How Much Is A 1871 $2 Bill Worth?

Collectors call 1871 $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 seven year production period. Most 1871 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 1871 it didn’t necessarily print two dollar bills. There were plenty of dollar coins circulating in the 1870s, 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 1871 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 1871 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 1871 and 1878.

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The following national banks printed 1871 $2 bills:

  • Charter 1814 – First National Bank of Montgomery, Alabama
  • Charter 1817 – National Commercial Bank of Mobile, Alabama
  • Charter 1817 – Alabama National Bank of Mobile, Alabama
  • Charter 1822 – Gainesville National Bank, Alabama
  • Charter 1853 – First National Bank of Tuskaloosa, Alabama
  • Charter 1833 – First National Bank of Pueblo, Colorado
  • Charter 1860 – National Exchange Bank of Augusta, Georgia
  • Charter 1861 – First National Bank of Newnan, Georgia
  • Charter 1773 – First National Bank of Seneca, Illinois
  • Charter 1773 – First National Bank of Morris, Illinois
  • Charter 1775 – Gallatin National Bank of Shawneetown, Illinois
  • Charter 1779 – Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Vandalia, Illinois
  • Charter 1785 – First National Bank of Kewanee, Illinois
  • Charter 1791 – Farmers National Bank of Bushnell, Illinois
  • Charter 1792 – Union National Bank of Aurora, Illinois
  • Charter 1793 – First National Bank of Kankakee, Illinois
  • Charter 1805 – Farmers National Bank of Keithsburg, Illinois
  • Charter 1806 – Exchange National Bank of Polo, Illinois
  • Charter 1808 – First National Bank of Lewistown, Illinois
  • Charter 1816 – Rockford National Bank, Illinois
  • Charter 1821 – Peoples National Bank of Winchester, Illinois
  • Charter 1837 – Livingston County National Bank of Pontiac, Illinois
  • Charter 1841 – First National Bank of Greenville, Illinois
  • Charter 1845 – Cook County National Bank of Chicago, Illinois
  • Charter 1850 – First National Bank of Mason City, Illinois
  • Charter 1851 – Second National Bank of Charleston, Illinois
  • Charter 1852 – First National Bank of Marseilles, Illinois
  • Charter 1867 – National Bank of Illinois, Illinois
  • Charter 1870 – First National Bank of Marengo, Illinois
  • Charter 1872 – Union National Bank of Macomb, Illinois
  • Charter 1876 – First National Bank of Paxton, Illinois
  • Charter 1881 – Dixon National Bank, Illinois
  • Charter 1882 – Will County National Bank of Joliet, Illinois
  • Charter 1889 – Rock Island National Bank, Illinois
  • Charter 1896 – Sycamore National Bank, Illinois
  • Charter 1896 – First National Bank of Sycamore, Illinois
  • Charter 1907 – Rochelle National Bank, Illinois
  • Charter 1909 – Second National Bank of Aurora, Illinois
  • Charter 1772 – German National Bank of Evansville, Indiana
  • Charter 1854 – First National Bank of Frankfort, Indiana
  • Charter 1869 – Rush County National Bank of Rushville, Indiana
  • Charter 1873 – First National Bank of Vincennes, Indiana
  • Charter 1878 – Meridian National Bank of Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Charter 1879 – Citizens National Bank of Peru, Indiana
  • Charter 1888 – First National Bank of Bloomington, Indiana
  • Charter 1890 – Citizens National Bank of Greensburg, Indiana
  • Charter 1892 – Bedford National Bank, Indiana
  • Charter 1897 – First National Bank of Newport, Indiana
  • Charter 1762 – Washington National Bank, Iowa
  • Charter 1776 – First National Bank of Osceola, Iowa
  • Charter 1786 – First National Bank of Sigourney, Iowa
  • Charter 1799 – First National Bank of Albia, Iowa
  • Charter 1801 – Commercial National Bank of Dubuque, Iowa
  • Charter 1810 – First National Bank of Charles City, Iowa
  • Charter 1811 – First National Bank of Indianola, Iowa
  • Charter 1813 – First National Bank of Anamosa, Iowa
  • Charter 1815 – First National Bank of Elkader, Iowa
  • Charter 1836 – First National Bank of Atlantic, Iowa
  • Charter 1862 – Mills County National Bank of Glenwood, Iowa
  • Charter 1871 – Knoxville National Bank, Iowa
  • Charter 1874 – First National Bank of Webster City, Iowa
  • Charter 1880 – First National Bank of Tama City, Iowa
  • Charter 1880 – First National Bank of Tama, Iowa
  • Charter 1891 – First National Bank of Pella, Iowa
  • Charter 1763 – First National Bank of Fort Scott, Kansas
  • Charter 1828 – First National Bank of Olathe, Kansas
  • Charter 1838 – First National Bank of Baxter Springs, Kansas
  • Charter 1840 – First National Bank of Wyandotte, Kansas
  • Charter 1864 – First National Bank of Paola, Kansas
  • Charter 1902 – First National Bank of Chetopa, Kansas
  • Charter 1910 – Peoples National Bank of Ottawa, Kansas
  • Charter 1760 – First National Bank of Franklin, Kentucky
  • Charter 1767 – First National Bank of Springfield, Kentucky
  • Charter 1790 – Madison National Bank of Richmond, Kentucky
  • Charter 1790 – Madison National Bank & Trust Company of Madison, Kentucky
  • Charter 1790 – Madison-Southern National Bank & Trust Company of Madison, Kentucky
  • Charter 1807 – First National Bank of Harrodsburg, Kentucky
  • Charter 1831 – First National Bank of Nicholasville, Kentucky
  • Charter 1835 – Commercial National Bank of Versailles, Kentucky
  • Charter 1847 – German National Bank of Covington, Kentucky
  • Charter 1847 – Liberty National Bank of Covington, Kentucky
  • Charter 1859 – Covington City National Bank, Kentucky
  • Charter 1900 – National Bank of Cynthiana, Kentucky
  • Charter 1908 – Kentucky National Bank of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Charter 1774 – State National Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Charter 1778 – New Orleans National Bank, Louisiana
  • Charter 1796 – Union National Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Charter 1825 – New Orleans National Banking Assoc., Louisiana
  • Charter 1898 – Mutual National Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Charter 1797 – Central National Bank of Baltimore, Maryland
  • Charter 1893 – Citizens National Bank of Hagerstown, Maryland
  • Charter 1827 – National Bank of The Commonwealth, Massachusetts
  • Charter 1761 – First National Bank of Niles, Michigan
  • Charter 1764 – First National Bank of Mason, Michigan
  • Charter 1768 – First National Bank of Saginaw, Michigan
  • Charter 1780 – Citizens National Bank of Flint, Michigan
  • Charter 1789 – First National Bank of Saint Clair, Michigan
  • Charter 1812 – First National Bank of Cassopolis, Michigan
  • Charter 1823 – First National Bank of South Haven, Michigan
  • Charter 1826 – Union City National Bank, Michigan
  • Charter 1829 – First National Bank of Allegan, Michigan
  • Charter 1832 – Northern National Bank of Big Rapids, Michigan
  • Charter 1849 – First National Bank of Grand Haven, Michigan
  • Charter 1857 – First National Bank of Port Huron, Michigan
  • Charter 1866 – First National Bank of Saint Joseph, Michigan
  • Charter 1886 – Citizens National Bank of Niles, Michigan
  • Charter 1782 – Winona Deposit National Bank, Minnesota
  • Charter 1783 – Lumbermen’s National Bank of Stillwater, Minnesota
  • Charter 1794 – First National Bank of Saint Peter, Minnesota
  • Charter 1830 – First National Bank of Saint Anthony, Minnesota
  • Charter 1830 – Merchants National Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Charter 1842 – Second National Bank of Winona, Minnesota
  • Charter 1863 – Citizens National Bank of Faribault, Minnesota
  • Charter 1911 – First National Bank of Owatonna, Minnesota
  • Charter 1770 – Boone County National Bank of Columbia, Missouri
  • Charter 1803 – First National Bank of Paris, Missouri
  • Charter 1809 – First National Bank of Jefferson City, Missouri
  • Charter 1839 – First National Bank of Lagrange, Missouri
  • Charter 1843 – Bates County National Bank of Butler, Missouri
  • Charter 1856 – First National Bank of Warrensburg, Missouri
  • Charter 1858 – Valley National Bank of Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Charter 1865 – National Bank of Rolla, Missouri
  • Charter 1877 – First National Bank of Knob Noster, Missouri
  • Charter 1901 – Kansas City National Bank of Kansas City, Missouri
  • Charter 1798 – First National Bank of Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Charter 1846 – First National Bank of Brownville, Nebraska
  • Charter 1855 – Nebraska City National Bank, Nebraska
  • Charter 1899 – State National Bank of Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Charter 1885 – Littleton National Bank, New Hampshire
  • Charter 1818 – Merchants National Bank of Newark, New Jersey
  • Charter 1818 – Merchants & Manufacturers National Bank of Newark, New Jersey
  • Charter 1905 – First National Bank of Hackensack, New Jersey
  • Charter 1772 – East Chester National Bank of Mount Vernon, New York
  • Charter 1887 – First National Bank of Olean, New York
  • Charter 1766 – Citizens National Bank of Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Charter 1781 – Merchants & Farmers National Bank of Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Charter 1784 – Bellefontaine National Bank, Ohio
  • Charter 1788 – Merchants National Bank of Dayton, Ohio
  • Charter 1788 – Merchants National Bank & Trust Company of Dayton, Ohio
  • Charter 1895 – Merchants National Bank of Toledo, Ohio
  • Charter 1903 – First National Bank of Jackson, Ohio
  • Charter 1904 – First National Bank of Plymouth, Ohio
  • Charter 1906 – Defiance National Bank, Ohio
  • Charter 1912 – National Bank of Wooster, Ohio
  • Charter 1875 – National Bank of Kutztown, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 1875 – Keystone National Bank of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 1894 – Farmers National Bank of Greensburg, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 1894 – Fifth National Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Charter 1765 – Central National Bank of Columbia, South Carolina
  • Charter 1804 – National Bank of Chester, South Carolina
  • Charter 1844 – National Bank of Newberry, South Carolina
  • Charter 1848 – National Bank of Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • Charter 1848 – First National Bank of Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • Charter 1834 – National Bank of Franklin, Tennessee
  • Charter 1777 – National Bank of Jefferson, Texas
  • Charter 1769 – Commercial National Bank of Petersburg, Virginia
  • Charter 1824 – Farmers National Bank of Salem, Virginia
  • Charter 1795 – First National Bank of Charleston, West Virginia
  • Charter 1868 – First National Bank of Jefferson at Charles Town, West Virginia
  • Charter 1883 – National Bank of Piedmont, West Virginia
  • Charter 1884 – Wellsburg National Bank, West Virginia
  • Charter 1771 – First National Bank of Boscobel, Wisconsin
  • Charter 1787 – Union National Bank of Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  • Charter 1802 – Manufacturers National Bank of Racine, Wisconsin
  • Charter 1819 – National Bank of Commerce of Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • Charter 1820 – Manufacturers National Bank of Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Charter 1800 – First National Bank of Cheyenne, Wyoming