Rare $2 bill sells for over $19,000 - the exact ‘doubled’ error to look for

A RARE $2 bill with a jarring 'doubled print' error has sold for nearly $20,000.

Shaun, who runs the rare coin and note TikTok channel (@blueridgesilverhound), recently profiled the bill for his 16,000 followers.

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Specifically, the 1976 $2 bill has a "double print" error, which causes visual elements including the serial number to have a duplicated kaleidoscope look.

The error is so obvious and disorienting it immediately grabs your attention-and not necessarily in a positive way, according to Shaun.

"If you stare at this thing for too long you are going to go blind," he joked.

Someone must enjoy looking at it because it fetched $19,200 in a Heritage Auction last January.

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All $2 bill errors are popular with collectors simply because there are very few $2 bills to begin with, according to a description from Heritage Auctions.

"Errors on $2 notes are extremely scarce simply due to the much smaller print runs compared to other denominations," it reads.

And this sort of blatant error is even more valuable.

"The doubled overprint with almost fully separated serial numbers is instantly eye-catching, making it wildly popular with collectors," it continues.

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As the error was quickly noticed on the few bills that had it, most have been set aside and kept in good condition, according to Heritage.

This version is no exception, as it has a 65 EPQ Uncirculated Gem rating, designated by appraiser PMG.

That is only five points away from a perfect score of 70.

Another version of the bill with a 64 EPQ rating sold for $14,100 in 2017.

MORE PRINTING ERRORS

Many of the most sought-after rare notes have notable printing errors.

And many are far less obvious.

Shaun recently went over a 1995 $1 bill that sold for nearly $17,000 thanks to mismatched serial numbers and an ink impression mistakenly printed next to one of them.

Also, an even subtler error on a $20 made it worth $2,000.

The note had mismatched suffixes on each serial number.

One ended with D and the other did with an F.

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Check out our roundup of rare historic bills selling between $4,600 and $7,400.

And read about a bill with a $400,000 'banana' error.