US Banknotes

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The US didn't print any $20 bills dated 1935. Please check again and post a new question.

Please check again. The U.S. did not print any silver certificates (or any other bills for that matter) dated 1956.

Please check your bill again and post a new question. A blue seal bill would be a silver certificate; the last $5 silver certificates were dated 1953 and the last silver certificates of any type were 1957-B $1 bills.

The U.S. didn't print any bills dated 1938. Please check your bill and post a new question.

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.

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.

A one-inch stack would contain about 233 bills.

George Washington was depicted on an 1863 $100 Interest-bearing Note. Interest-bearing Notes were technically not banknotes but served a similar purpose. Abraham Lincoln was shown on the the 1869 United States Note, which was a true banknote.

Today, of course, Benjamin Franklin is on the $100 bill. He was many things - Founding Father, statesman, diplomat, inventor, philosopher, and others - but never served as president.

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As of 04/2011 approximate prices are:

Circulated: $275 to $500 depending on the bill's condition

Uncirculated: $1000

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 US didn't print any bills with that date. Please check again and if your bill has a different date or is from a different country, please post a new question with that information.

The very first federally-issued $2 bills were printed in 1862 and had a picture of Alexander Hamilton.

Hamilton's picture was replaced by Thomas Jefferson's in 1869.

There's never been a federally-issued bill with that denomination. However the Continental Congress printed $30 bills at the time of the Revolution.

During the 18th and early 19th centuries bills were issued by the states and private banks in addition to the federal government, so there were loads of oddball denominations like $80 notes, 1/6 of a dollar, and so on.There is no such a thing like such as a 30 dollar bill

Thomas Jefferson's portrait has appeared on the US $2 bill since 1918.

1976 first issue $2 bills can be worth a good amount if in good condition. If it has a post mark, it is worth up to $2 more.

So a 1976 first issue $2 bill could be worth $3 to $4.

The last US $2 silver certificates were dated 1899. Nearly all $2 bills issued between then and 1963 were US Notes with red seals. Since 1976 all $2 bills have been issued as Federal Reserve Notes with green seals. The type of bill is normally shown in a small banner near the top of the front design.

Then please post a new question with the bill's seal color, date, and whether there is a small letter next to the date. Without that information it's virtually impossible to determine even a ballpark value.

For a sample price guide see the Related Link.

There's no bill called a "red certificate". As the banner across its top indicates, your bill is a United States Note, a form of currency issued until the late 1960s. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1953 US 2 dollar bill?" for specific prices.

The term "certificate" was used only for bills that could be exchanged for precious metals. Silver certificates were printed with blue seals and gold certificates had gold seals. Silver certificates were discontinued in the early 1960s and gold certificates were withdrawn in 1933.

The first bills to have the motto were Series 1957 $1 silver certificates, as well as some 1935-G bills that were still being printed as part of that older series. It was gradually added to other denominations over the next 9 years and now appears on all coins and bills.

In 1955 Congress passed a law mandating that the phrase be placed on all US paper money. Up to that time it had only appeared on coins. The intent was to distinguish the United States from the so-called "godless Communists" who were our adversaries during the Cold War.

While the size and placement of the motto has generated a significant amount of controversy in recent years it's important to keep in mind that it was not on any of the money issued during the first 70 years of the country's existence. It was introduced on the new 2¢ coin struck during the Civil War in 1864, and it took until 1938 for it to be added to all other circulating coins.

The didn't print any bills with dates in the 1940s. Please check again and post a new, separate question.

No president appears on either side of the US $10 bill:

(1) Portraits appear on the front of current US bills, not the back.

(2) The man shown on the front of the $10 bill is Alexander Hamilton. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury but never served as president.

The first 100.00 bill was produced in 1862. A United Sates Note. there were also Compound Interest Treasury Notes, Interest Bearing Notes, National Gold Bank Notes, and Gold Certificates