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It's called the "series letter". The date on US bills represents what's called a series and not the actual date that it was printed. The series letter indicates some form of change within that series. The first set of bills in a series doesn't carry a letter. The next set takes an A, then B, etc.
How series letters are assigned has varied over the years. In the past a series date was changed only when there was a significant design change to a bill. When a new Treasury Secretary or Treasurer was appointed, the letter after the date would be changed. If there was no design change the series letters could go quite far into the alphabet. For example, the 1935 series of $1 bills was printed from 1935 to 1965, and letters went up to H.
Today, the Treasury Department can technically still start a new series if there's a design change but the practice is to start a new series only when a new Treasury Secretary is appointed. Series letter changes are made only when a new Treasurer is named. As a result dates change more often and series letters rarely go above B or C. However it's also produced some anomalies such as a 2004A $10 bill but no 2004 series because the 10's design was changed in the middle of both officials' terms, and there are two different designs of Series 2006 $5 bill.
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What is the value of American dollar bills?
Anything dated 1974 or later is worth face value only. Older bills' values depend on their date, seal color, and the series letter that appears next to the date on some of them.
What the value of the american dollar?
Anything dated 1974 or later is worth face value only. Older bills' values depend on their date, seal color, and the series letter that appears next to the date on some of them.
What is the value of a 1961 US 1000 dollar bill?
The last US $1000 bills were dated 1934, even though some were printed as late as 1945. In addition, there were no US bills of any type with the series date 1961. Please check the date and post a new, separate question with the bill's condition, date, and series letter (if it has one).
Where is the series letter on US currency?
The series letter, if it exists, is below or next to the bill's date. On modern bills the date is normally near the bottom of the design to the left or right of the portrait. In most cases the first bill in a series does not have a letter, so A is really the second issue, B the third, etc. Also the rules for when a series letter is added vs. using a new date have changed over time. It used to be that a new series date was created only when there was a design change, and a letter was added when the Treasury Secretary or Treasurer changed. Now a date change tends to happen when there's a new Secretary, and a letter change when there's a new Treasurer. That's how some bills have ended up with gaps in the series letters if none were printed during a particular pairing, while other bills (notably the 2006 $5 notes) can appear with the same date and series but different designs.
I have a 5.00 federal reserve note. The date is 1934 C. what does the c stand for?
The letter after the date is a "series" indicator. For many years the practice was to change the date only when there is a redesign, but add a letter suffix when the same design was used but with a different U.S. Treasurer or Secretary of the Treasury. Thus the date doesn't refer to the year of issue like it does with coins, but only to the design. All bills with that design form the year series, and those with a specific letter form a sub-series. Perhaps the most extreme example of this practice was the 1935 series of $1 bills. They were printed without a design change from that year up till the late 1950s, with letters ranging from A to H. In recent years the BEP has started to issue a new date series not only when there is a design change but also whenever a new Secretary of the Treasury is appointed. Series letters are reserved for changes in the U.S. Treasurer, so you rarely see any letters beyond A or B. Look at some recent $1 bills to see the pattern.
There is some dollars bills from 1901 you need to know the vaule?
The U.S. did not issue any $1 bills with that date. You could have bills that were issued by a private bank; you would need to have them examined in person by a dealer or appraiser to know their value.
What is the value of dollar silver certificates?
The FACE value of these bills is $1 but their collector value varies considerably. For example, circulated 1957 / 57A / 57B silver certificates and some later-series 1935 bills are quite common among collectors and sell for only 25 to 50 cents extra. Others, such as bills specially printed for use in Hawaii and North Africa during WWII, and bills dated 1934 and earlier, can be worth a lot more. If you have questions about a specific date, check to see if there's a small "series letter" next to the date, then check for questions in the form "What is the value of a [date] [letter] US [value] silver certificate?", e.g. "What is the value of a 1953 A US 10 dollar silver certificate?
What is the value of a US 1 dollar silver certificate with a serial number?
Please post a new, separate question with the bill's date and what letter, if any, is next to the date. As you can see from the bills in your wallet, all US bills have serial numbers. They're counters and a security feature but rarely affect a bill's value. Some collectors will pay extra for numbers with a special pattern, e.g. 12345678, or low numbers such as 00000015.
How can you redeem a silver certificate?
If you mean can I get a silver dollar for it from a bank? or a federal reserve? They stopped that in 1969. Late-date silver certificate bills (e.g. 1957 $1 bills) are common among collectors so they rarely sell for much more than face value. However some older ones can be worth more, but you need to know the bill's date, series letter, and denomination to determine its value.
What is the Value of a 1937 US 1000 dollar bill?
There were no U.S. 1937 bills printed. The last $1000 bills issued by the U.S. carry the series date 1934 (they may have printed some in 1937, but they'd have the 1934 series date and it would be difficult to definitively identify the print date). If your bill is from another country or has a different date, please post a new question with that information.
Why are Barr notes dated 1963 when he served in 1968-69?
Until 1974, dates on most US bills were changed only when there was a significant redesign. When a new Secretary of the Treasury or US Treasurer took office, a small letter would be placed near the date. The $1 bill series being issued when Barr served was started in 1963, and his was the third office change to occur so his signature appears on bills dated 1963-B. (The first bills in a series never have a letter, so A is the second issue, B the third, and so on). The policy of using a new date only when a design changed produced some odd results in the days when designs were fixed for long periods. The oddest was the 1935 series of $1 bills which was actually printed with that date until 1965, even while the new 1963-dated bills were also being printed! To rationalize the situation the Treasury modified its date policy in 1974. A new series date would be used not only for design changes but also when a new Secretary of the Treasury took office; a letter change would be made only when a new Treasurer was appointed. As a result modern bills have many different series dates, but series letters rarely even reach B.
What is the value of a US 1 dollar silver certificate with the serial number R64268853A?
Please post a new, separate question with the bill's date and what letter, if any, is next to the date. As you can see from the bills in your wallet, all US bills have serial numbers. They're counters and a security feature but rarely affect a bill's value or help to ID it. Some collectors will pay extra for numbers with a special pattern, e.g. 12345678, or low numbers such as 00000015.
