Any single uncirculated 1976 $2 sells for about $2.50. If the note is circulated then it is only worth face value. 1976 two dollar bills were somewhat exciting to the general public because this marked the first time a denomination of United States money had seen a redesign in many years.
The Seagull was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters; the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina, her son the symbolist playwright Constantine and the famous story writer Trigorin.
The affair took place after Rendell had written eight of her smash-hit Inspector Wexford books â which went on to become highly successful TV adaptations â and just before she was awarded the prestigious Best Short Story Edgar by the Mystery Writers of America for her collection The Fallen Curtain in 1975.