For varying reasons and a number of stories told, $2 bills are widely considered unlucky but is not spread evenly. And while the taboo against the $2 bill runs throughout North America, bills are good-luck charms in Ecuador.
The Central Bank of Ecuador get their US dollars the same way a bank in US orders money from the Federal Reserve when they need more fives, 10s, 50s, etc,. And, 2 bills are not a priority in Ecuador so there’s very little in circulation there.
It's the scarcity that gives the bills their appeal.
The same thing Erik Mintz, Director of Constant Contact's EventSpot product in West Palm Beach, FL., has found out. Mintz sent out a survey asking what is special about a $2 bill. From the responses he got, those who carry $2 with them don't keep the bill to attract good luck but just for the simple reason that it is rarely seen in circulation and represents less than 1% of all notes in circulation.
Superstitious people wrongly attribute supernatural power to things that do not actually possess that power. Not just $2 bill but there seem to be countless of commonplace objects are said to be inherently imbued with luck, good or ill.
Count yourself lucky if you're NOT superstitious. In a world where we prize science, it may not be something to be proud of, according to Connecticut College psychologist Stuart Vyse.
Vyse says only 40 percent of Americans believe in evolution. And in superstition? "Over half of Americans have some kind of superstition that they believe in," he said. - CBSNews.com.