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- Series 1928 D - U.S. Two Dollar United States Note - Red Seal
- Obverse: Thomas Jefferson / Reverse: Monticello
- Serial Number: C 32439076 A / Printed: January 1934 to July 1944
- Treasurer: W.A. Julian / Sec. of the Treasury: Henry Morgenthau Jr.
- Condition: Fine Circulated (creases & use wear, no tears)
** In 1929, when all U.S. currency was changed to its current size, the $2 bill was issued only as a United States Note. - The obverse featured a cropped version of Thomas Jefferson's portrait that had been on previous $2 bills. - The reverse featured Jefferson's home, the Monticello. - The note's seal and serial numbers were red.
The Series of 1928 $2 bill featured the treasury seal superimposed by the United States Note obligation to the left and a large gray TWO to the right. - There were eight different types of Series 1928 notes denoted by a letter following the date.
The very first 1928 series note printed with serial number 00000001 is housed in the Smithsonian Institute Museum, Washington, D.C.
