Series 1963 $2 Legal Tender Note UNC (303A) (United States Note – Red Seal)

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

• 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 15011303 A

• Plate Positions: Front position letter G 2 (upper left), Front plate G 2 (lower right), Back plate 88 (lower right edge outside the frame)

Design & Serial Breakdown

• Reverse Vignette (Monticello): Features Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia estate, Monticello, with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" arched in ribbon above.

• Serial Analysis (150 11 303):

  • Digits present: 0, 1, 3, 5 (a 4-digit composition).

  • Features an internal double one (...11...) and a trailing mirrored triad (...303).

  • While neatly restricted to four distinct digits with good internal rhythm, it remains standard circulation sequencing rather than a formal fancy type (like a radar or repeater).

Condition Assessment

• Technical Grade: Choice About Uncirculated (AU 55 – AU 58)

• Wear & Eye Appeal:

  • Clean, bright parchment with excellent overall crispness and sharp, square corners.

  • Completely free of hard center creases dividing Thomas Jefferson's portrait.

  • Shows very faint surface waviness and handling toning along the margins consistent with light pack handling.

  • Red Treasury seal and red serials are richly inked with sharp embossed edges.