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Message:: [QUOTE="clayirving, post: 1836058, member: 18867"]The Curse of the Two Dollar Bill — The $2 note was first issued in 1862 and it was well accepted until the late 1800's. In the late 1800's some of the things you could do with a $2 note were: Buy a vote, Buy "services" at a brothel, or place a bet. Respectable persons feared others would think they had "earned" the "Duece" by selling their vote, their body, or as a habitual bettor. To combat the "Curse of the Deuce," many people tore corners off the note. Pregnant women who received a note with all four corners torn off believed they would have twins. Cashiers imagined themselves immune from the "Curse" if they kissed the note upon receipt — In the old days, it was believed that saliva contained magical powers that would contain a curse long enough to pass the offending article to another who would have to fine their own way of defending themselves.[/QUOTE]