US Banknotes

The US didn't print any $2 bills dated 1977. In any case, $2 bills issued since 1976 are all current circulation notes and are worth face value only, unless they are in original uncirculated condition.

The two dollar bill is reputed to be bad luck.

You should have your bill evaluated by a dealer or appraiser who handles error currency. You've described a "flipover error", which happens when a sheet of paper on which a set of bills is printed is accidentally flipped during its passes through the printing press. Retail value depends on the bill's condition and how pronounced the printing is, but it could sell in the $300 to $500 range.

Click on the link named " $100,000 dollar bill" in the "RELATED LINKS" section located along the left side of this box and you will see the $100,000 dollar bill.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with its date and what letter if any is next to the date. You don't need to include the serial number.

Normally it's not possible to estimate a bill's value without a date and denomination, but the only silver certificates to carry a "G" series letter were 1935 $1 bills.

Please see the question "What is the value of a 1935 G US 1 dollar silver certificate?" for more information.

Paper currency notes in the United States are composed largely of cotton fiber. The exact composition and manufacturing process of the paper (made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts) is, unsurprisingly, a secret.

This isn't a valid question for two reasons.

First, ALL 1957-series US $1 bills were printed as silver certificates

Second, "cashing in" a bill means taking it to a bank. Banks don't buy old currency, they're only allowed to exchange it at face value so you'd only get $1 for it.

However you wouldn't lose very much because 1957-series silver certificates are very common among collectors. In average condition they retail for less than $2.

I don't believe that Thomas Jefferson ever appeared on a twenty dollar bill. Andrew Jackson has been the portrait on the US twenty dollar bill since 1928. Jefferson does appear on the two dollar bill, and has since 1918 (and also from 1869 to 1874).

A 1928 B $1 silver certificate star note is moderately rare. Auction values as of mid-2011 are in the $40 range for a bill in average condition, while a crisp uncirculated one might sell for over $300.

Without a star it might sell for just $5 to $10 in average condition. Note that not all star notes have quite such a wide difference in prices, though.

The 25 cent paper bill you refered to is called "fractional currency". The US Government did not issue fractional currency until 1862.

You're looking at the Federal Reserve District letter rather than the series letter. There was only one series of 1976 $2 bills printed, so there are no series letters. For other bills with additional series, the letter is next to the date.

In any case all circulated $2 bills dated 1976 and later have no extra value. Nice uncirculated ones can bring $3 to $4 at retail but a dealer probably has more than he or she needs and will only pay face value.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the united States, never released a $100,000,000 bill. What you have is a novelty item that sells for a few dollars.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any $2 bills dated 1957. Only $1 silver certificates carry that series date.

The US did not issue 100 dollar bills with that date. Please post a new question with the correct date.

Many different types of currency circulated at that time. The only federally-issued $1 bills had red seals and carried the words United States Note. If you have that bill it should be checked by an expert - as of 08/2010 circulated ones retail for $325 to $650. Uncirculated ones sell for about $2000.

The US Mint could never have stopped making $500 bills because it never started. The Mint only makes coins. All paper money is produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Please see the question "When did the US stop printing 500 dollar bills?" for more information.

D was the highest series letter for a 1934 $20 bill. You're probably looking at the Federal Reserve District letter, not the series letter which is next to the date.

Please see the Related Question for more information.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1925. Please check again and post a new question that includes the bill's denomination.

The nearest dates are 1923 (large size bills) and 1928 (small size bills).

US paper money is printed in multiple passes, so it's possible that your bill either didn't go through the stage that prints the seal or the paper was accidentally flipped over and the seal was printed on the bill's back. In either case this would be considered to be a significant error that could bring as much as a few hundred dollars at auction.

The best thing to do here is to search for a dealer or appraiser who handles paper money errors and have them examine your bill in person so they can determine exactly what happened.

Please check again and post a new question. There were no US bills dated 1958 and the last silver certificates were $1 bills printed in the 1957 series.

Nothing, this would be fake money.

There is no such thing as a president bush dollar bill; you may be thinking of another president.

According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, current $5 bills last about 3.8 years in circulation.