You need to have "GOOD" pictures of the bill & join a website that has knowledgeable members who are avid collectors. Apart from that, you should go to some local coin shops to see what they say.
Remember, old doesn't always mean you'll be able to retire on it & some bills are purchased by novice collectors & not experienced informed collectors.
If you do not own the bill in question, get the pictures of it & do the research or you may just over pay for something that could takes years to re-coop the investment.
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The dollar did not exist in 1778. In fact, the U.S. did not have a central government in 1778 to issue currency of any form that we would recognize today. I have one of these to. It is old but only about 20 or 30 years old. It came with a book club membership. It has been so long, I can't remember which one but it is not real, just very authentic looking.
I have one of it (original). Has it a quotation? It says this bill entitles the bearer to receive twenty spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver. Then is says something else I can't read very well and then at the bottom it says Philadelphiea Sept. 26th 1778 Note: I cannot say authoritatively that the bill is a reproduction; however, I can say that I possess two of these bills. I can also say there are at least 30 references on the internet asking about this currency and, all of them reference serial number 270850. Even in the wildest machinations of the continental currency, they did not produce hundreds of bills with a handwritten serial number that is identical. Thus, all evidence points to this being a reproduction for some commercial purpose, perhaps a bookmark for a book on the American Revolution.
The first US $2 silver certificates were printed in 1886
Please check again. There were no $20 bills printed with that date.
The us hasn't printed a silver certificate 2 dollar bill since 1899 all twos printed after that were either US notes or federal reserve notes.
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The US never printed 100 dollar silver certificates with this date.
It will have the words Silver Certificate printed across the top of the bill's front. In most but not all cases, the seal and serial numbers will be printed in blue ink.
Well I know that folding a twenty dollar a certain way shows 9/11 i can't really explain the folds tho..
The dollar did not exist in 1778. In fact, the U.S. did not have a central government in 1778 to issue currency of any form that we would recognize today. I have one of these to. It is old but only about 20 or 30 years old. It came with a book club membership. It has been so long, I can't remember which one but it is not real, just very authentic looking.
I have one of it (original). Has it a quotation? It says this bill entitles the bearer to receive twenty spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver. Then is says something else I can't read very well and then at the bottom it says Philadelphiea Sept. 26th 1778 Note: I cannot say authoritatively that the bill is a reproduction; however, I can say that I possess two of these bills. I can also say there are at least 30 references on the internet asking about this currency and, all of them reference serial number 270850. Even in the wildest machinations of the continental currency, they did not produce hundreds of bills with a handwritten serial number that is identical. Thus, all evidence points to this being a reproduction for some commercial purpose, perhaps a bookmark for a book on the American Revolution.
The U.S. hasn't printed silver certificates since the 1960s, and there was never a $2 silver certificate.
The first US $2 silver certificates were printed in 1886
The answer is easy - ALL "one million dollar" or "one billion dollar" bills are fake. They're novelty items you can buy in a gift shop or online for a few dollars. $1000 is the largest-denomination silver certificate ever printed. $10,000 is the largest bill ever printed for circulation. $100,000 is the largest bill ever printed, but these were never circulated.
Please check again. There were no $20 bills printed with that date.
England uses pounds sterling, not dollars, and has never printed silver certificates. They are a uniquely American form of currency.