What is the difference between a red ink and blue ink five dollar silver certificate 1953 red ink 1934 blue ink?

Answer 1

Blue note indicates that the bill is a Silver Certificate. At one point you could demand the amount of the bill in silver payed to you by any bank.

Red note indicates it is a U.S Note. It wasn't backed by silver. It is just currency issued by the United States with the "faith of the nation" that backed it.

Answer 2

The main difference between the red ink and blue ink five dollar silver certificates is the date they were issued. The red seal 1953 series was issued in 1953 and is known as the "red seal" series due to the red serial numbers and seal on the note. The blue seal 1934 series was issued in 1934 and is known as the "blue seal" series due to the blue serial numbers and seal on the note. The 1934 series is generally more valuable to collectors due to its age and rarity compared to the 1953 series.