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Guy E Wheelock (wheel004@maroon.tc.umn.edu) wrote:
: ken@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com (Ken Leonard) writes:

:>John Higdon (john@bovine.ati.com) wrote:
:>: In article <4i1fqd$7cn@crick.bms.com>, "Jennifer M. Skolones"
:>: <Jennifer_M._Skolones@ccmail.bms.com> wrote:

:>:> Ever think maybe this individual is too young to remember $2.00 bills in
:>:> circulation?  Prior to 1976 I would have thought a two was a fake because
:>:> I was not around in 1964.  Teenagers today would probably not remember
:>:> the twos from the 76-78 period.

:>: I never laid eyes on a two-dollar bill until I was well into my adult
:>: years, but I certainly knew of its existence as a denomination of US
:>: currency from the time I was in kindergarten. Are you saying that I'm
:>: going to get looked at strangely if I use a half-dollar coin at a
:>: McDonalds? Or how about the various dollar coins?

:>: I have never laid eyes on a $1,000 bill, but I know that a limited number
:>: of them have been printed. You don't have to see something to know of its
:>: existence. I agree with Julian; anyone who questions the existence of
:>: legitimate two-dollar bills is incredibly ignorant.

:>The military was known for paying the troops in $2 bills in WWII and 
:>shortly thereafter. 

In fact, there was an instance in the early 1980s too.  If I recall
right, one Midwestern town was thinking of asking the military to
remove its base because the the town felt they didn't contribute enough
to the local economy.  The base commander had the men paid in $2 bills
that week -- and provided ample demonstration to the local merchants
just how much they _did_ contribute.

Point of interest:  you can still get $2 bills via your bank, but by
special request.  I asked about this not too long ago, and got the
impression that they'll only be around for a little while longer.

BTW, anyone need a few million SBA dollars?  The Treasury has _plenty_
of them, but I was told they're basically out of circulation.  Not even 
the Atlantic City casinos use them.

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Paul Havemann (paul@hsh.com)

<disclaimer> I don't speak for my employer. </disclaimer>