How Much Is A 1863 $2 Bill Worth?

Collectors call 1863 $2 bills lazy deuces. The nickname derives from the fact that the large two on the front of each bill is laying on its side. At some point someone said the term lazy deuce and it stuck. The two dollar national bank note was discontinued in 1878, so that leaves just a fifteen year production period. Most 1863 two dollar bills are very scarce today. The most common examples in poor condition are worth around $1,000. Examples from rare banks or bills that are in perfect condition are worth and sell for several thousand dollars or more. Even if a bank was open in 1863 it didn’t necessarily print two dollar bills. There were plenty of dollar coins circulating in the 1860s, so a lot of national banks didn’t bother to print one and two dollar bills because the need was already being satisfied by coinage. Even if a bank did choose to print 1863 two dollar bills, they were still only printed at a rate of one two dollar bill for every three one dollar bill. Most banks that did print $2 bills almost always issued less than 10,000 examples over the entire life of the bank. You can see why some are so rare and valuable today.

Remember that Series of 1875 can also printed on $2 bills in addition to the 1863 charter date. These notes can have a red seal that is spiked or rounded. Each two dollar bill may or may not have a red charter number stamped on its face. It all depends on when the bill was actually printed between 1863 and 1878.

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The following national banks printed 1863 $2 bills:

  • Charter 2 – First National Bank of New Haven, Connecticut
  • Charter 2 – First National Bank & Trust Company of New Haven, Connecticut
  • Charter 4 – First National Bank of Stamford, Connecticut
  • Charter 4 – First-Stamford National Bank, Connecticut
  • Charter 4 – First-Stamford National Bank & Trust Company of Stamford, Connecticut
  • Charter 65 – First National Bank of Norwich, Connecticut
  • Charter 121 – First National Bank of Hartford, Connecticut
  • Charter 8 – First National Bank of Chicago, Illinois
  • Charter 33 – First National Bank of Cairo, Illinois
  • Charter 38 – First National Bank of Aurora, Illinois
  • Charter 85 – First National Bank of Monmouth, Illinois
  • Charter 108 – First National Bank of Rock Island, Illinois
  • Charter 113 – First National Bank of Danville, Illinois
  • Charter 114 – First National Bank of LaSalle, Illinois
  • Charter 160 – First National Bank of Moline, Illinois
  • Charter 176 – First National Bank of Peoria, Illinois
  • Charter 177 – First National Bank of Wilmington, Illinois
  • Charter 11 – First & Hamilton National Bank of Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Charter 11 – First National Bank of Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Charter 11 – First & Tri State National Bank & Trust Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Charter 17 – First National Bank of Richmond, Indiana
  • Charter 23 – First National Bank of Lafayette, Indiana
  • Charter 28 – First National Bank of Evansville, Indiana
  • Charter 37 – First National Bank of Centerville, Indiana
  • Charter 41 – First National Bank of Kendallville, Indiana
  • Charter 44 – First National Bank of Anderson, Indiana
  • Charter 47 – First National Bank of Terre Haute, Indiana
  • Charter 47 – First-McKeen National Bank & Trust Company of Terre Haute, Indiana
  • Charter 47 – Terre Haute First National Bank, Indiana
  • Charter 50 – First National Bank of Franklin, Indiana
  • Charter 55 – First National Bank of Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Charter 58 – First National Bank of Bluffton, Indiana
  • Charter 63 – First National Bank of Rockville, Indiana
  • Charter 70 – First National Bank of Cambridge City, Indiana
  • Charter 70 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Cambridge City, Indiana
  • Charter 78 – Second National Bank of Franklin, Indiana
  • Charter 82 – First National Bank of Lawrenceburg, Indiana
  • Charter 88 – First National Bank of Warsaw, Indiana
  • Charter 105 – First National Bank of Valparaiso, Indiana
  • Charter 111 – First National Bank of Madison, Indiana
  • Charter 126 – First National Bank of South Bend, Indiana
  • Charter 129 – First National Bank of Wabash, Indiana
  • Charter 145 – First National Bank of Huntington, Indiana
  • Charter 146 – First National Bank of Goshen, Indiana
  • Charter 152 – First National Bank of Danville, Indiana
  • Charter 15 – First National Bank of Davenport, Iowa
  • Charter 18 – First National Bank of Iowa City, Iowa
  • Charter 66 – First National Bank of Lyons, Iowa
  • Charter 66 – First National Bank of Lyons at Clinton, Iowa
  • Charter 80 – First National Bank of Keokuk, Iowa
  • Charter 107 – First National Bank of Ottumwa, Iowa
  • Charter 117 – First National Bank of Marion, Iowa
  • Charter 147 – First National Bank of Oskaloosa, Iowa
  • Charter 109 – First National Bank of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Charter 162 – First National Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Charter 61 – First National Bank of Bath, Maine
  • Charter 112 – First National Bank of Bangor, Maine
  • Charter 154 – First National Bank of Auburn, Maine
  • Charter 14 – First National Bank of Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Charter 79 – First National Bank of Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Charter 96 – First National Bank of Barre, Massachusetts
  • Charter 156 – First National Bank of Dorchester, Massachusetts
  • Charter 158 – First National Bank of Marlboro, Massachusetts
  • Charter 22 – First National Bank of Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Charter 81 – First National Bank of Fenton, Michigan
  • Charter 97 – First National Bank of Detroit, Michigan
  • Charter 116 – Second National Bank of Detroit, Michigan
  • Charter 155 – First National Bank of Ypsilanti, Michigan
  • Charter 168 – First National Bank of Hillsdale, Michigan
  • Charter 67 – First National Bank of Columbia, Missouri
  • Charter 89 – First National Bank of Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Charter 139 – Second National Bank of Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Charter 170 – Third National Bank of Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Charter 170 – First National Bank in Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Charter 19 – First National Bank of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  • Charter 84 – First National Bank of Nashua, New Hampshire
  • Charter 52 – First National Bank of Newark, New Jersey
  • Charter 6 – First National Bank of Syracuse, New York
  • Charter 29 – First National Bank of The City of NY, New York
  • Charter 34 – First National Bank of Rondout, New York
  • Charter 35 – First National Bank of Fishkill Landing, New York
  • Charter 35 – Fishkill National Bank of Beacon, New York
  • Charter 45 – First National Bank of Ellenville, New York
  • Charter 62 – Second National Bank of New York, New York
  • Charter 71 – First National Bank of Adams, New York
  • Charter 73 – First National Bank of Watertown, New York
  • Charter 75 – First National Bank of Dansville, New York
  • Charter 87 – Third National Bank of New York, New York
  • Charter 94 – First National Bank of Delhi, New York
  • Charter 94 – First National Bank of Port Jervis, New York
  • Charter 99 – First National Bank of Moravia, New York
  • Charter 102 – First National Bank of Seneca Falls, New York
  • Charter 103 – First National Bank of South Worcester, New York
  • Charter 119 – First National Bank of Elmira, New York
  • Charter 120 – First National Bank of Utica, New York
  • Charter 140 – Second National Bank of Syracuse, New York
  • Charter 149 – Second National Bank of Elmira, New York
  • Charter 149 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Elmira, New York
  • Charter 151 – First National Bank of New Berlin, New York
  • Charter 159 – Third National Bank of Syracuse, New York
  • Charter 163 – First National Bank of Troy, New York
  • Charter 165 – First National Bank of Bath, New York
  • Charter 166 – First National Bank of Albion, New York
  • Charter 167 – First National Bank of Geneva, New York
  • Charter 169 – First National Bank of Penn Yan, New York
  • Charter 179 – First National Bank of Chittenango, New York
  • Charter 3 – First National Bank of Youngstown, Ohio
  • Charter 5 – First National Bank of Fremont, Ohio
  • Charter 7 – First National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio
  • Charter 9 – First National Bank of Dayton, Ohio
  • Charter 10 – Second National Bank of Dayton, Ohio
  • Charter 13 – Second National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio
  • Charter 16 – First National Bank of Sandusky, Ohio
  • Charter 20 – Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Charter 20 – Fifth-Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Charter 24 – First National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Charter 27 – First National Bank of Akron, Ohio
  • Charter 32 – Second National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Charter 36 – First National Bank of Findlay, Ohio
  • Charter 36 – American-First National Bank of Findlay, Ohio
  • Charter 36 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Findlay, Ohio
  • Charter 40 – Second National Bank of Akron, Ohio
  • Charter 43 – First National Bank of Salem, Ohio
  • Charter 46 – First National Bank of McConnelsville, Ohio
  • Charter 53 – First National Bank of Lodi, Ohio
  • Charter 56 – First National Bank of Hamilton, Ohio
  • Charter 56 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Hamilton, Ohio
  • Charter 59 – First National Bank of Troy, Ohio
  • Charter 68 – First National Bank of Portsmouth, Ohio
  • Charter 72 – First National Bank of Oberlin, Ohio
  • Charter 74 – First National Bank of Warren, Ohio
  • Charter 76 – First National Bank of Canton, Ohio
  • Charter 86 – First National Bank of Germantown, Ohio
  • Charter 90 – First National Bank of Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Charter 91 – First National Bank of Toledo, Ohio
  • Charter 92 – First National Bank of Logan, Ohio
  • Charter 93 – Fourth National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Charter 98 – First National Bank of Ironton, Ohio
  • Charter 100 – First National Bank of Cadiz, Ohio
  • Charter 100 – Union National Bank & Trust Company of Cadiz, Ohio
  • Charter 100 – Union National Bank of Cadiz, Ohio
  • Charter 101 – First National Bank of Greenfield, Ohio
  • Charter 106 – First National Bank of Ravenna, Ohio
  • Charter 118 – First National Bank of Circleville, Ohio
  • Charter 123 – First National Bank of Columbus, Ohio
  • Charter 127 – First National Bank of Cardington, Ohio
  • Charter 128 – First National Bank of Chillicothe, Ohio
  • Charter 131 – Second National Bank of Zanesville, Ohio
  • Charter 132 – First National Bank of Pomeroy, Ohio
  • Charter 133 – First National Bank of Beverly, Ohio
  • Charter 136 – First National Bank of Gallipolis, Ohio
  • Charter 137 – First National Bank of Lancaster, Ohio
  • Charter 141 – First National Bank of Cambridge, Ohio
  • Charter 142 – First National Bank of Marietta, Ohio
  • Charter 153 – First National Bank of Geneva, Ohio
  • Charter 164 – First National Bank of Zanesville, Ohio
  • Charter 171 – First National Bank of South Charleston, Ohio
  • Charter 172 – Second National Bank of Circleville, Ohio
  • Charter 1 – First National Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 12 – First National Bank of Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 21 – First National Bank of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 25 – First National Bank of Marietta, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 30 – First National Bank of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 31 – First National Bank of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 39 – First National Bank of Towanda, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 42 – First National Bank of Strasburg, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 48 – First National Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 49 – Second National Bank of Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 51 – First National Bank of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 54 – First National Bank of Girard, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 57 – First National Bank of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 60 – First National Bank of Newville, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 69 – First National Bank of Kittanning, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 77 – First National Bank of Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 104 – Second National Bank of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 110 – First National Bank of Union Mills, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 115 – First National Bank of Meadville, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 125 – First National Bank of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 135 – First National Bank of Brownsville, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 138 – First National Bank of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 138 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 143 – First National Bank of Conneautville, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 148 – First National Bank of West Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 161 – First National Bank of Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 173 – First National Bank of Oil City, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 174 – First National Bank of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 175 – First National Bank of Williamsport, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 134 – First National Bank of Providence, Rhode Island
  • Charter 150 – First National Bank of Nashville, Tennessee
  • Charter 150 – Fourth & First National Bank of Nashville, Tennessee
  • Charter 122 – First National Bank of Springfield, Vermont
  • Charter 130 – First National Bank of Bennington, Vermont
  • Charter 64 – First National Bank of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Charter 64 – First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Charter 83 – First National Bank of Janesville, Wisconsin
  • Charter 95 – First National Bank of Hudson, Wisconsin
  • Charter 124 – First National Bank of Whitewater, Wisconsin
  • Charter 144 – First National Bank of Madison, Wisconsin
  • Charter 157 – First National Bank of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
  • Charter 178 – First National Bank of Columbus, Wisconsin