Every since I was a little boy, I've had some sort of attraction to the $2 bill. It's so underrated and is not given due respect. You know there's actually a slot in cash drawers for them, although the spot is usually taken up by rolled coins.
One day recently, I randomly asked for them at the bank counter, and the most I've ever gotten was seven or worse, none at all. Now I wasn't going to horde and stash them away when I did get them, money doesn't belong to you personally. It's meant to be returned to circulation. Naturally, there were never enough of them to use.
I also purchased an entire sheet (8x4) of them and got it framed double sided glass. Boy they look nice. You can see them hanging on the wall here on the right-hand side:
I lived with it for a little while. Soon I started going around to the banks to see if they could order a strap, which is 100 bills, for me directly from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Unfortunately, I'd have to order them in much more, like 2000 (½ brick), way too much. I eventually broke down and ended up paying a markup of 5%, so the total was $210 w/ shipping from an online vendor. I figured that $10 woulda been wasted trying to find a bank that would cooperate. The Woz used to get sheets and cut them on demand, he was paying 150% of their value.
Uncirculated virgins, consecutive serial numbers, with that fresh money smell, 100 of them. Feels like I robbed a bank and there should be much more. I'm planning on releasing them into the wild over the next thirty days. Click the picture to see them up close. Notice the anti-clockwise rotation.
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