Is it illegal to deface 2 dollar bills or other currency?

Can you write on, stamp or otherwise mark up a 2 dollar bill? How about other currency, like one dollar bills or twenty dollar bills? Learn what you can and can't do to your cash money with insight from a former Treasury employee as well as ben cohen of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, who stamps them in his traveling mission against money in politics. Will the government come get you if you mark up your banknotes and make them illegal tender? In today's economy, find out if there's worry about this numismatics issue. The federal reserve knows.

[nicholascage]

Thanks for the video. Now I can continue using my $100 dollar bills as toilet paper

[larryhagemann]

It's hard to imagine that anyone would want to mark up such a pretty two-dollar bill. But, then again, people
deface many things in life in the interest of "art"! An individual choice, but I won't accept a funked-up $2 bill.
Just a personal preference.

[lawnmowermanTX]

I use two dollar bills to buy stuff, in fact the 1928 two dollar bills had its corners ripped to avoid confusion of other denominations. A couple of weeks ago, Burger King inside Walmart in Brownwood, TX “checked” the two’s I used with counterfeit markers! Even the manager wasn’t sure they were real! Oh shout out to Members Trust Federal Credit Union of Stephenville, TX for having some two dollar bills. 1st Convenience Bank Of Stephenville, TX for having $2.00 as well.

[yani]

Since banks are federally issued if you give them a ripped bill (not cut with scissors) at a bank they will give you a crisp new dollar bill of that denomination

[keywellcoinsmafiametals]

I have the "Donald Trump lives here" stamp. Supposed to be stamped on the $20 because of White House, but I stamp on any bill $5 and up to $100! People always get laugh or are confused here they see the $100 stamped with that!

[AidenRKrone]

Every time I see markings and stampings on _any_ denomination of banknote, I cringe.

[paul.]

“You can’t advertise your business on it”
So would you be prosecuted for writing “please go to Wendy’s” in the back corner?

[dcxdanny]

My understanding is when those marked bills go back to the bank, they are sent to the treasury to be destroyed. I very seldom see any marks bills now in circulation. Have not seen a "Where's George" in quite awhile. Plus where are all those Clemson $2 bills?

[johnpaulgarcia]

Banks stamp Bill's all the time. Explain this please

[kel]

Im in the UK I found a case in my loft it had 3 $100 bills which are no use to me so I tore them up into peaces and put them in the trash

[Adam-htnr]

Can get $2 bills at a credit union since they are not a bank

[timomarkson]

So getting arrested for using a $2 bill in Wallmark and getting taken to jail wouldn’t happen

[sudeeppatel]

Hahaha I will take Care of your money very nice line

[RppRussell]

I had a friend who owns a business & he was thinking of writing a message on the borders of all the bills he has for "free advertisements". I'm wondering if he'll be in legal trouble for doing that. (He even included the name of the website and/or phone numbers of his company.)

[Nonskiller]

This man's going to jail for every dollar bill destroyed.

[Lord_shuda]

what if you rip a 2$ bill on accident in front of a cop?

[osxsfpu]

Thanks for these videos.
Decorating 😂

[marymbacsain]

I have a question about the $2 Dollar Bill. Was there a time when they stopped making the $2 Dollar Bill and what year was that?

[poopmaster]

I enjoy defacing my bills. I even cut one, I also like to throw away coins

[CentRapper]

i was actually at ben and jerrys while this was premiering