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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
What US 20 dollar bill has a train and ship on the back?
The 1914 $20 dollar bill with Grover Cleveland on the front.
What is the value of a 1953 US 2 dollar red certificate?
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 Silver certificates were discontinued in the early 1960s and gold certificates were withdrawn in 1933.
What is the value of a 1935 US 1 dollar silver certificate with a blue seal?
Except for those printed for use in Hawaii and North Africa during WWII, all 1935 $1 bills had blue seals. Please see the Related Question for more information.
What is the value of a 1992 US 2 dollar bill?
The U.S. didn't print any $2 bills dated 1992.
However, if your bill has a green seal and is dated 1976 or later it's only worth $2.
If the date is earlier than 1976 please post a new question.
How much is a 1936 silver certificate dollar bill miss print worth?
It can't be from 1936 because there are no U.S. bills with that date.
It can't be a "Miss Print" because that's the winner of a typesetter's beauty contest; try "misprint"
Please check your bill and post a new question with the date and a description of the suspected mistake.
What pictures are on US bills?
Current bills:
- $1: Front - George Washington, 1st president; reverse - The Great Seal of the United States
- $2: Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president ; the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
- $5: Abraham Lincoln, 16th president ; the Lincoln Memorial
- $10: Alexander Hamilton, first Treasury Secretary ; the US Treasury
- $20: Andrew Jackson, 7th president ; the White House
- $50: Ulysses Grant, 18th president ; the US Capitol
- $100: Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father, scientist, statesman ; Independence Hall
No longer in use:
- $500: William McKinley, 25th president ; denomination and ornamentation
- $1,000: Grover Cleveland. 22nd and 24th president ; denomination and ornamentation
- $5,000: James Madison, 4th president ; denomination and ornamentation
- $10,000: Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War ; denomination and ornamentation
- $100,000: (never circulated) Woodrow Wilson, 28th president ; denomination and ornamentation
Who is on the US 200 dollar bill?
It's definitely a reasonable denomination to have, but the US has never printed $200 bills.
Some gift shops sell fake "$200" bills as novelties but you can't spend them.
What is the value of a 1935 A US silver certificate with a brown seal?
The brown seal indicates your bill was specially printed for use in Hawaii during WWII.
There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1935 A US 1 dollar bill with HAWAII on it?"
What is the value of a 2004 US 20 dollar bill?
It's far too new to have any extra value. It's worth face value only.
What is the value of a 1974 US 100 dollar bill?
As of 01/2011, 100 to 105 dollars if circulated. A nice crisp one might sell for as much as $120.
How much is a silver dollar certificate worth?
Depends on the year, series, serial number and condition, but common ones generally sell for anywhere from $1.50-$5 depending on condition.
What is the value of a US 10 dollar silver certificate with a gold seal?
Assuming your bill has a 1934 date, it was printed for use by soldiers during the North Africa campaign of WWII. (The 1934 date was retained even though the bills were actually issued almost a decade later.)
- If the date is 1934 A, approximate retail values are $20 to $60 in average condition and $200 if uncirculated.
- If the date is 1934 without any letter next to it, those ranges increase significantly: $1200 to $5000 if circulated and $10000 uncirculated.
Gold seals were used so the bills could be easily identified and declared worthless if they fell into enemy hands.
How do you know if dollar bills are fake or not?
Fakes, copies, and facsimiles will have "Not Legal Tender" printed on them.
Real US bills larger than $2 and dated 1990 or later have plastic security threads running through them, and watermarks where you can see a shadow image when you hold the bills up to light.
What is the value of a 1964 US silver certificate?
The last U.S. silver certificates were dated 1957, and no bills were dated 1964.
Please check again and post a new question.
What is the value 1957 Silver certificate?
It's a common note, currently worth $2 to $3 depending on condition.
What is the value of a US 2 dollar silver certificate?
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.
What is the largest dollar bill ever made?
The largest denomination note released for circulation was for $10,000.
The largest denomination ever printed was a small group of $100,000 gold certificates printed in 1934 and 1935; these were only used for transferring money between government departments.
What years were US 5 dollar silver certificates minted?
$5 silver certificates were never minted because the US Mint only makes coins.
The bills were printed for the following series years although actual production took place during intermediate and later years as well, but using the same dates: 1886, 1891, 1896, 1899, 1923, 1934, and 1953
What are American bills made of?
Notes are printed on strong paper made by the Crane Paper Company of Dalton, Massachusetts, and made of 75% cotton and 25% linen, which also contain red and blue fibers of various lengths that are evenly distributed throughout.
The use of cotton and linen fibers does not mean that the bills are fabric rather than paper: until about 1850, all Western paper was made from cotton and linen fibers, usually from rags, rather than the wood fiber that we now use for inexpensive paper. If cellulose fibers are broken up and dispersed in water before forming them into sheets, then it's paper; if the fibers were spun into threads and then woven, that would be cloth.
AnswerNotes are printed on paper made by the Crane Paper Company of Dalton, Massachusetts, and made of 75% cotton and 25% linen. AnswerThe paper used to print money is called "rag" -- cloth reduces ripping and extends the life of the bills. AnswerIt's made of cotton linen and silk. But first it's carved on a sheet of metal. Correction to the aboveNot quite! The image to be printed on the bill is ENGRAVED (not "carved") on printing plates. The plates are put into a press which then prints the image. Because different colors and other items (e.g. the serial number) are used, each bill actually receives three separate impressions to create the full image.Are all old US bills silver certificates?
The answer is a very definite no. Silver certificates were only one of many different types of currency issued until the middle of the 20th century. Some of the more common ones were
- Demand notes
- United States notes
- Gold certificates
- National Bank notes
- Treasury notes
- Federal Reserve Bank notes (which were different from Federal Reserve notes)
- National Currency notes
Most denominations of silver certificates were only printed during a limited time in the 19th century. Only $1, $5, and $10 silver certificates continued into the 20th century.
