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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.
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Why do dollar bills have serial numbers?
As a form of identification and tracking, as well as accountability with the US government.
What is the value of a 1902 US 5 dollar bill?
Assuming the bill is a National Currency Note with a blue seal, as of 04/2012 approximate prices are:
Circulated: $175 to $375 depending on the bill's condition
Uncirculated: $700
Private banks also issued paper money at that time. If your bill is from a private bank please post a new, separate question.
Serial Numbers
A bill's serial number is a counter and a security feature. In most cases it doesn't affect a bill's value or help to identify it. Some collectors specialize in bills with low serial numbers (e.g. 00000005) or unusual patterns (12344321) so these can bring above-average prices.
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.
The value of a 1902 $5 bill is not set in stone, the value depends on the bank which issued.
What is the value of a 1943 US 10 dollar silver certificate?
The US didn't print any bills dated 1943. Please check your bill and post a new, separate question.
Whose picture is on the front of the 50 dollar bill?
A portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, appears on the front of the US $50 bill.
What is the value of an 1809 US 5 dollar silver certificate?
Please check again and post a new question. The first federally-issued $5 bills were dated 1862, and the first $5 silver certificates were issued in 1886.
Whose pictures are on the dollar bills 1 through 100000?
On US currency, portraits of the following appear:
George Washington ($1), 1st President of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson ($2), 3rd President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln ($5), 16th President of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton ($10), Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington.
Andrew Jackson ($20), 7th President of the United States.
Ulysses Grant ($50), 18th President of the United States.
Benjamin Frankin ($100), Diplomat and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
William McKinley ($500), 25th President of the United States.
Grover Cleveland ($1,000), 22nd and 24th President of the United States.
James Madison ($5,000), 4th President of the United States.
Salmon P. Chase ($10,000), Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln.
Woodrow Wilson ($100,000), 28th President of the United States.
Bills
higher than $100 are no longer in active circulation, and $100,000 bills were only used for transactions within the Federal Reserve System.
What is the value of a five dollar bill?
What date? What series letter? What seal color?
Please post a new question with enough information to better ID the bill.
What is the value of a 1914 US 10 dollar silver certificate?
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. There were no 1914 $10 silver certificates, only Federal Reserve Notes.
Is there a 200 dollar bill in the US?
No. While there are $2 and $20 bills, there is not, nor was there ever a $200.
What is on the US 5 dollar bill?
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, appears on the front of the US $5 bill. The reverse side shows a picture of the front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Note that every modern US bill has a caption on each side identifying the person shown on the front and the building or scene on the back.
Yes money is made from paper. But not the paper that they use for fake money. And coins are made from metal or copper....or even bronze.
Money is made from paper.
What is on the back of a US 2 dollar bill?
1976 and later (green-seal notes): a partial reproduction of John Trumbull's famous painting depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Up to 1963 (red-seal notes): a picture of Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello.
Thomas Jefferson's portrait is on the front of both types of bill.
Note that all current American bills have captions on them identifying the person pictured on the front and the scene or building on the back.
Who is on the new US 100 dollar bill?
Benjamin Franklin's portrait is still on the $100 bill, regardless of series date.
Whose face is on the US 500 dollar bil?
The last official printing of a $500 bill by the US was the 1934 series. Others preceded McKinley. It would depend on the issue date of the note. Distribution of bills higher than $100 was halted by presidential order in July 1969. They've never been withdrawn or demonetized but are effectively no longer in circulation.
What is the value of a 1953 B US 2 dollar silver certificate with a red seal?
Please don't assume that every old US bill must be a silver certificate. Your bill's red ink and the words UNITED STATES NOTE across the top front indicate it's a US Note rather than a silver certificate. US Notes are a now-discontinued form of paper money issued until the late 1960s.
There's more information at the Related Question.
What is the value of a 1933 E US 2 dollar bill?
Please check again and post a new question. The U.S. never printed a 1933-dated $2 bill. Also the only series date that went up to an E designation was 1928.
What is the value of an uncirculated 2003 US 2 dollar bill?
A nice uncirculated one might retail for $3 but a dealer will only pay face value or maybe $2.25 if you're fortunate.
How much is a 1943 silver certificate dollar coin worth?
A silver certificate is paper currency. It is not a coin. No silver dollars were minted in 1943, and no silver certificates were printed with that date either.
Is there a metal strip on the series 1985 US 100 dollar bill?
No. Security strips were first added to bills beginning with the 1990 series featuring larger portraits. The strips are actually made of polymer (a plastic-like material) and not metal.
How High would you have to stack 100 dollar bills to make 1 billion dollars?
You'd better find a tall ladder: the stack would be 3,583.33 feet tall.
