US Banknotes

The U.S. didn't print any $2 bills dated 1957. Please check your bill and post a new question.

Huge numbers of 1957, 1957A, and 1957B $1 silver certificates were printed. None of them is rare; in fact even today they sell for $1.25 to $1.75 in average condition.

Please don't assume that because a bill is old it must be a silver certificate. The last $20 silver certificates were printed in the 19th century. Please check the top of your bill to see whether it says "Federal Reserve Note" or "National Currency".

Then post a new question with its seal color, date, and whether there's a small letter next to / under the date. That information is important when determining a value.

No, there are no half billion dollar bills out there! This is an old scam.

The largest bill in production since 1969 in the United States is the $100 bill. While higher denominations such as the $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills were printed before 1969, they were discontinued due to lack of use and are no longer in circulation. The $100 bill features a portrait of Benjamin Franklin and is widely used in transactions today.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. Any bills dated 1969 would be Federal Reserve Notes, issued by the US central bank. The term "US Note" (with a capital N) refers to a specific class of American banknotes printed from 1862 to 1966. US Notes were issued directly by the federal government as opposed to the central bank. They were not backed by precious metals.

The most common denominations were $2 and $5, although others were issued as well. In the 1920s US Notes were standardized to use red ink for their seals and serial numbers. They carry the words UNITED STATES NOTE in a banner across the top of the obverse.

Many dates for $2 and $5 US Notes are still common among collectors, but there are a few that carry significant premiums. You need to know the bill's denomination, series date, and what letter if any is next to the date to get a more specific idea of its value.

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Unless they're uncirculated they're only worth $20. You have to go back to bills dated in the 1960s before circulated $20 bills carry even a small premium, and back to the 1950 series before there's any substantial extra value.

The $5000 bill has never been withdrawn from circulation and technically remains legal tender, although it would be very difficult to spend one.

The final series of high-denomination bills began in 1934 and continued to be printed with that date until 1945 when production ended due to low demand. It was still possible to request high-value bills from banks until 1969, when President Nixon ordered a halt to their distribution in an effort to combat their use in criminal activities. Banks were in addition required to hold any bills that were brought in and redeem them to the Treasury, but there was no wholesale withdrawal and they were never demonetized.

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Like all modern $1 bills, a 1999 US $1 bill is worth one dollar.

If your question is asking if it's worth more than one dollar to a collector, these bills have no added value unless they're in the best possible uncirculated condition.

The series letter position on all US bills is either next to the date or underneath it, depending on the amount of space available in the bill's design.

HOWEVER ... many bills don't have a series letter. The first set of bills for any series date is "plain", and a letter is added only when something about the bill (signatures, design, etc.) changes. That produces the peculiar notation that an A indicates the second subseries, B is the third, and so on.

1957 $1 bills were produced during the terms of more than one Treasury Secretary and Treasurer, so they exist in plain, 1957A and 1957B varieties.

The value can vary widely, from just $100 to much more. Unfortunately, the term "mis-cut" isn't specific enough to estimate a value. Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with more details; e.g. Does the bill show part of another one? Is there a fold in the printing? Is it cut at an angle?

I have got many new uncirculated 100's right at my local bank.

A lot of people are confused by the image, but the flag isn't upside down. If you get a good magnifier and look closely you'll see that it's just an artifact of the printing process.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing addressed this issue decades ago. When the image is examined on the plates, the flag is in the normal position.

The first federally-issued $2 bills were printed in 1862.

The denomination is still being printed, but not in large quantities. As of this writing the most recent printing was in 2012, although the bills carry a 2009 series date.

Yes, but only at face value; a coin or currency collector's shop would almost certainly give you more.

If the bill is collectible (versus a common one like a 1935 or 1957 $1 silver certificate) it could be worth much more so you need to check your bill's value in all cases.

Please don't assume that every old bill must be a silver certificate. In fact the last US $2 silver certificates were dated 1899. The red ink and banner across the top of your bill indicate that it's a United States Note, a form of currency issued directly by the federal government rather than through the Federal Reserve System.

Please see the question "What is the value of a 1928 US 2 dollar bill?" for more information.

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There is no black president on the back of the US $2 bill. One of the people shown is John Hanson who is sometimes considered the "first" president because he was head of state under the Articles of Confederation that preceded the federal Constitution. Hanson was rumored to have had a black ancestor although most historians either discount it or say that it can't be conclusively proven or disproven.

The value of a 1953 B two dollar bill with red ink is not a very valuable bill. However, this bill can be worth up to 15 dollars depending on its condition.

The largest circulating denomination in the US is currently $100. Up to 1945, bills were issued in denominations up to $10,000 but these were rarely used.

In terms of numeric denomination, but not purchasing power, the highest-denomination bill issued anywhere in the world was 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars, but its purchasing power was negligible due to hyperinflation.