At this point the Treasury has no plans to redesign the $2 bill due to its low use.
There is occasional speculation that the situation might change if and when the $1 bill is ever discontinued, but at least as of 2010 that doesn't appear to be on the horizon.
The very first US $2 bill was issued in 1862 with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton. The bill was redesigned in 1869 and Hamilton was replaced with Thomas Jefferson.
His image was put on the cent in 1909 in honor of his birth centennial.The $5 bill was redesigned in 1914 to coincide with the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.
The US $100 bill was last redesigned in 1996. A photo can be found on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's website at: http://www.moneyfactory.gov/section.cfm/4/32 The $100 will be redesigned, with color added (similar to the way the the $5, $10, $20 and $50 bills have been updated already), but neither the updated look, nor the date which it will become effective, have been released yet.
They are the only two denominations that haven't been redesigned to use colored inks and incorporate extra security features. $1 bills were last redesigned in 1963 and $2 bills in 1976. The Treasury feels that their low value means they aren't likely to be heavily counterfeited, and the cost of adding the newer inks and security measures outweighs the risk.
Yes, there is a new 100 dollar bill that was released in 2013. It features advanced security features, such as a 3D security ribbon and a color-shifting inkwell. The redesigned bill also includes a larger portrait of Benjamin Franklin and a watermark of Franklin's face.
If you are referring to newer 5 dollar bills with a large purple 5 on the reverse, they are only worth $5, they are simply redesigned to make it harder for people to counterfeit. If you are referring to some other "purple 5 dollar bill" it was altered with when it left the Federal Reserve and have little collector value.
Yes there used to be a five hundred dollar bill. President William McKinley was featured on the face of bill. The five hundred dollar bill stopped being produced in 1934.
The 2 dollar bill has post stamps on them because when they were released to the bank and stamped that day. The banks did this so the 2 dollar bill could be canceled on that date.
Little Bill - 1999 The Dollar The Choice was released on: USA: 27 December 1999
The Trapper's Five Dollar Bill - 1911 was released on: USA: 12 July 1911
The One Hundred Dollar Bill - 1911 was released on: USA: 4 August 1911
The phrase "like a three dollar bill" is often used to describe something as fake or strange, as there is no such thing as a three dollar bill. It implies that the thing being referred to is not genuine or authentic.