Miami Valley Coin Club

$2 Bills – Five Basic Facts You May Not Know

1. Thomas Jefferson is not the only person to appear on a $2 note. Alexander Hamilton was on the 1862 Legal Tender Note. Winfield Scott Hancock appeared on the 1886 $2 Silver Certificate. William Windom was pictured on the 1891 $2 Silver Certificate. Civil War General James McPherson was represented on the 1891 Treasury (Coin) Note. And then there was some guy named George Washington on the 1899 $2 Silver Certificate. Then there was a lady named Science on the face of the 1896 Educational Series $2 Silver Certificate.

2. When you visit Monticello, Jefferson’s home, you will receive a $2 bill as change when making a purchase of a tour ticket or souvenir.

3. When attempting to fit the picture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the back of the 1976 $2 Note, the signers on the extreme left and right in the picture where omitted.

4. The image on the back of the 1976 Note is NOT the signing of the Declaration. It is the representation of the Declaration being PRESENTED to the Continental Congress.

5. Yes, they still produce $2 bills! The Bureau of Engraving and Printing print them in Fort Worth, Texas.