What is the value of a 1934 A US 5 dollar silver certificate with a yellow seal?

Answer 1

Your bill is an interesting memento of WWII. As of 04/2015 approximate prices are:

• Circulated: $20 to $60 depending on the bill's condition
• Uncirculated: $250

Despite the 1934 date, yellow-seal bills were specially printed during WWII for use by troops serving in North Africa. Similar brown-seal bills were printed for use by both civilians and military members in Hawaii. If the Axis had captured large numbers of these bills their distinctive colors would have let the government declare them worthless without destabilizing the money supply on the mainland.

FAQs:

"In God We Trust"

That motto was adopted in 1955 and was added to bills starting in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The fact that it isn't found on older bills is normal and NOT a printing error.

Serial Numbers

A bill's serial number is a counter and a security feature. In most cases it doesn't affect a bill's value or help to identify it. Some collectors specialize in bills with low serial numbers (e.g. 00000005) or unusual patterns (12344321) so these can bring above-average prices.

DISCLAIMER: The values quoted are market averages as of the date shown, but may be different for an individual bill due to variations in quality and other factors. Also the wholesale (buying) price of a bill will be less than the selling (retail) price. A reputable currency dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation based on an in-person inspection.