The 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single Note sold out within hours, replicating previous collector $2 note sell out performances. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) placed the limited 10,000 notes on sale at 9:00 AM and they were gone before 11:30 AM.

The sale of Philadelphia notes were initially delayed by the BEP in June due to system maintenance. Whether their postponement helped heighten their demand is difficult to know given past $2 banknote offering from the Reserve Banks Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Richmond and Cleveland also sold out within a few short hours.

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The 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single collector note will be released Monday, October 20 at 9 A.M. EDT, a Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) e-mail sent Thursday reminded customers. These are the same notes that were delayed in June due to BEP system maintenance.

The banknotes are priced at $7.85 each, with a limit of "25 units" per household.

Collectors will want to mark their calendar and be on their toes for the sprint to place orders, as each of the previous $2 notes were sold out within hours.
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The 2008 Cleveland First Day $2 Single Notes went on sale Wednesday at 7:30 A.M. EDT, and were gone within hours. “Sold-Out” was the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) message that customers saw online Wednesday morning.

With the Cleveland notes having a limited 10,000 quantity, and each in crisp, uncirculated condition with a beginning serial number of “2008xxxxD,” the banknotes were quickly grabbed up — just as this year’s previous Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas and Richmond collector $2 offerings.

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has announced new sale dates of October 1 for the 2008 Cleveland $2 Single Notes and October 20 for the 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single Notes. Both collector notes will be available on their respective days at 7:20 A.M. EDT. Each has a price tag of $7.95.

In May, the BEP delayed Cleveland note sales "due to system maintenance." That was followed in June by a similar announcement delaying Philadelphia notes. The two were actually skipped over with the release of the Richmond $2 singles in late July.

The $2 collector series are extremely popular. Each previous offering from designated Reserve Banks Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, and Richmond sold out within a few short hours.

The single notes feature:

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) announced the release of the 2008 Cleveland $2 Single Notes for collectors only to later announce its delay. Today, the BEP notified its customers that the Philadelphia $2 Single Note would be delayed as well.

The announcement said,

The BEP will postpone the release of the 2008 $2 Single Philadelphia Note previously scheduled for Monday, June 23.

No date has been determined for rescheduling the release of this product. This postponement is due to system maintenance improvements.

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The United States Mint has released the 2007 Wyoming Official First Day Coin Cover.

These limited edition covers hold two Wyoming state quarters that were each minted on the very first day of the coin’s production.

Just like the Jefferson $1 Coin Cover recently released, one coin included is from the United States Mint at Philadelphia while the other is from Denver.

Also placed on the cover is an American Flag postage stamp and a postmark date of September 4, 2007, which indicates the day the Wyoming state quarters were first released to the public.

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