Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, appears on the front of the $2 bill. The reverse features an engraving of John Trumbull's painting, “Declaration of Independence.” It is a common misconception that $2 bills are no longer being printed. Although printing halted in 1966, it resumed again in 1976 with a new reverse design. The two-dollar bill is rarely seen in circulation, which has led to an overall lack of public knowledge of the bill. The US Treasury estimates that there are nearly a billion $2 bills in circulation, although they make up less than 1% of the US currency in circulation.