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

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.
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  • @cruzeiroreal2750
    @cruzeiroreal27504 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @pacoramirez7363

    @pacoramirez7363

    4 жыл бұрын

    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 The 500 euro note isn't included in the current series and is being withdrawn from circulation.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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @pacoramirez7363

    @pacoramirez7363

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JamboBodyPiercing
    @JamboBodyPiercing4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @aquablue6301

    @aquablue6301

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @colby7703

    @colby7703

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Littlegoatpaws
    @Littlegoatpaws4 жыл бұрын

    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

    6 ай бұрын

    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

    2 күн бұрын

    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

    2 күн бұрын

    @@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

  • @atcjoe1600
    @atcjoe16003 жыл бұрын

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

  • @VortexTheShark
    @VortexTheShark4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @lamarravery4094
    @lamarravery40944 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @thomaskis8298

    @thomaskis8298

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks to fucking biden

  • @madmalaysia3179

    @madmalaysia3179

    3 ай бұрын

    euro then

  • @kellywright540
    @kellywright540 Жыл бұрын

    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!!

  • @Max-sl4wb
    @Max-sl4wb11 ай бұрын

    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

    6 ай бұрын

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

  • @dawn8086

    @dawn8086

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @Nigga19371
    @Nigga193714 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mashedtomato2079

    @mashedtomato2079

    4 жыл бұрын

    17!

  • @dez8946

    @dez8946

    4 жыл бұрын

    thebeanholio master me too

  • @joshuajoe1419

    @joshuajoe1419

    4 жыл бұрын

    14

  • @rabbitt83
    @rabbitt834 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where is it now?

  • @rabbitt83

    @rabbitt83

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @JermStone
    @JermStone Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @madmalaysia3179

    @madmalaysia3179

    3 ай бұрын

    that's the money for...

  • @hahayes5454

    @hahayes5454

    Ай бұрын

    oof

  • @james.walkerUSA
    @james.walkerUSA4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    10 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @sk8queen
    @sk8queen3 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ivanvazquez3920
    @ivanvazquez39204 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Lupo32
    @Lupo324 жыл бұрын

    They should bring em back imo.

  • @brubru9663
    @brubru96633 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help! Thanks for sharing.

  • @supremeobliterator

    @supremeobliterator

    2 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations

  • @charlieglover491
    @charlieglover4914 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @charlieglover491

    @charlieglover491

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mrsentrybuster
    @mrsentrybuster3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @supremeobliterator

    @supremeobliterator

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hah

  • @mrsentrybuster

    @mrsentrybuster

    9 ай бұрын

    Dammit I already thought of the joke I wanted to make 2 years ago already!

  • @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes
    @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @lawnmowermanTX
    @lawnmowermanTX4 жыл бұрын

    @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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @justinshoats6989
    @justinshoats69894 жыл бұрын

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

  • @WOODR52

    @WOODR52

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @larryhagemann5548
    @larryhagemann55484 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ussling
    @ussling4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @uchibauki2515

    @uchibauki2515

    4 жыл бұрын

    ussling damn why do you owe so much??

  • @DGOODWIN19

    @DGOODWIN19

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @banknotesandcoins
    @banknotesandcoins4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @CaseNumber00
    @CaseNumber004 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

    >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.

  • @donabercrombie8534
    @donabercrombie85344 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Robert-vi5kn
    @Robert-vi5kn Жыл бұрын

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

  • @nickporter9264
    @nickporter92644 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd be happy with any $500 bill, no matter how they designed it.

  • @99CentRapper
    @99CentRapper4 жыл бұрын

    This was a great video!

  • @johnpaulgarcia6906
    @johnpaulgarcia69064 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqWr2tBmZqu6pc4.html

  • @breeannwatkins6314
    @breeannwatkins63142 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bsanchez3563

    @bsanchez3563

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    They are at coin shops and shows .

  • @WCGwkf
    @WCGwkf4 жыл бұрын

    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
    @richardwoodell57723 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nancydennis2323
    @nancydennis2323 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jeannemiller1461
    @jeannemiller14614 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jeannemiller1461

    @jeannemiller1461

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @kimberlywhite6805
    @kimberlywhite68053 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    Did she give you your money back?

  • @johnsamoilis6379

    @johnsamoilis6379

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @maplecakeschannel
    @maplecakeschannel4 жыл бұрын

    I have a Brazil 500$! 😁

  • @SilverWatcher.
    @SilverWatcher.4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @RickJZ1973
    @RickJZ19734 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    006ahenry OG Uncle!!

  • @plushynoob3463

    @plushynoob3463

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jeanbondoc904
    @jeanbondoc9044 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @epauloconnor
    @epauloconnor2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @louislava205
    @louislava2054 жыл бұрын

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

  • @aalfonso1981
    @aalfonso1981 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @intercityrailpal

    @intercityrailpal

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jamesmackay5941
    @jamesmackay59414 жыл бұрын

    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 ?

  • @raymondgerlach3148
    @raymondgerlach31484 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @cedricsmith8188
    @cedricsmith81884 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video.

  • @nickprice8907
    @nickprice89074 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @WOODR52
    @WOODR523 жыл бұрын

    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...

  • @ladulaser
    @ladulaser2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @minirmonedharelaks80
    @minirmonedharelaks804 жыл бұрын

    Super like 👍👍👍

  • @chanceswiger9893
    @chanceswiger98934 жыл бұрын

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

  • @arthuridis
    @arthuridis Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @alfredmartinez6166
    @alfredmartinez61663 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @minitarocha1271
    @minitarocha12713 жыл бұрын

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

  • @fouriertransformed4677
    @fouriertransformed46774 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @noelobrien4377
    @noelobrien43774 жыл бұрын

    I like this video

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Noel. I like this comment!

  • @sharonsobolewski3707
    @sharonsobolewski37072 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @gracelee5522
    @gracelee5522 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @rexgeorg7324
    @rexgeorg7324 Жыл бұрын

    I truly feel for the young

  • @leoss79
    @leoss794 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NiclasHopsi

    @NiclasHopsi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I think they are

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Evixyn
    @Evixyn4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's what this channel's for

  • @sharonsobolewski3707
    @sharonsobolewski37072 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ZackLawrenceFilms
    @ZackLawrenceFilms4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words! Glad we could put out something entertaining and educational

  • @stevennelson9504
    @stevennelson95044 жыл бұрын

    Time to bring back the 500 for sure.

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wish! They are very interesting bills. But there's little chance of it ever happening.

  • @SuperEasyTechTips1
    @SuperEasyTechTips12 жыл бұрын

    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

    2 жыл бұрын

    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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m4dn28yflcm7dJs.html

  • @Borbinashoe
    @Borbinashoe4 жыл бұрын

    Should we redesign the two dollar bill?

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGt3uJuTp5DTico.html

  • @dcxdanny

    @dcxdanny

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @MOBMJ
    @MOBMJ3 жыл бұрын

    $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.

  • @user-or3cv5pe4i
    @user-or3cv5pe4i4 жыл бұрын

    Do old money is worth more than new money

  • @LuxuryIncorp
    @LuxuryIncorp4 жыл бұрын

    1:43 let me get 4 bricks

  • @jamesmackay5941
    @jamesmackay59414 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    $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

    Жыл бұрын

    Any bill issued since 1862 is still legal tender ..

  • @intercityrailpal

    @intercityrailpal

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @zachleno7718
    @zachleno77184 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @RickJZ1973
    @RickJZ19734 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @hdinkumar
    @hdinkumar4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @alc9810
    @alc98104 жыл бұрын

    How do I contact you about my $2

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @riverdaletales8457
    @riverdaletales84574 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jgroenveld1268
    @jgroenveld12684 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jasainialopez3115
    @jasainialopez31154 жыл бұрын

    What is the history of the two dollar bill

  • @gargoyle7863
    @gargoyle7863 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @gargoyle7863

    @gargoyle7863

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @schoooool323
    @schoooool3233 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @n150cz9
    @n150cz93 жыл бұрын

    So why did we have 500 and 1000 dollar banknotes?

  • @frowardpuppy2577
    @frowardpuppy25774 жыл бұрын

    i love the monopoly part

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @walterjackson1379
    @walterjackson13794 жыл бұрын

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

  • @wolfmantroy6601
    @wolfmantroy6601Ай бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @t.d.mich.7064
    @t.d.mich.70644 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @invoxicated
    @invoxicated7 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @atari_hmb
    @atari_hmb Жыл бұрын

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

  • @louisiananlord17
    @louisiananlord17 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo
    @TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo4 жыл бұрын

    Bring them back!!!

  • @97AshleyRose
    @97AshleyRose Жыл бұрын

    I had no idea 500 or 1000 bills even existed lol

  • @frankjoseph7259
    @frankjoseph72594 жыл бұрын

    Aren't those silver certificates also ?

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    I believe there are some old bills in these denominations that are silver certificates.

  • @frankjoseph7259

    @frankjoseph7259

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary ,would they have to pay you in silver dollars or current value iof silver or maybe not at all ?

  • @CrCrdcrmn
    @CrCrdcrmn2 жыл бұрын

    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".

  • @stephensitler3149
    @stephensitler31494 жыл бұрын

    Do a video about 5000 and 10000 dollar bill

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if there's enough to say about them that would make a video worthwhile.

  • @louf7178

    @louf7178

    4 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know those ever existed.

  • @Dre-np9yk

    @Dre-np9yk

    4 жыл бұрын

    They have a 100000 Woodrow Wilson

  • @markianecat1093
    @markianecat10934 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @PatrickAndFriendsPRO
    @PatrickAndFriendsPRO4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @LRC92

    @LRC92

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @celiacruzazucar6630
    @celiacruzazucar66304 жыл бұрын

    What happen if there were still making $500 bills thousand dollar bills

  • @MrThe1234guy
    @MrThe1234guy4 жыл бұрын

    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

    4 жыл бұрын

    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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e3eNlqqPaJOsdrw.html

  • @vheatherymae8174
    @vheatherymae81744 жыл бұрын

    Why did they used to put red seals on two dollar bills?

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great question, but you're about 5 months late with it. We answered the same question from another viewer back in April: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqWr2tBmZqu6pc4.html

  • @centredoorplugsthornton4112
    @centredoorplugsthornton41124 жыл бұрын

    In Europe, 200 and 500 euro bills circulate. But hear talk of doing away with the 500 euro bill because money laundering and drugs trafficking. Banks in the UK may not accept them.

  • @bean3702
    @bean37023 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    @TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @supremeobliterator
    @supremeobliterator2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if $500.00 or $1000.00 bills were re released would they resemble the new $100.00?