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Pillar of the Community
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Have any of you ever found a Red seal $2 bill at any banks? Since I usually stop at a bank to coin roll hunt, I've asked for some $2 bills from time to time, but I've never found one with a red seal. Despite the fact that obsolete paper notes are probably harder to find in circulation than silver is, I figure that since two-dollar bills, much like half dollars, generally don't circulate much, there may be a chance that some Red seal notes are sitting at banks somewhere.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah, quite a few people find them.
I've never been lucky enough myself, but my banks never have many FRN $2's either..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2661 Posts |
I found one and it had about a 1/4 inch torn off the left side.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Sure, why not? Unknowing people deposit all kinds of "odd" things into banking establishments.
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Valued Member
United States
321 Posts |
The bank I go to doesn't want to take any requests for coins or bills anymore. If you ask for $2 bills, halves, Presidential dollars they give you a hard time. It's not like I'm asking for the moon. But no, I've never found red seals at a bank. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A friend of mine has a wife that works at a bank. He brings home all kinds of goodies that would make you drool  Due to my work I find occasional silver coins and such. In the past I have found red, blue, and brown seal notes. |
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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I get $50 to $100 in twos from my bank every week to give out in change to customers (they love getting them and it sets my bussiness aside as special in their minds). Whenever the tellers see red seals they save them for me, but it's only been 4 in the last three years.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not yet, but I'm always asking for $2 bills, so hopefully it's just a matter of time!
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Yes several. Just look at the thread on circulation finds...great finds still abound if you are courtious with tellers and go back often.
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Well guys, I ended up getting my first Red Seal $2 bill. It's from 1963, but unfortunately, it's not a silver certificate. It says on the top, "United States Note". Either way, I'm pleased.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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^^ Nice!
Was this a circulation find? When it comes to $2's, Reds are all you'll find among the sea of Greens..
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah it was a circulation find. I got about $100 in face value of $2 bills at Capital One, and only one of them was a red seal.
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Valued Member
United States
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I get all kinds of stuff from my bank. They give me a call. There is more things to find now as the economy is bad. People unloading all kinds of items. My daughter called me one day as a guy came in with 5 packs of one dollar bills, 25 in each pack. They were commercially put together (glued) and you pulled them out of the pack if you wanted to take one out. Also had a lady deposit all kinds of coins. Found several "red" cents in the 1950 year area. Got a good die clash out of that load also.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i got one last week so they are really out there. got another one a few weeks back.also got a silver certificate 5 a month or so ago. later greg
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Valued Member
United States
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Congats on the red seal $2 DanMan! Old United States Notes are about all your going to find though. The last year for $2 silver certificates was 1899. Of course there are green seal Federal Reserve Notes starting in 1976.
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01/14/2012 11:04 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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About 12 years back when I wanted to sell off some of my currency collection, mostly Silver Certificates and the red seal Legal Tender notes, dealers would offer no more than 10% over face value ( Twenty Cents on each $2.00 Bill and a half dollar on the Five Dollar Notes... Instead I spent them all over town... On one transaction at the post office I could hear the person that was behind me asking the postmaster if he could purchase the notes with the red numbers on them as I was going out the door... I've also included Indian cents and "V" nickels (well circulated pieces) at the stores and in rolls... |
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Posted 12/18/2011 09:09 am
