I remember the summer those came out, 1976 was it? Or fall 1975.
My cousin and I were in a jazz club in St. Pete (16th street and something around 22d ave N) and I put a $2 bill on the tray and the barmaid brought me change for a $20.
Paid our tab after another pitcher with miscellaneous change, got another pitcher and put a $2 bill on the tray.
Same change for a $20. Left a $2 tip for the barmaid and GTFO there.
Same thing happened several other places... for about a week.
Yeah, young and stupid, I went in the Army in ‘76.
FTA.
In the 90’s a group of us Army guys on our reserve weekend went to a GOGO bar with a wad to $2 bills to see how they worked as tips for the dancers. The DJ remarked that $2 bills were being used, but there was no extra effort from the girls.
I read somewhere they were re-issued for the Bicentennial.
April 13, 1976. I got some the first day they were available and at recommendation of the bank personnel, went to the PO, bought a 13 cent stamp, pasted it on the bill, and had it cancelled. I did four of them. I just ran across them a few months ago. Someone’s selling them on the internet for $30.00.
I was Navy active duty on a carrier, 1960-62. Got paid every two weeks. When on our Med cruise, about half our pay was with $2 bills.
That was well before 1975-76.