There are very few that actually exceed face value.
But for a majority of those people holding 1976 $2 bills, they are only worth face value. “A serial number ‘1′ for a 1976 $2 bill would be worth $20,000 or more. “What we look at is fancy serial numbers,” Johnston said. So what separates an an ordinary $2 bill from a valuable collectors item? It all comes down to three factors: the serial number, the date and the note’s condition. Very few of them have numismatic or collector value.” Explore This 1999 Georgia quarter is worth $10,000 What to look for The fact that they don’t circulate and are kept as mementos is a little bit odd. “Just in the last five years, they’ve printed 100 million $2 bills.
However, the numbers tell us a different story,” Dustin Johnston, vice president of Heritage Auctions, told MarketWatch. You can also see the metallic security thread 4mm wide in 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 peso banknotes. Likewise, when you tilt the 50-peso and 20-peso banknote you will see the security thread embedded on it. “Americans don’t spend $2 bills, because they think they are markedly scarce. Each note of the same denomination has its own serial number. Tilting the banknote down you will see the concealed value. While the bills were largely withdrawn from circulation since the late 70s, the bills have continued to be printed, so they’re not quite as rare as many people think.
