As of 01/2011, a circulated 1953 B $5 silver certificate with a blue seal is worth $8 to $12 at retail. A nice crisp uncirculated one might bring $18 to $20.
If it has a red seal it's not a silver certificate, it's a U.S. note. Circulated, face value to $8. Crisp and unfolded, maybe $10 to $12 at retail
Please check your bill again and post a new question. A and B are the only series letters for 1953 $5 silver certificates (blue seal), and 1953 $5 Federal Reserve Notes (green seal) only go up to C.
As of 01/2011, a circulated 1953 A $5 silver certificate with a blue seal is worth $8 to $12 at retail. A nice crisp uncirculated one might bring $18 to $20.
Why is the bill missing "In God We Trust" on the back?
The motto In God We Trust did not appear on paper money until 1957, for $1 bills. Fives didn't have it until 1963. There was a lot of anti-communist hysteria at the time and the motto was seen as a way of showing how different we were from the "godless commies". Things hardly ever change ...
Series letters on 1953 US $5 SC's only went up to B. You may be looking at a plate number or something similar.
A 1953 $5 SC will have a blue seal, and the series letter if any will be next to the date. Please check your bill again and post a new question.
Please check your bill again. "B" is the highest series letter for 1953 $5 silver certificates.
There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1953 US 5 dollar silver certificate?".
The average value of a 1953 five dollar silver certificate, in mint condition, as of 2013 is $15.00.
The US issued both $5 and $10 silver certificates with that date. Please make sure your bill has a blue seal and the words Silver Certificate across the top, then check one of these questions: "What is the value of a 1953 US 5 dollar silver certificate?" "What is the value of a 1953 US 10 dollar silver certificate?"
It is impossible to define the value or worth of a 1963 5 dollar silver certificate because there were none manufactured in that year. The last batch of 5 dollar silver certificates are dated 1953.
More information is needed because blue-seal silver certificates were issued for many decades and in different denominations. Please check your bill's date and denomination, then look for questions in the form ""What is the value of a [date] US [denomination] dollar silver certificate?"; e.g. "What is the value of a 1953 US 10 dollar silver certificate?"
The U.S. did not print any $1 bills dated 1953. Please check your bill and post a new question.
The U.S. did not issue any $1 silver certificates dated 1953.
There were no $1 bills dated 1953. If you're referring to a 1935 E bill please see the Related Question.
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. "B" is the highest series letter for 1953 $5 silver certificates.
Please check your bill again and post a new question. The last US $20 silver certificates were printed in 1891, and no $20 bills of any kind were printed in 1953.
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. There were no US $1 bills with a 1953 series date.
In the same condition, 1953-series $5 silver certificates are worth roughly the same amount regardless of their series letters - $8 to $10 for circulated bills, $18 to $20 for uncirculated ones.
usually about $7