US Banknotes

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question.

There weren't any federally-issued $1bills dated 1865 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.

The U.S. did not print any $20 bills (or any other denominations, for that matter) dated 1936. Please check your bill and post a new question.

The US never printed any bills dated 1955. Hawaii bills were printed during WWII and carried a 1935 date.

The U.S. did not print any bills with that date. Please check again and post a new question.

Also include enough information to accurately ID the bill. Is there a small letter next to the date? What denomination is it - $1, $5, etc?

You don't need the serial number however.

These bills were simply called silver certificates rather than silver "coin" certificates.

Please see the Related Question for details.

Former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is featured on the obverse of the note.

The reverse of bills dated 1976 and later shows a somewhat modified version of Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Older bills show a picture of Jefferson's home, Monticello.

The U.S. didn't print any $2 bills dated 1971. Please check again and post a new question

If it has Andrew Jackson on it then you have a woodchopper note. Those sell for around $100 in average condition.

If Ben Harrison is on the front then it could be worth anywhere from $40 to thousands of dollars.

The US didn't print any $1 bills dated 1980. Please check your bill and post a new question.

If your bill has a red seal and serial numbers it's a United States Note rather than a silver certificate.

Please look at the banner across the top of the front of the bill to make sure of the wording, then check one of the Related Questions below for values.

"Valuable" 1957 silver certificates are an urban legend. They were saved in huge numbers and sell for about $1.50 in decent condition, maybe $3 uncirculated.

This is just a quick answer, but a few of the notable security features of a bill are...

micro printing

metal strip

watermark

colored ink (like the shiny things on the new 20)

For a more detailed explanation, see http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/main.cfm/currency/new5

The US didn't print any silver certificates of any denomination dated 1898. You may have a bill issued by a private bank.

Please check your bill and post a new, separate question with more details that might help to ID the bill. Note: Common phrases such as "Liberty", "United States", or its serial number aren't specific enough.

The red ink and banner across its top front indicate that your bill is a United States Note and not a certificate. Certificates were at issued long ago for redemption in silver (blue seal) and gold (gold seal).

Please see the question "What is the value of a 1928 US 2 dollar bill?" for more information.

$1000 bills haven't been available from banks since 1969 so you'll have to buy one on the collectors' market, either by going to a coins and currency dealer or by visiting a site like ebay.com

No...The printing of $1,000 bills ceased in 1945 and in 1969 President Nixon signed an executive order suspending their distribution.

Today they're only available from dealers and collectors.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1945, and the last $100 silver certificates were issued in 1891. All $100 bills from 1934 to 1963 were Federal Reserve Notes.

No. It's Ben Franklin.

A dollar bill.

The US did not issue 100 dollar bills with this date. Please post a new question with the correct date.

It indicates the Federal Reserve district that distributed the bill:

A: Boston B: New York C: Philadelphia D: Cleveland E: Richmond F: Atlanta G: Chicago H: St. Louis I: Minneapolis J: Kansas City K: Dallas L: San Francisco

All bills are printed either in Washington or Fort Worth, but they're given different letters depending on which Federal Reserve district will release them to commercial banks.

Please don't assume that every old bill is a silver certificate. The banner across its top and the green seal indicate it's a Federal Reserve Note, the same type of paper money used today.

There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1928 US 5 dollar bill?".