Received change in 2 consecutive $2 bills

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I was at the library book sale and the guy in front of me paid in $2s. I don’t collect paper money (except in the bank lol) but I don’t see $2s often in the wild. I asked if I could include them as part of my change. They are from 1976 and have a Philly postmark on the back. I have never held such crisp money before. Feels almost fake.

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Nice acquisition! The best part is you'll never lose money on 'em.
 

Nice acquisition! The best part is you'll never lose money on 'em.

Unless you invest them, you sure will lose money on them. Inflation usually takes a bite every year. It's hard to say what the collector value will be in the future, but, so far, they haven't gained any significant value in the last 4 decades.
 

Yep never know what will be collectible I save 2 dollar bills just in case thats a cool find
 

On the first day of reissue (April 13th), people could take them to a Post Office & have them postmarked as proof they were from the
first day. I still have 10 postmarked from that day. Some may have a better value than others if it is a sought after Post Office mark. Yours are from the first day of issue. Keep them crisp & mint. Cheers. J.T.G.

From Wikipedia:
"On November 3 1975, Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon announced the reissuance of the $2 note as a cost-saving measure; The new $2 notes would be available from banks on April 13 1976, Thomas Jefferson's birthday.[25] Series 1976 $2 bills were redesigned as a Federal Reserve Note. The note retains the same portrait of Jefferson, and the basic design of the obverse remains unchanged since 1928. The treasury seal and serial numbers are printed in green ink, replacing the red used on the previous United States Note. Since the reintroduction of the note coincided with the United States Bicentennial, it was decided to use a bicentennial-themed design on the reverse. Contrary to wide belief, the bill was not issued specifically to celebrate the bicenntenial. An engraved rendition (not an exact reproduction) of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence replaced Monticello on the reverse. First-day issues of the new $2 bills could be taken to a post office and stamped with the date "APR 13 1976". In all, 590,720,000 notes from Series 1976 were printed."
 

The serial numbers are in sequence. Should’ve asked that fellow if he wanted to sell the rest of his stash.
 

My credit union has a lot and most in sequence. I occasionally drop by and get some to annoy the young uns' at fast food places. They don't know what they are. Halves work pretty well also.
 

A customer paid nearly all his bill in $2 bills today, so I traded out $100 worth in sequential bills today. 2013 issue that were still crispy and smelled new.
 

Nice!!! Congrats!!!
 

Smokey, I pulled thru Horton's this week, my coffee was $2.02 (that's with my old fart discount)...gave the cashier $5.05...and you'd thought I'd handed him a dead possum thru the window...had no idea what to do. Lol...Ddf.
 

Jose the Goon,
I agree with you completely.
The First Day of Issue postmark on these bills is similar to the First Day of Issue postmark for a postage stamp.
Great observation !!
Don.....
 

Very nice congrats! :occasion14:
 

Many, many, many years ago a gal gave me a $2 bill and said to keep it in my secret compartment in my wallet and I'll never be broke. I still have it in my wallet and I've never been totally broke.... Now what was her name?
 

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Nice find on the two two's !
 

Thanks all!
 

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