In 1928, the United States Treasury began a program of downsizing across all its forms of paper currency. This included the long-running United States Note series, otherwise known as the Legal Tender Notes. One of the final changes ever made to the Legal Tender Note before its cancelation in 1964 came in 1953 with a decade-long release that featured four different series of notes. Each series had its own combination of signatures from the Treasurer of the United States and Secretary of the Treasury. Right now, 1953-1953C $2 Legal Tender Notes are available to purchase online at Silver.com in uncirculated condition.
Note Highlights:
- Ships to you in a protective currency sleeve!
- Features the potential to receive one of the following paper notes: 1953, 1953A, 1953B, and 1953C Series $2 Notes!
- Treasury seal and serial numbers have red ink!
- Bears a face value of $2 (USD) backed by the federal government.
- The obverse side comes with a portrait of President Jefferson.
- On the reverse face of the note is Monticello.
- Notes are in uncirculated condition.
- Please keep in mind you will receive only one note unless you select more than one item with your purchase. With the purchase of multiples, we select all items at random to fulfill your order.
Each 1953-1953C $2 Legal Tender Note available in this listing comes with a protective currency sleeve. The notes listed here come in uncirculated condition, indicating that each note has no fold lines, bends, or wrinkles. Uncirculated notes are almost entirely free of any noticeable signs of use in circulation. In most cases, only minuscule flaws are visible, and even then, under magnification.
Please keep in mind that this listing offers just one note with each item selected. We will select your items at random after your payment has cleared. As such, when you purchase just one item you will receive a random note from this series. If you buy more than one item, you may receive matching notes or several varying notes depending on what is available in our series.
President Thomas Jefferson featured on the obverse of the $2 United States Note from its first redesign in 1869 until the end of the series in 1964. The 1953 Series of $2 Legal Tender Notes was the second release of the small-sized US Notes and offered only minor changes from the 1928 debut of the small-sized note. The appearance of the US Note was largely the same, with the US Treasury seal moved from the left of the note to the right.
The obverse side of 1953-1953C $2 Legal Tender Notes comes with a depiction of President Thomas Jefferson. His effigy was first positioned in the upper-left field of the note in the 19th century, but was eventually moved to the position it is found on these US Notes. The bust of President Jefferson is found at the center of the design field. The serial number on the note is found in the lower-left and upper-right fields, with the US Treasury seal overlaying “TWO” to the right of the portrait.
On the reverse face of 1953-1953C Legal Tender Notes in the $2 denomination is an image of President Jefferson’s home at Monticello. Located outside of Charlottesville, Virginia, the home was first designed by Jefferson at the age of 26 when he inherited the plantation from his father.
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