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$2 Dispatch: Vekslers (Plus: Happy Birthday, $2 Bill!)

April 13, 2016

First, let’s wish a big happy birthday to the modern-day $2 bill! Forty years ago today, the redesigned $2 bill was reissued after a decade of not being produced at all. The occasion was the U.S. Bicentennial, but additionally, April 13 is the front man’s birthday — so we can wish a happy birthday to not just the reissued $2 bill (aka the “Tom”), but also Thomas Jefferson. 

In 2014 and in 2015 I showed $2 bills from April 13, 1976, with special day-of-issue commemorative markings — take a gander. 

And now back to our $2 bill transaction reporting: 

Location: Vekslers, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

Date of Transaction: June 2, 2014

Transaction: Paid for dinner with $2 bills

Due to a shortage of other denominations in my wallet, I whipped out a bunch of $2 bills at the end of a group dinner. The waitress, who introduced herself as Dana (there she is, pictured above with another $2-bill-loving patron who was at my table), reacted with bountiful enthusiasm. I asked her what she was going to do with the $2 bills. 

“I put them with the $100s — because they’re special. They’re good luck. Because it’s almost not real money...because they’re not in circulation so much. It’s a simple fact. And they’re so ornate! I mean, just the back.... 

“The guy who owns this place is awesome, and when I told him you were paying with $2 bills, he said, ‘That is awesome!’ 

“One thing you learn as a bartender....money is money.” 

Thank you, Dana and Vekslers, for not just accepting but warmly welcoming more $2 bills than anyone should reasonably spend in one place. 

Zealous reminder: The $2 Bill Documentary is screening in NYC this Sunday afternoon! That’s April 17 at Cinema Village — get tickets here. Q&A to follow!

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