US Banknotes

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.

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.

The value varies on the rarity of the issuing bank and the condition. At least $1000 but one recently sold for $250,000.

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Note that they do not make US $500 bills any more.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1965. Please check your bill and post a new, separate question.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. No US bills were dated 1937.

Currency wasn't standardized until the 1920s so a dollar bill dated 1879 could have been printed by any number of banks or other financial institutions. Please post a new question with additional details including what pictures are on the bill and what bank if any has its name on it.

1934 Federal Reserve Notes are bills just like the modern ones in your wallet, so you don't "redeem" them as such.

The Treasury has never withdrawn or demonetized any Federal Reserve Notes so technically your bills could be spent or taken to a bank, but you wouldn't get any extra value for them as collectibles. By law banks can only exchange old currency at face value.

Your best approach would be to determine whether the bills have any collector value. For example this site has lots of questions like "What is the value of a 1934 US 5 dollar bill?", "What is the value of a 1934 US 20 dollar bill?", and so on that will provide estimated retail values. Depending on how many you have and how worn they are, you might be able to sell them to a collector or dealer. Of course you'll only get a wholesale price which is less than the retail price but that may still may be more than the bill's face value.

On the other hand, a lot of 1934-series bills were saved by collectors and dealers. Unless you have a lot of them and/or they're in almost brand-new condition you may find that no one's willing to pay much above face value for certain dates and series letters. In that case you'll have to decide whether to

(a) spend the bills anyway

(b) hang onto them as conversation pieces

(c) give them as gifts to people who might appreciate a memento from that long-ago era

The error you're describing is called an inverted overprint. It can retail for $100 to $200 but the bill should be evaluated by a dealer or appraiser who works with error currency.

US bills are printed in multiple stages. An inverted overprint happens when a sheet of paper on which bills have been partially printed is accidentally put in the press upside-down.

There were no federally-issued $2 silver certificates with that date. The closest dates are 1896 and 1899.

It's also possible that the bill was privately issued; if so, please post a new, separate question with the name of the issuing bank.

The treasury didn't issue notes dated 1980. please check your note again and post a new question

$1 and $2 bills are of such low value that they're unlikely to be counterfeited. They've never been redesigned with security strips, multicolor inks, or watermarks so about all you can do is look for the tiny red and blue threads that are embedded in the paper used for all denominations of US currency.

The US didn't print any $2 bills dated 1978. Please check your bill and post a new question. Yes, they did print two dollar bills in 1978, Jay. I am holding one right now. You need to be absolute before you print information on the internet

Not generally. The phrase In God We Trust wasn't placed on bills until the late 1950s ($1) and the early 1960s (higher denominations). Silver certificates were discontinued with the 1957 B series of $1 bills so hardly any of them carry the motto.

Look next to the date to see if there's a small letter. There may not be one, or there may be a small A, B, or C. Then please check the Related Questions for the bill that matches the one you have.

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Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with more information that might help to identify it. There weren't any federally-issued $1bills dated 1906 but at that time many private banks printed their own bills under federal charter. If your bill has the name of a private bank on it, include that name.

Please check again and post a new question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1937.

It's worth a few cents for the paper it's printed on, although it probably sold for $5 to $10 in a gift or novelty shop.

The largest circulating denomination of US currency was $10,000, and the largest ever printed was a series of special $100,000 gold certificates used for internal transactions at the Federal Reserve System.

Internet rumors to the contrary, there's never been a $1 million bill, let alone a $100 million one.

Please look at the bill again. It's a SILVER certificate. All gold certificates were withdrawn in 1933, and no $1 gold certificates were ever printed.

However, if your bill has a YELLOW seal, it could be worth a moderate amount of money. It should have the words NORTH AFRICA printed on the back, indicating it was a special bill printed for use by Allied troops fighting in North Africa during WWII. As of 01/2012 approximate prices are:

Circulated: $10 to $20 depending on the bill's condition

Uncirculated: $200

DISCLAIMER: The values quoted are market averages as of the date shown, but may be different for an individual bill due to variations in quality and other factors. Also the wholesale (buying) price of a bill will be less than the selling (retail) price. A reputable currency dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation based on an in-person inspection.

$2 bills are printed every 3 or 4 years when demand warrants. Usage has gone up due to inflation, so while the denomination still only makes up about 1% of all bills in circulation over 200 million have been printed since 2006.