More than a modern $100 dollar bill. The money being printed currently has no value other than what the Federal Reserve says it has. That's why modern bills to not say "pay to the bearer" but rather just simply "Federal Reserve Note".
Over printing of Fiat money has contributed to the collapse of the dollar.
If it has a green seal, it's worth $12 to $15.
All silver certificates and many other older bills carry that phrase so more information is needed. Please post a new question with the bill's seal color, and whether there is a small letter next to the date.
That phrase appears on many older bills. Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with its date, what letter if any is next to the date, and the bill's seal color.
Dollar bills are not always worth one dollar, however one dollar bills are worth one dollar for the sake that 1=1, it is a one dollar bill, and can be exchanged for goods and services.
Despite its age, your bill is only worth face value in worn condition, up to maybe $140 if almost unworn. $100 bills did not circulate regularly until the last 15 or 20 years as inflation rose, so many older ones stayed in circulation for very long periods of time.
If it has a green seal, it's worth $12 to $15.
'Pay to the bearer on demand' just means that you need to pay the bill to the person you are owned money to. The person will be noted on the bill.
That was written on the old US $1 silver certificate. At they time they were still in use, they could be redeemed for a dollar's worth of silver coins, but this practice was discontinued in the 1960s. The bill is still legal tender at face value today.
If the bearer can redeem the note into silver metal, I would guess it is worth the going price of silver on the day the bearer exchanges it or sells the metal.
All silver certificates and many other older bills carry that phrase so more information is needed. Please post a new question with the bill's seal color, and whether there is a small letter next to the date.
1928 US five-dollar bills with red seals were common in circulation. For this reason, they only command about $7, unless they are in mint condition with no folds, then they would be able to get more.
That phrase appears on many older bills. Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with its date, what letter if any is next to the date, and the bill's seal color.
a half hundred dollar bill is worth $50
At the time, it was worth one dollar.
It's worth 5 dollars.
All Red Seal U.S. notes carry that motto so it's not a distinguishing feature. Depending on its condition and whether it has a series letter (a single character) right after the date, it could be worth anywhere from face value to about $30.
In circulated condition, it's worth about $50 A nice crisp uncirculated one is worth about $175