Series 1963 $2 Legal Tender Note (United States Note – Red Seal)

• Catalog Reference: Friedberg #1513 (Fr. 1513)

• Denomination: $2 (Two Dollars)

• Type: Small-Size Legal Tender / United States Note (Red Treasury Seal & Red Serials)

• Series: Series 1963 (Note: Holder sticker incorrectly attributes this to Series 1963A; Granahan – Dillon signatures confirm Series 1963)

• Facility: Washington, D.C.

• Signatures: Granahan – Dillon (Kathryn O'Hay Granahan, Treasurer of the United States; C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury)

• Serial Number: A 10978106 A

• Plate Positions: Front position letter E 1 (upper left), Front plate E 3 (lower right), Back plate 88 (lower right edge outside the frame)

Design & Serial Breakdown

• Reverse Vignette (Monticello): Classic vignette of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate with "IN GOD WE TRUST" arched in the ribbon across the top.

• Serial Composition (10 978 106):

  • Digits present: 0, 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 (a 6-digit mix).

  • Bookended by repeated 10 digit pairs: opens with 10... and features an internal ...10... near the tail (10 - 978 - 10 - 6).

  • Standard circulation run without a recognized fancy serial structure.

Adjusted Condition Assessment

• Technical Grade: VF Details (Apparent XF/AU Structure, Minor Bottom Margin Tear & Foreign Markings) / Net VF 20–25

• Paper & Wear Breakdown:

  • Fiber & Crispness: The underlying paper body maintains strong structural firmness, embossed depth, and clean surfaces typical of an XF/AU note.

  • Bottom Margin Tear: A small paper split along the bottom center border into the white selvage fundamentally caps straight-market grading, moving it from a problem-free baseline into a "Details" net grade.

  • Surface Markings: Light pencil/graphite marks appear on the reverse to the right of the central dome.

  • Folds & Margins: Shows light handling waviness and a soft center fold, with otherwise intact outer margins and decent corner sharpness.

  • Overprint inks on the red Treasury seal and serial numbers retain sharp color saturation.