Why does the U.S. Mint not print $10,000 bills anymore?

The Treasury announced on July 14, 1969, that it would quit issuing the $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 notes immediately, since the bills were so sparsely circulated. It's not like the Bureau of Engraving and Printing had to stop the presses, either; the bills hadn't seen an actual print run since 1945. read more

They don’t print those bills anymore because those were only used for bank-to-bank transfers at a time when those kind of transfers couldn’t be done through telegraphic or e-mail service systems. $10,000 bills are so rare that there isn’t really any need to worry about the date. read more

The numbers I've heard (if I remember correctly) is that there are about 300,000 $500 bills still around, and only around 330 $10,000 bills. Interestingly, the number of $5000 bills still around is almost exactly the same as the number of $10,000 bills. Now for the question about $2 bills. read more