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What is the least printed general circulation currency note still produced in the United States?
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#116092. Asked by Baloo55th. (Jul 18 10 4:07 PM)
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star_gazer

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The United States two-dollar bill ($2) is a current denomination of U.S. currency. Former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is featured on the obverse of the note. The design on the obverse (excluding the elements of a Federal Reserve Note) is the oldest design of current U.S. currency, having been adopted in 1929.
The bill was discontinued in 1966, but was reintroduced 10 years later as part of the United States Bicentennial celebrations. Today, however, it is rarely seen in circulation and actual use. Production of the note is the lowest of U.S. paper money: under 1% of all notes currently produced are $2 bills. This comparative scarcity in circulation, coupled with a lack of public awareness that the bill is still in circulation, has also inspired urban legends and, on a few occasions, created problems for people trying to use the bill to make purchases.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill
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Baloo55th

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Yay! I thought they'd abandoned them years ago, but evidently not. Anyone seen one, or know why they keep making them?
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