No, just special paper and ink.
Face value. Star notes are used to replace individual notes on a sheet that are spoiled in printing, and are fairly common.
In 1928 the Treasury standardized the seal colors used on all US bills. Blue seals were used for silver certificates. These bills were backed dollar-for-dollar with silver on deposit with the Treasury. Red seals were used for United States Notes. These bills were issued directly by the Federal Government but had no precious metal backing them up. Gold seals were used for gold certificates. These bills were backed dollar-for-dollar with gold on deposit with the Treasury. Green seals were and are used for Federal Reserve Notes. FRNs are issued by the Federal Reserve Bank. Like US Notes, they're not backed by precious metal but instead by the "full faith and credit of the United States". Production of gold certificated ended when the US went off the gold standard in 1933. Silver certificates were discontinued when silver was deregulated in the early 1960s. US Notes made up such a small fraction of all bills in circulation tht production was suspended in the late 1960s to save printing costs.
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question:There were no 1963 A United States NotesFederal Reserve Notes are different from United States Notes. They are/were issued by different agencies; the most obvious distinction is that Federal Reserve Notes have green seals while US Notes used red printing.
A star in the serial number signifies that the note is a replacement note. Replacement notes are used when a note is found damaged before leaving the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Currency collectors tend to pay more for "star notes," as they are rarer than notes with standard serial numbers.
they used mail,the printing press,and birds to send notes with them to give to who they wish......
The largest denomination of currency ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) was the $100,000 Series 1934 Gold Certificate featuring the portrait of President Wilson. These notes were printed from December 18, 1934 through January 9, 1935 and were issued by the Treasurer of the United States to Federal Reserve Banks only against an equal amount of gold bullion held by the Treasury Department. The notes were used only for official transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and were not circulated among the general public.
A star shaped symbol in printing is called an asterisk (*). It is commonly used to indicate footnotes, side notes, or as a symbol for multiplication in mathematical equations.
The banner across its top and the green seal indicate it's a Federal Reserve Note, the same type of paper money used today. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1928 B US 20 dollar bill?" for more information. At time your bill was issued, Federal Reserve Notes could be exchanged for gold but were a separate form of paper money from gold certificates. The distinction was financial rather than practical: Even though both could be exchanged for physical gold, certificates were backed dollar-for-dollar by a specific amount of gold bullion held in the Treasury, while Federal Reserve Notes had no precious-metal backing.
Yes, one dollar bills with a star symbol at the end of the serial number can be worth more than face value to collectors. These bills are known as "star notes" and are replacement notes for misprinted or damaged currency. The value can vary depending on the condition and rarity of the star note.
Canada, New Zealand, and Australia replaced their $1 notes with coins many years ago. The US is an exception; nearly half of its paper money is produced as $1 notes. It's one of the very few major countries to continue printing low-value paper money, partly due to public resistance to change (e.g. the US is also the only country to still measure in feet and pounds) as well as lobbying from the company that makes the special paper used for printing $1 notes.
Gold certificates were used from 1882 to 1933 in the U.S. as a form of paper currency.
The 1875 Double Eagle is made from 90% gold & 10% copper.