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US Banknotes
US banknotes refer to dollar bills or the legal tender currency in the United States. Printed in the US Treasury, its base denominations include $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100.
6,699 Questions
When did they start using security strips in money?
The US added security strips to its currency starting with the first set of "large portrait" bills which were introduced in the 1990s. Other countries used this and other anti-counterfeiting measures much earlier.
What is the value of a 2000 US 2 dollar silver certificate?
It can't be any of the above.
The US didn't print any bills of any kind dated 2000
The last $2 silver certificates were dated 1899.
The last silver certificates in any other denomination were $1 bills dated 1957.
Please check again and post a new question.
Update:
There were so-called "Silver Certificates" produced in 2000. They aren't official US paper money; they are privately issued .999 pure silver. I just looked up a rough going price for them for my daughter. As of 11/06/2010 they are worth about $60 (US dollars).
What is the difference between a red seal and blue on US silver certificates?
If you're referring to small-size bills printed in 1928 or later, there are no red-seal silver certificates. Starting that year the Treasury adopted standardized seal colors:
- Green = Federal Reserve Note
- Blue = Silver Certificate
- Red = United States Note
- Gold = Gold Certificate
- Brown = National Currency Note
Because many people aren't familiar with all of these older types they tend to assume all old bills must be silver certificates. However if you check the seal color and the banner across the bill's top front it's easy to tell the difference.
The situation is more complicated for bills printed before 1928. There were no standard seal colors, so it's possible to find just about any combination of seal color and bill type.
How can you tell if a 1950 US 50 dollar bill is fake?
US bills printed before 1990 had very few anti-counterfeiting features so it's not as easy to spot fakes. For example, there's no security strip, watermark, or microprinting. Instead you can look for these qualities:
- The paper should have a solid feel to it, similar to the paper in modern bills.
- If you hold the bill up to a light there should be tiny red and blue fibers embedded in the paper.
- The portrait of President Grant should have uniform engraving marks and exhibit an almost 3D appearance when viewed from a slight distance.
- The "dentils" (teeth) around the Federal Reserve seal should be sharp and evenly spaced.
That said, if your bill is very worn it doesn't have a lot of extra value unless there's a small "E" next to the date; you can find more specific information at the related question. If the bill is in better shape you might be able to sell it to a dealer or on eBay.
Remember that banks are NOT permitted to pay a premium for old or rare money; a common mistake is to take an old bill to a bank hoping to get more than face value. In your case all you'd get is a nice, new $50 bill in return.
Yes, there were $2 bills for series 2003. In case that sentence fragment is attempting to ask about the bill's value, it's worth $2.
What is the value of a 1927 US 100 dollar bill?
The U.S. did not print any $100 bills dated 1927. Please check your bill and post a new question.
Where can you cash your red seal 1963 5 dollar bill in to get net worth?
That's not a meaningful question. First, you don't "cash in" collectible currency. To cash in a bill means to take it to a bank to get other bills in exchange, and the bank is only required and allowed to give you the bill's face value - 5 bucks. They aren't coin or paper money dealers so they can't pay you the collector's value. Only a dealer or another collector would be able to pay more than $5 for it.
Second, "net worth" is a financial term meaning the difference between the assets and liabilities of a person or company, so it doesn't apply to a collectible item.
Please see the Related Question for more information.
What is 1.00 us silver certificates worth?
you need to be more specific on the question. there are many varieties of silver certificates of $1 bills. 1928-28E, 34, 35-35H, 57-57B. prices range $3.00-$145,000
What is the value of a 1935 5 dollar bill minted in Hawaii?
It can't be 1935, because there were no $5 bills with that date.
It can't be Hawaii, because at that time all US currency was printed in Washington.
And it wasn't minted, because the US Mint only makes coins. Bills are printed by the BEP.
What you almost certainly have is a special bill printed for use in Hawaii during World War II. The HAWAII overprint and brown seal made the bills easy to identify and declare worthless if they had fallen into enemy hands.
Please look for these questions for more information:
- "What is the value of a 1935 US 1 dollar bill with HAWAII on it?"
- "What is the value of a 1934 US 5 dollar bill with HAWAII on it?"
Apparently the difference is slight. Click on the link named "Counterfeit" in the "RELATED LINKS" along the left side of this box to read a recent news report concerning these counterfeits.
What is the value of a 1926 a US silver certificate?
OK bear with me ...this'll take some time. 1st thing is...what denomination is the bill 1,5,10. 2nd thing...is it a Large size note or a small one (like todays money) at this point i will assume it is a small sized note and a one dollar bill...ok follow along....the 1st small sized notes came about in 1923, they replaced the large sized notes a.k.a "horseblankets". the notes were printed in 1923, 1928 and again in 1957...so...i can only assume since i cannot see the bill is it a 1928 with some minor damage around the date since they never printed Silver Certs in 1926, at least not in the denominations i mentioned earlier. Here is my suggestion to you...go buy this book..."Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money" from Krause Publications, it is the TOP authority on paper money and used by ALL Numismatists. it is the book im using to help figure out your problem and im not seeing 1926 Silver Certs, but i have not thumbed through the entire thing, so there is a slight possibility im wrong...but...i know the Book is not wrong so please go purchase this book or take it to a coin and currency dealer but keep in mind they are only going to tell you what they would buy it for not the actual price. In addition to that book go to this site...i use it exclusively...WWW.DavidLawrence.com. I hope this info has helped some...wish i could have had more info for ya...good luck researching ( i myself like a challenge so i like researching) The U.S. didn't print any $1 bills dated 1926. Please check again and post a new question.
What is the value of a 1963 US 10 dollar bill with a red seal?
Please check again and post a new and separate question. All 1963 $10 bills were issued as green-seal Federal Reserve Notes.
How do you tell how old a 2 dollar bill is?
All U.S. bills have dates on them, normally near the bottom center of the bill's front. The numbers tend to be a bit small so you have to look carefully.
In any case a $2 bill with a green seal is no older than 1976 because that's the first year that design was used. Red seals were used in 1953 and 1928.
Can silver certificate 1957 series dollar bills be spent?
Yes, they're still legal tender and have never been withdrawn so you can spend them at face value. However
(a) You may have trouble getting a clerk to accept one because they aren't familiar with old bills
(b) 1957 silver certificates are worth slightly more than face value as collectibles (25-75 cents depending on condition) so you'd be giving away that difference.
How much is a Series 1934 silver certificate dollar worth?
A $1 silver certificate series 1934 is currently worth about $20 in circulated condition, and about $40 in a nice, crisp uncirculated condition.
Dan
What is the value of a 1987 US 2 dollar bill?
The US didn't print any $2 bills with that date. If your bill has a different date or is from another country, please post a new and separate question with that information.
What is the value of a 1958 US 5 dollar bill with red serial numbers?
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. No US bills are dated 1958.
What is the value of a 1928 e series 5 dollar silver certificate?
1928E silver certificates for $5 bills were never printed. dont you mean united states note or federal reserve note?
What is the value of a 1878 goloid us one dollar?
The 1878 Goloid dollars were pattern coins, 3 different types were minted in very small numbers but none were released into circulation. Many replicas and copy's are known to exist. If you actually have one, I'm 99.9% sure it's not authentic so a value is not possible. It needs to be seen, take it to a collector or dealer for an assessment.
What does the red seal mean on a US 2 dollar bill?
In 1928 the Treasury adopted standard colors to distinguish the four types of bills that were then in circulation. A red seal and serial numbers identify a bill as a United States Note, a banknote issued directly by the Federal government instead of through a bank.
US Notes were printed for for about a century and in several denominations, but were eliminated in the 1960s in favor of issuing all currency as Federal Reserve Notes.
What is the value of a 1948 US 2 dollar bill?
You may want to check your bill again. There are no U.S bill printed for any denomination or series for the year 1948.
Where there any US bills higher than 100 dollars?
Yes. At one time there were $500, $1000, $5000, $10,000 and $100,000. These were officially discontinued for circulation in 1969 but a few specimens have survived.
Denominations that large have long since been taken out of circulation. They can still be found for sale through coin dealers, pawn shops, and collectors, but for some amount above face value.
