The U.S. wasn't an independent country in 1776 (there was a little war called the Revolution that had just started, after all ...) and modern-denomination currency wasn't issued yet.
Without seeing your bill it's not possible to say for sure, but my guess is that you likely have some sort of fantasy bill or a so-called "collectible" issued by a private company to mark the Bicentennial.
According to the 2011 Red Book, your ten dollar bill is worth US$10
Ten American dollars. Unless it has some kind of defect or it is extremely old or rare its not worth much more than it says it is.
6 inches
Alexander Hamilton
a lot like 1,000 dollar
Same as a 2012 ten dollar bill.
According to the 2011 Red Book, your ten dollar bill is worth US$10
1919 10 dollar bill farmer national bank of danville
Ten dollar bills did not exist in the United States in 1847. A ten dollar coin from that year is worth nearly $1500.
200 $$
10 dollars.
The value of a 1912 one dollar bill will vary depending on the overall condition of the bill. However, in general, a 1912 one dollar bill is only worth about ten dollars.
Well of course... It is still worth ten dollars.. in 60 years, it will STILL be worth ten dollars. :)
Ten Dollars
To make 12 dollars using ten dollar bills, you would need one ten dollar bill and two additional one dollar bills. Since a ten dollar bill is worth ten dollars, you cannot use only ten dollar bills to reach exactly 12 dollars. Therefore, you can only achieve this total by combining the ten dollar bill with other denominations.
The value of a 1912 one dollar bill will vary depending on the overall condition of the bill. However, in general, a 1912 one dollar bill is only worth about ten dollars.
About 11 Cents.