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The modern US five dollar bill (or note) does not have a red star on it. some older versions did carry a seal printed in red, but this would hardly be seen as a star.
Please check your bill again. Red seal $5 bills were issued in 1953 and 1963. No US bills were dated 1962. There's more information at the questions"What is the value of a 1953 US 5 dollar bill with a red seal?""What is the value of a 1963 US 5 dollar bill with a red seal?"Red InkRed ink indicates that a bill is a United States Note, a now-obsolete form of paper money that was similar to current Federal Reserve Notes.
A US $100 bill weighs about 1 gram.
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A dollar bill is made of strong paper. According to the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, US currency paper is composed of 75% cotton and 25% linen.
Yes. Collectors will buy these. However they usually aren't worth much more than their face value. The star means that it is a replacement bill. During the production process the original bill with that serial number got damaged and so they made another one with that serial number but this time it has a star beside the serial number to mark it as a replacement bill.
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For any US paper bill, a "star note" is a bill printed to replace a bill that was damaged during the printing process. For security and bookkeeping reasons it's difficult for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to have gaps in the serial numbers printed on bills, so the numbers of the damaged bills are reused but one of the letters is replaced with a small asterisk to indicate that the bill is a reprint. Many collectors are interested in star notes because they're unusual and not commonly seen in circulation. However, in most (but not all) cases star notes are only moderately more valuable than their standard counterparts.
A red seal indicates that the bill is a US Note, a form of paper money that was issued directly by the federal government instead of through the Federal Reserve Bank. US Notes served effectively the same purpose as Federal Reserve Notes so both types were merged in the late 1960s.
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US paper money is made from a special blend of linen and cotton as opposed to standard writing and printing paper which is made from cellulose.
The bill is red, white, and blue with a light red / pink background