Why some $2 bills have a red seal & serial number
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- Опубликовано: 17 апр 2019
- Ever wonder why some 2 dollar bills have a red treasury seal instead of a green one? The director of The Two Dollar Bill Documentary answers this RUclipsr's question about these bills with monticello on the back, and shows how red seal $2 bill paper money came to be. Whether you're coin roll hunting or currency collecting this is the video for you.
Interviewees:
Laura Kessler, PCGS Currency
Franklin Noll, Treasury historian
Tim Canova, professor
Photos of old currency credited to: National numismatics Collection, National Museum of American History
#papermoney
#numismatics
#twodollar
Went to my local bank and asked for two dollar bills. They had one and it was in bad shape. I asked "when do you get new ones in?" They said they didn't get twos in. I said " so you don't get much call for them huh?" The lady said "OH yes, all the time". I said "Huh?, people ask for them but you don't carry them? Good thing you're not a retail business." "You would be out of business in no time flat"
Can you tell that bank that they can order them from the Federal reserve?
That was the boomerest comment down here.
Coins 50c and dollar coins same..... they get them from circulation and hold them till circulation asks. Collectors are collecting.
What will be the cost of 2 dollar red cil bill?
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I always keep a few 2$ bills in my money clip, and I just looked, and I have a red stamp 1963 series! Thanks for the info.
At one time I had 1,000 2$ bills. I wonder how many were red???
Depending on when you got them, at least a few.
Thank you for the feed back
Great video, man! Well put together -- with some beautiful animations -- and very informative! Thanks again!
Thanks! Appreciate you taking the time to send over the compliment. Hope you're subscribed!
Very informative channel with a tremendous amount of educational info regarding the $2.00 bill. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Rick! It's great to read comments like that. We're trying to mix education with some good entertainment to keep things fresh & lively. Always good to see people responding like you did. Much appreciated.
Thanks red seal background. I love the color.
Very much enjoyed your video and the historic perspective on the bill. Did not realize that there were red seal $2 bills. Great to know. Thx.
Thank you for the compliment!
Tfsharing. Enjoyed your video very much. You had more information that I hadn't expected.
Very helpful.
Have a lovely day.
💵🗽Cheers from NYC💙
Really great video about my favorite bill. Not sure why I wasn't subscribed to you but I am now! 😊
Thanks so much for the subscription and comment. You'll like a lot of other videos on this channel, as well as the full documentary from which the channel is based. Here it is in case you missed that too: amzn.to/2gpRKum
I have always been fascinated by $2 bills! Ever since my first niece was born in 1992 I started enclosing $2 bills, 50 Cent pieces, and $1 coins when they came out, in her birthday cards, as well as *every* child’s birthday card in my family & for friends children since then. I always encouraged the children and their parents to save some (if not all) of those notes and coins. (Don’t worry, they received “everyday” money they could spend, along with their gifts too. 😉 😊) Unfortunately, not a single person has _even one_ note _or coin_ that I’ve given them through the years. 🤷🏼♀️
*Funny story:*
For the past 20 years, or so, whenever I get paid, I go to the bank and get as many $2 they have just to spend in my everyday life. It’s always fun to see the expression on people’s faces when you pay for something with $2 bills. It never ceases to amaze me how many people don’t realize $2 bills are *real money* though. On more than one occasion I’ve had people flat out tell me that they aren’t real. However, no one can top the experience I had at a KFC several years ago. The young lady behind the counter was _extremely_ rude, telling me that I can’t use “Monopoly money” to pay for my food. I tried to explain to her that it was real, and if she didn’t want to take them as payment I’d gladly pay with a $20 bill. _However,_ she took it a step further and *refused* to give me my $2 bills back, and threatened to call the police on me for *FRAUD!* I asked for the manager, and _even he_ said that there isn’t any such thing as $2 bills; and now they *both* refused to give my money back to me, and I was told to leave and *never* come back. Finally, after a lengthy standoff, the manager finally called the police, telling them I was trying to pay for food with “fake” money. As soon as they called the police I sat my happy butt down and waited for the fun to begin. Both the cashier _and manager_ were taunting me, laughing while exclaiming how they couldn’t wait to see me carted off to jail in handcuffs. I just quietly sat there smiling.
I’m sure you can picture their embarrassment when two police officers showed up, expecting to arrest some chic trying to commit fraud, only to finally be _convinced_ (yes, they had to be convinced, even from _two_ police officers) that $2 bills are in fact, *real money.*
That's great! Thanks for sharing.
Happens fairly often, especially where the employees are poorly educated low wage workers. Also happens at gas stations owned by new immigrants. They sometimes think half and dollar coins aren't real money. So, before we fully implement artificial intelligence it would be a better idea to do something about natural stupidity.
@@jeffnorbert1871 They should be given DARWIN AWARD 😅
😊
I’ve been lucky in the past asking bank tellers for 2 dollar bills. Really old ones came my way. I actually gave one away as a part of a tip because it’s condition was so bad it hurt to look at it. The bank should have destroyed it or sent back to federal reserve to destroy it. What I’d really like to find in my stocking in Christmas some day is a 5000 dollar bill. They’re way out of circulation which makes them so valuable. So I’d settle for a ten dollar coin. They can be worth a bunch of money depending on variables. Because the intrinsic value always stays put.
Also I like how $2 bills keep that old fashion to them.
Same
With ones
youre correct @@shadowalphaop8740but only the backs of the one
Ah Ha!I saved a couple of five dollar bills with the red seal and always wondered what it meant,THANKS!
Happy to help. Thanks for watching.
I used to have several "red ink" $2 Bill's. Still have a $1 "silver certificate" somewhere.
Got a $2 silver certificate, has a blue seal on it
@@user-neo71665 SWEET!
nothin yup, and it says "silver certificate" right on it. Have no idea what the value is or how to have it graded. But I just love having it.
I have five 1928 uncirculated "red seal" $2 bills with sequential serial numbers. Was told they are worth ... $2.
This is wonderful! Educational too. Good video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have a red seal $2 I got when working at a bank in 2001. A customer inherited a PO Box that had old bills from 1965. I swap cash for the bill bc I had never seen the red before. Now I know!!!
And yes.... I still have the bill all these years latter.
I have a red seal 2$ bill 1935
"Swapping" anything inside a safety deposit box is a FEDERAL CRIME AND A FELONY!! Thats why the boxes are called "SAFETY DEPOSIT".... HOPE YOUR ASS GOES TO FEDERAL PRISON YOU THIEF
@@captseamus you sir are an idiot.
I have a 1953 series * note red seal $2 bill thats serial number starts with * 0000. I understand that the signifies a reprint of the original bill. Couple of questions, does the * in 1953 also mean the bill was reprinted? Does the low serial number starting 0000 add any value to the note?
****I remember a story from an old friend that used $2 notes in giving change in his Texas Inspection business. People loved it, but few rejected them as if cursed. At Christmas he gifted some to his grandchildren and one went complaining to their mother and stated, "Why did Papaw give us fake money?" Loved the story, but miss the old guy more. Some people spend their entire life to get so little at the end, and so few get sooo much with so little.
Great tale - thanks for sharing. Those grandchildren aren't the only ones who think $2s are fake money! I make them available on my film's website, and the main question that I get (so often that I had to add it an FAQ section) is, "are they real?". Of course they are!
4:09 that guy must have been watching COPS before that interview.
I wonder how long until colorless money will be worth something well technically completely green money also quarters with eagles
Incredible video! I am an avid collector and this video is a great
re-enforcement to the current knowledge I have plus more. You have earned a new subscriber!
Question: What year did $2 start and what are the rarest runs? For example: smallest runs or print errors.
Thank you so much for the comment and subscription - it's great to see people who respond like you did! It makes what we're doing worth it. Since you love $2s so much, I have to recommend the documentary film from which this channel is based. It's on my website (along with a book) 2dollarbillmovie.com and also Amazon: amzn.to/2gpRKum There are sections on collecting, good & bad luck, history, usage, etc. Great question too. We've gotten similar ones, but no one mentions rarest runs, so definitely something we'll consider. Much appreciated.
Do videos on 3 Dollar bills.
Regarding 1:20, United States Notes are created by the U.S. Treasury and are Bills of Credit whereas Federal Reserve Notes are created by the Federal Reserve Bank and are based on Indebtedness which incur interest expense. In other words, Federal Reserve Notes are monetized debt.
Interesting historical Bank Note 2 dollar bill Red seal I have one in my collection UNC I really appreciate it love the design thank you for sharing regards from RichardLiew from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Thanks for watching!
I have quite a few Bills with Red Seals along with many US Currency in Denominations $1 to $5,000. All passed down from Grand Father and my Father some dating back to the 1880's.
Liar... they never made a $5000 dollar bill! It goes 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 500 1000 10000 100000
@@Jayandhis25cents I have a $5000.Series 1928, Madison on the picture, Yellow seal GOLD CERTIFICATE.
@@Jayandhis25cents totally wrong , 4 years later lol
2$ bills are still made to this day
Yes they are. Most recent printing in October of 2018.
Yes yes yes yes
Dlow2289 Dlow2289 - but try to get one from your bank , Wells Fargo don’t have any yesterday or the dollar coin. And don’t mention the half dollar !
I have a red sealed 1953 in my hand right now but it has a little rip on the corner but it looks like brand new condition is it worth anything
oh wow...I had no idea 2 dollar bills went back that far in time.......cool ....and thumbs up !!!
Thanks! They actually go back to 1862, but I have other videos on my channel that address that.
That's interesting! And did you know that Clarence Douglas Dillon, secretary of treasury in 1963! That gentleman is a realitive of mine he married my grandfather's sister. IN GOD WE TRUST, AMEN.🇺🇸
I have a 1928, 1953 and a 1963 - in $1, $5, and $20.00:) Red Seals
Bet that was expensive
Thanks that answers my question.
thank you for this i just found out that i have a red seal $2 bill 1928
My 1928F $2 bill looks better than my 1976 $2 bills. Too bad it's not worth much.
This is true... there was an English speaking Chinese fellow that used to come to coin shows in Clifton,NJ. His last name was Ho and he collected,among other things, two dollar bills. He good naturedly was known by the dealers as "two dollar ho" true story !
omg, that's hilarious! :D
Intresting. I own a couple of the green seal bills, still a great collection piece for my greatgrand kids😉
Green seals are worth face value, what are you at about?
Thank you sense we have them we thought this was a helpful video, thank you for making it. Lance for Lance & Patrick.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the view and comment.
What if u have a blue seal2$ bill
Are they woth anything blue seals
I had a red-seal $2 bill, given to me by a little old lady when I was probably four or five years old. I had it for many years, but somehow it became lost. I have no idea where it is now, but I know where I put it to keep it. I don't have that container anymore either. :(
sure
@@Zandermo I have a red seal as well from 1953, very believable lol grow up
I have a 1928 red seal 2 dollar bill. I didn't loose it 👍
What series and or branch would you consider collectable?
thanks for the info, love ur vids. as a canadian id love ether a green back 2$ or a red
Thanks for loving our videos! Always happy to hear that. Your best bet to get either of those bills is eBay, although you'll pay a little more than they're worth.
You also showed a star note US notes 2 in a picture. I have one.
I have a red two dollar bill and one blue five dollar bill are they worth anything?
Laurie Swanson not really maybe 2$ more then face value
Jordan SunderMan I have a RED SEAL $5 STAR NOTE.
I have some bill albums filled with the red seal $2 bills, although there not particularly valuable, that little bit of red makes them so pretty, there the best looking bill of all bills....to me anyway.
They are great looking bills. The red seal, distinctly different from today's currency which is all green, really stands out.
I have two red prints how rare are they? And I got the two u talk of a note and one were they enlarged the two and moved the red seal?
When is the next year of printing and do they plan to change the backside anytime soon?
Great question, but it's impossible to answer the first part because no one knows until the Federal Reserve analyzes their data and determines what - if anything - their next print order should be. To answer the second part of the question... no, they don't.
Red and blue seals get my juices going in the morning.
Uh..... Blue seals??? Huh?
Blue seals are on silver and gold certificates
@@SilverWatcher. gold certificates have yellow/orange seals
I've got a $10 with a Yellow seal but it's not the "extra rare" version. It's still not something you see every day though.
@@SilverWatcher. Silly doggy !! GOLD seals on GOLD Certificates and blue on silvers.....They make me wet as well . *~:)
When we're the 1 and 5 US notes taken out of circulation
Red 1? 1934 Red 5? 1969. Actually ALL remaining Red, Blue and Brown seals and High Denoms ($500, $1000, $5000 and $10000) were removed from circulation starting in 1969.
Hello , love the $2 bill and love your videos , thank you .
Thanks for watching!
Thank u for this explanation
Hey that's me, thanks for answering!
Yeah, and you won a $2 bill for the question! We posted a response on our Community post trying to reach you, but haven't heard back. Please email me from the address in our "about" page and we'll send you your $2.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Great thank you. I can't seem to find the email on mobile, could you please post it here?
@@manchesterunited212 Don't want to post my email in a comment for fear of having a zillion people suddenly start emailing me. Go to the channel page, click ABOUT, and then there's a button next to "Business inquiries" that will show my email. You may have to do it from a desktop. A zillion people may go and follow those directions and email me, but you should be able to find it. If not, go to our website 2dollarbillmovie.com and choose Contact from the bottom menu.
When I was a supervisor at a theater concession stand, someone spent two of the 1953 ones at one of our tills. I still have them inside a book, because unfortunately they were pretty worn and looked to have been widely undesirable.
I have a 2 dollar from 1928 with the red make on the left side what is it worth
I like the documentary you did about the $2 bill I did the same thing a lot of today still don't know it's still begin made.
Glad you liked the film - thanks for watching it. This channel hoped to educate people about the bill. Please share the videos so more people can see them!
One question- what about the National Currency Banknotes issued during Great Depression ? Any still exist in 2 dollar version?!
The B is for New York but placed at Boston @1:42
The B is actually placed in the Manhattan area, so it's in New York in our eyes. Because the size of the letters we used was a bit large, the A for Boston got pushed down the coast a bit. But it's all relative. You must have paused it to check - no one's commented about that yet. Gotta appreciate the small details.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Dude, the A is in Delaware! That's not even remotely "relative" to Boston!
Aside from this small mishap, I love the 2 & your videos are really fun & informative!
Star Note @3:06!
You should do a video on the horse blanket sized $2's. Particularly the series 1917.
We did a video on the 1918 already: ruclips.net/video/5lmdBmQXcGU/видео.html The 1917 is a cool bill and we'll definitely consider it.
Thank you for your knowledge
Thank you for watching!
I have some $5 red sealed notes :D
Officially, the Series 1963A was the last issued red seal $2 note. That had been printed and issued til about the late 60's in limited quantities. It has the Fowler signature as Secretary of the Treasury, not Dillon's. Still worth keeping however.
Correct. We started this video thinking we would mention the A-G series of 1928s, the A-C of 1953 as well as the 1963A. But it got tedious so we took it out. Still interesting that the 1963 series in total had such a small printing before the bill was officially removed from circulation.
Youre right, theyre worth a total of 2 dollars🤣🤣
You didn't cover the 1966 series United States note $100 bill.
That was the very last United States note ever issued by the federal government.
So what's the deal with that?
Roger Sheddy. Good point. Those are very scarce to rare. Here's the lowdown in my opinion. Most of those really didn't circulate because #1. The 1966 Series with the Granahan-Fowler signature combination was printed during a one month span in 1968 to fulfill the obligation of having a certain dollar amount of United States Notes in circulation. #2. Star notes in the 1966 series are quite rare, a very miniscule amount printed. #3. The 1966A with Elston-Kennedy signature combination printed in 1971; is going to be rare only because presumably most of those notes were destroyed in the 90's as they were remained in Treasury vaults marked as unissued.
I think you'll be interested to know...
I looked into the wheresgeorge website and found right up top they had a whole bunch of the Red Seal 1966 series hundreds that they had marked and put back into circulation. There are also quite a few other bills that are collectible that they did the same thing with.
I rather think those people are kind of dense.
I have a bill binder bought at a hobby store but. I think this will ruin it if I try to take them out to be graded. I am afraid to rip or wrinkle them. What is better to buy to put them in.
You can send it to PCGS Currency - in its binder, and they can place into a standard safe case with the grade on it. Call 'em and ask about it. They won't harm your bill at all.
What about the ones that have the date on the left side?
I got a red seal 2$ bill from someone spending it at McDonald’s a few days ago. I find so many 2$ bills when I’m counting the cash registers at the end of the night
I don't get why people wouldn't want $2 bills I mean it's just a weird number to have as a bill but I don't really see any problem with having one
$2 denomination notes have existed in all currencies. Great moniker , BTW-
Yeah. I like to use two Dollar bills. Hate ones... for singles, I use the small dollar coins.
No slot for them in the cash register.
@@kozmickarmakoala3526 what's up with the blue ones
What about blue notes
1953series red seal it doesn't have a letter under series a b d date front sidelights of the picture, what does that mean?
I have a few red $2 bills and a red $5 bill.
Zzznorch I have a red 5$ bill 2
Me to I have a red printed 5$ bill.
My grandma has a red seal 5 dollar bill too
Are there only 1900s - 1970s 2 dollar bills?
Thanks for the question. Probably not enough detail to do a video about. Most people know - as this video touches on - that $2 bills were re-issued as Federal Reserve Notes for the Bicentennial in 1976. There have been nearly a dozen printings since.
I have a 2013, 2009, and 95, and 76
Thank you
hi, I have a question, I was visiting the US and I wanted to get a two dollar bill but I couldn't find one anywhere, do you know why is that
Next time go to any bank. They usually have them
I have a $3 bill, it had Bill Clinton on the front. The back is pretty funny too!
Why some people think that 2 dollar bill are rare and think it's give bad lucky and people don't used like other bills ?
Im holding my red sealed 1963 in my hand right now lol
Awesome. What shape is it in? Is it a star note?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary its not in the best of shape unfortunately, looks like it was folded in half at some point in its life but ive had it in my card holder for almost 10 years now, and no its not a star note lol, I dont have that kind of luck haha, but I did notice from the bills in the video that my bills red stamp almost seem off a bit, like its lowered a tiny bit and not flush with the bottom of the word "TWO"
Would you sell it?
Kevin Johnson I am 2
@@garrylaughlin112 I have a 1953 red ink 2$ bill I'd sell, serial number 05461120a..
What are federal reserve notes for
Enjoyed the info about the red seal 2 dollar bill. Do you have any information regarding the red seal 5 dollar bill printed in that same year of 1963? Is there any value in them beyond face value? Also what can you tell me about it being not only a red seal but a star note as well?
Honestly don't know much about $5s. We made a documentary feature film about the $2s ( amzn.to/2gpRKum ) and so a lot of research went there. Didn't have a need to learn much about any other denomination except when it affected the $2 bill. I imagine the red seal $5s are in fact worth just a little more than face value, unless the condition is pristine and perhaps if it has a star with the serial number.
Why was president Jefferson changed until the 1900s
End the fed arrest the banksters
Time to print US NOTES debt free
Replace FED NOTES with US NOTES 1:1
for everyone but the fraudsters and criminals
(None for foreigners who hold FRS NOTES either).
SECRET OF OZ documentary!
We have to stop deficit spending first, @@2Truth4Liberty. You know President Trump wants to. Can he?
@@KenJackson_US Theoretically deficit spending is not a problem IF you first switch back to US NOTES.
And, in fact, even with deficits could put an end to the federal income tax and use tariffs and deficit spending to fund government. This is how it was done throughout history. There was no Federal Income Tax for most of the history of the US. The key being not to run deficits so high that they cause high inflation.
Oy Vey! Easy there!
Nice video. Thanks.
I knew about the red seal and green seal 2.00 bills but did they issue a 2.00 silver certificate blue seal or a gold certificate and during world war 2 when they issued brown seal bills for our troops in North Africa did they issue a 2.00 bill and did they do a yellow seal 2.00 for Hawaii with Hawaii printed on the back of it just wondering
Down with the Federal Reserve !!
I have a 5.00 bill with red colors seals.
I had one also about 2 months ago but, had no choice and had to spend it. I'll know better next time if there is a next time.
I have $1(1928) $2(1928, 1953, & 1963 $5 (1953 & 1963) & $100 (1966) NOTES ALL RED SEAL.
The first time I got paid for a work week I was handed a $500 bill. I miss those.
Why do some have a batter the end or the number instead of an A ?
Where did the design come from, and also how many designs were there in the past?
We have several videos on our channel that answer this. One of them is the first fact of this video: ruclips.net/video/FQJGDgCJGpA/видео.html As for where designs come from, try this one: ruclips.net/video/w4XQTMToMKc/видео.html
"Why is this in my recommendations?" season 1 ep 9
This video gets recommended often. I think RUclips wants you to learn something.
I also had a 10 backed by silver but that was also spent. I hate my aunt
Lmfao
I have a 1963 $2 bill that has an F4 in the upper left corner on the front and an F3 on the bottom right corner, also on the front. In another of your videos, it said these #'s should always match. Is this a mess up, giving this bill more value?
The LETTERS always match. The numbers do not. The number on the lower right is the Plate Serial Number. The number top left is the position of where that bill was located on the sheet. Even I had to watch the video again to be sure, but that's how it works. The numbers themselves do not need to match. You do not have a bill with a mess up, but the fact that is is a 1963 with a red seal gives it a little more value.
Once there was this man ballin, he had 100 of these just to order a sausage biscuit and every single day.
No... it's not legal
Only Congress is supposed to print our currency, the fed isn't constitutionally legal
I love two dollar bills and the half dollar There are so
REAR
very informative videos. how much is worth of 2 dollar bills with one or two star note? thanks
Star notes, like all bills, depend partly on condition and year. It's hard to even guess the value without that information. I would suggest searching eBay for star notes of similar-year $2 bills. They're only worth what people will pay for them.
I have a two dollar red seal that has a printing error part of the seal is yellow and some of the serial numbers yellow too I wonder if this is a common error
That does not sound very common. I would reach out to a coin & currency dealer - or maybe PCGS Currency - to have it evaluated
What was the first coin or dólar to Be made
Does the change in the legal tender disclaimer mean anything? Whats a "tenderer"
When you hand it to someone for payment, you're tendering tender.
I have a few red ones so what do i do to find if there worth more and where do i take it
If there is a coin or currency dealer in your area, take it there. Or check eBay for notes from the same year that are in similar condition. Don't get your hopes up - they're not worth too much.
Yes I do have one in my collection it's a good discussion note
Sure is.
How many 1953 red seal star notes were minted, also why is the star at the beginning of the serial number? (That’s my only bill with the star at the beginning of the serial number)
The reason for stars is explained in this video: ruclips.net/video/YrjYDq85s2k/видео.html There are rarely stats for how many stars are printed because as you'll see, they're made just to fill in for errors that break the serial number sequence.
I have two of these. Nothing fancy about the serial numbers, but they are in good shape.
I have 3 of the red seal notes, 2 from'53 and 1 from'63, how can I send a photo to see if you think they are worth anything?
They are by nature worth a little more than face value. You can email me pics at john@2dollarbillmovie.com. Maybe I'll even buy them from you.
where do you find them red and diffrent colored seals at,,thank you fer the video
Coin & currency dealers would have them if you have one locally. But eBay has a bunch of them
I have 4 consecutive 1976 $2 bills stamped with postal stamp are they worth anything?
Why were they stamped?
Those are worth a bit more than $2 each, and having 4 consecutive serial numbers will add more value to the group, provided they are all in good condition. Does the date the post office stamped say April 13, 1976? If so, I can tell you more about it and may even be interested in purchasing them. Email me at john@2dollarbillmovie.com
I'm from the Philippines, I just got my $2 bill something to include on my collections. 😊
Thank you for the video , when I was 11 years old I remember when the $2.00 note made a come back in 1976 my mom took me to the bank and I baught one and I still have it . I do have a question for
you , why didn't the federal reserve come out with a $2.00 silver certificate ? Thanks again for the video . ✌
Thanks for the kind words. To answer your question briefly (because I don't think it warrants a full video), twos were already in decline due to lack of demand. They were only really being issued after the 1928 series to fulfill the legal requirements for United States notes. Then of course by 1976, no one was on the silver standard anymore. Without knowing the answer as 100% fact, I can safely say that there was no benefit to making silver certificate twos at all, and thus, supply was limited to the red seals.
Were they used by military post to show the surrounding town"s how much money they recieved from that military post??
I had a dream about these red notes once but that was before I learned of them. I remember in my dream finding a bundle of these notes but they were all in red lettering. Past life I suppose.
Or maybe it will come true and you'll feel a sense of deja vu.