Check your $2 bills. They may be worth way more than a couple bucks.
According to the U.S. Currency Auctions website, some collectors are offering up to $4,500 for the $2 notes, depending on several factors, including how it was printed and where.
If you have a $2 bill with a red seal that was printed in 1890 and uncirculated, it is now worth $4,500.
Other $2 bills with a red seal can fetch between $300 and $2,500, while ones with brown or blue seals can fetch hundreds of dollars.
The $2 bill is not rare, but it is uncommon. There were 1.2 billion $2 bills in circulation worth $2.4 billion as of 2017, according to the U.S. Currency Education Program.
The Federal Reserve, however, estimates that as of 2020, there were 1.4 billion $2 bills in circulation worth $2.7 billion.
The U.S. Currency Education Program says these $2 bills are still being printed today and have been printed continuously since 1776. But the $2 bill would often be unused in cash transactions because of its awkward denomination.
“For most of their history, $2 notes have been unpopular, being viewed as unlucky or simply awkward to use in cash exchanges,” the Bureau of Engraving and Printing said.
Most $2 bills are worth their face value, but it doesn’t hurt to check.
The full list of collectible $2 bill values is available here.