and 1000 dollar banknotes?

  • @markianecat1093
    @markianecat1093 Před 4 lety +2

    Bank can only make higher numbers if the currency decreasing its value. Like ours..

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      But like the video says, electronic payment options have all but eliminated the need for large-denomination cash.

  • @CrCrdcrmn
    @CrCrdcrmn Před 2 lety

    i have asked repeatedly at bank of america in my area for two dollar bills, dollar coins and half dollar coins and have got the same answer. "we don't have any".

  • @frowardpuppy2577
    @frowardpuppy2577 Před 4 lety +2

    i love the monopoly part

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety

      Thanks! Actually there are no $1,000 bills in the Monopoly board game, but the one I'm holding comes from a Monopoly card game.

  • @alc9810
    @alc9810 Před 4 lety +3

    How do I contact you about my $2

    • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary
      @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary  Před 4 lety +1

      There's a link to reach me through the "about" page on this channel. You can also reach me through the film's website - 2dollarbillmovie.com. Just need your address where to send the $2!

  • @6pkofchaos
    @6pkofchaos Před 3 lety

    i agree