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there weren't any notes issued in 1927
The silver certificate and the gold certificate were replaced by the Federal Reserve Dollar.
No such (US) bill exists. Silver certificates were last issued in 1964, and the $500 bill was last issued with the series of 1934A. Furthermore, the highest denomination silver certificate issued was $10, higher denomination certificates were either United States Notes, Federal Reserve Notes or Gold Certificates.
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Silver certificates were "regular money" at one time, circulating alongside other bill types like Federal Reserve Notes and United States Notes, as well as gold certificates before 1933. The only difference was that silver certificates could be exchanged at banks for silver metal.There's more information at "What is a US silver certificate?"
The Chief 1899 $5 dollar silver certificate is paper money.
The red ink indicates your bill is a United States Note and not a certificate. Certificates were at issued long ago for redemption in silver (blue seal) and gold (gold seal), but US Notes were simply a different form of currency that was almost identical to modern Federal Reserve Notes. Please see the Related Question for more information.
Please check your bill again. As the banner across the top indicates, it's a silver certificate, not gold. All gold certificates were withdrawn in 1933. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1957 US 1 dollar silver certificate?"
The red ink indicates your bill is a United States Note and not a certificate. Please see the Related Question for more information. Certificates were at issued long ago for redemption in silver (blue seal) and gold (gold seal), but US Notes were simply a different form of currency that was almost identical to modern Federal Reserve Notes.
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Older U.S. currency is still legal tender at face value, but may be worth more to collectors. Note: silver certificates are no longer redeemable for silver (likewise with gold certificates).
Try a local pawn shop, or a near-by antique mall.CorrectionYou won't be able to find a 1934 $1000 silver certificate because none were ever printed, only Federal Reserve notes with a green seal. Some 1934 gold certificates were printed (actually in 1933, for release in 1934) but were never released when gold was withdrawn from circulation.