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🗓️ 5 October 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Despite being pretty rare in comparison to other denominations, the U.S. two-dollar bill is one of the most storied notes in American folklore. So why do some people think it's lucky? Why do others think it's bad luck? Join Ben and Noel as they explore the bizarre evolution of the two-dollar bill in this week's Classic episode.
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0:00.0 | Hey ridiculous historians you often hear my pal |
0:04.0 | Lull Brown and my pal Max Williams and me Ben Boland talk about |
0:11.0 | our two cents you, adjusting for inflation, our two cents. |
0:16.3 | That's key, gotta adjust for inflation, but also, I don't know, what has it been? |
0:20.0 | Philelogy, Philelogy, Phileology, Philology, Philology, |
0:25.0 | Bonus point, sir. |
0:26.4 | Oh, not really. |
0:27.4 | That's a great. |
0:28.4 | I think it was a bit of a fail. |
0:30.2 | So, if you live in the United States, you may have run into a bit of a |
0:38.4 | crypted of currency, a $2 bill. Now this will be familiar to folks who work with cash often. We're talking to bank tellers. We're talking to people at adult entertainment clubs and casinos, you know, but $2 bills are weird, right? |
1:00.0 | Uh, the old Max, what do you guys think? |
1:04.0 | When's the last time you saw one? |
1:06.0 | Well, I think there was a time where they were maybe not as unusual as people might think. |
1:12.0 | And they are certainly still legal tender. |
1:15.0 | And there's kind of an interesting little cult around $2 bills |
1:19.0 | in terms of collecting them. |
1:21.0 | But I don't think I've seen one in a very long time but there |
1:24.6 | was a time where I do remember coming across them every now and again. |
1:28.8 | Yeah I mean there is a group of people who really enjoy them. |
1:34.5 | And it should not be surprising when I say |
1:36.1 | Jeff Williams is one of those people who very much |
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