See Tom on Wiktionary
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"text": "In the past year I've spent over 2000 Toms with 90% used to well used. I have only seen a dozen or so with torn corners, almost always the upper left corner.",
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"ref": "2003 December 25, DyzeeGF3, “[FA] 1995 Star Twos and other goodies”, in rec.collecting.paper-money (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Jun 2025:",
"text": "> I've listed some goodies on eBay. Some 1999 Two BEP bundles (including a Star bundle\n> with the striped wrapper) and a 2003 Two BEP bundle with a neat serial number.\nWhoops, you mean '95 Toms",
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"text": "Join the discussion on www.wheresgeorge.com and then join the \"Top Toms\" club.",
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"text": "For a fun history of the challenges of the $2 bill, check out St. Louis Bank Historian Mary Piles’ article at https://www.cnbstl.com/about-us/news/the-history-of-the-two-dollar-bill. Wouldn’t it have been fun if “Toms” had become more mainstream in their usage?",
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