In the age of Venmo and Apple Pay, physical currency can almost seem like a relic of the past at times – a collector’s item. In fact, a recent analysis by Go Banking Rates found that $2 bills fit into that category.
That analysis found that $2 bills can be sold for up to $4,500 dollars – way over their $2 value. This seemed a little… well, offbeat to the team at “Something Offbeat” and it made us want to learn more.
So, we reached out to Heather McCabe of Two Buckaroo, a site that documents what happens when people actually spend $2 bills.
“I’ve been observing a lot of reactions to my spending of the $2 bill, and they turned into patterns,” McCabe explained.
Do you know who is on the front of the $2 bill, or what is on the back of it? How about when it was first printed – or if it is still in circulation?
Listen in to this week’s Something Offbeat to learn more here.
“Go get one, go spend one,” said McCabe of the $2 bill. “See what happens. You’ll have a great time and you'll want to do it so much more.”
If you have suggestions for stories the podcast should cover, send them to us at somethingoffbeat@audacy.com.
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