I very much enjoyed the Aug. 24 article (‘They just call me the $2 bill guy.’) I am extremely pleased that there is someone else as committed to $2s as I am.
In 1976, the $2 bill was significantly redesigned for the bicentennial with John Trumbull’s painting depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress.
I have not spent a $1 bill since 1976, exchanging them at the bank for twos. Of course, like Robert Nehring, I have many personal stories of interesting interactions with people regarding my use of $2 bills, both positive and negative.
I feel obligated to make adjustments to the part of the article that references the U.S. Treasury website, which is woefully out of date. More current information can be found at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing website.
But first, allow me to point out that, unlike coins, the date on bills is not the date of issue, but rather identifies which series it is. The series will change whenever the treasurer of the United States and/or the secretary of the treasury changes. Recently, we have had Series 2006, 2009, 2013 and (currently) Series 2017.
The correction is that 2003 was definitely not the last year that $2 bills were printed. November 2018 was the most recent printing of twos (as part of Series 2013), with three previous printings in 2018 alone.
Thank you for putting this interesting article about Nehring on the front page.
Paul E. Peelle
Amherst