US Banknotes

there is no $500 bill currently in use, although there used to be. WILLIAM MCKINLEY was on the front.

The last silver certificates were dated 1957 and there are no US bills dated 1965.

By 1965 the U.S. had stopped making coins from silver and discontinued the policy of redeeming silver certificates for metal.

No president was on the US $10,000 bill. They carried a portrait of Salmon P. Chase who was President Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, 1861 to 1864.

Bills larger than $100 were discontinued with the end of the 1934 series. Printing actually continued up till 1945 but all were dated 1934.

Banks were permitted to distribute them until 1969. That year President Nixon issued an order halting distribution of all denominations larger than $100 because larger bills were a simple way for organized crime to move large amounts of money without detection.

There are a few very good reasons why a dollar has a serial number on it. One reason is so that it can be tracked for accounting purposes. It also serves as an anti-counterfeiting measure.

A gold seal on a bill dated 1928 or earlier indicates it's a gold certificate, a form of paper money that could be exchanged for an equivalent amount of gold metal.

A green seal on any bill dated 1928 or later indicates it's a Federal Reserve Note, a form of money backed not by precious metal but by the credit of the Federal Reserve System.

All modern US paper money is printed as Federal Reserve Notes. Gold certificates were demonetized and removed from circulation in 1933, during the Great Depression.

It depends on the series letter, if any, next to the date.

As of 08/2010, auction prices for uncirculated 1935 $1 silver certificates are roughly:

No letter or A - $18

B, C, D - $13

E, F, H - $7

G without "In God We Trust" on the back - $10

G with "In God We Trust" on the back - $18

Note that these are estimated prices and can vary over time.

Please don't assume that because a bill is old it must be a silver certificate. The last US $20 silver certificates were printed in 1891. As you can see by the banner across the top of the bill and the green seal, your bill is a Federal Reserve Note.

There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1950 US 20 dollar bill?"

I assume you mean a silver certificate, not a dollar coin.

Values range from $6 if worn, up to about $35 in near-new condition.

No. The US has never printed a 1 million dollar bill, and no US bills of any denomination are dated 1940.

Please check again and post a new question. The US didn't print any $1 bills dated 1910.

As of 07/2010 a circulated 1963 US $10 bill retails for about $15 regardless of series letter. Uncirculated ones sell for about $25.

The 1840 date is suspicious. It's one of the most frequently counterfeited dates for early US paper money so you will have to take your bill to an expert who can evaluate it in person.

An image of the U.S. Treasury building is featured on the back of a ten dollar bill. Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, adorns the front of the bill.

Yes. The US printed $1000 bills from the Civil War up to 1945, although the last ones were printed under the 1934 series date.

Distribution of all bills larger than $100 was halted in 1969 in an effort to combat organized crime. The bills have never been officially withdrawn and are still legal tender, but after 40+ years they're essentially out of circulation. In any case it wouldn't make much sense to spend one at face value because it would be worth more than $1000 to a collector.

There's a picture at the related link. It shows a 1928-series bill which has the same design as the 1934-series bills.

yes, here is an actual picture.

never mind, this site does not show the picture, but if you google image search "$1000 dollar bill" you will see an actual picture.

Well, Technically they do exist. Or did. They aren't arnt made anymore.

The value of coins and bills can vary greatly depending on their condition, type (US Note or silver certificate) and signature combination. Twenty dollar bills from 1880 can be worth between $500 and $10,000, so an in-person evaluation by a reputable dealer or appraiser is needed

The first federally-issued $5 bills were printed during the Civil War. If your bill is from a private bank please post a new, separate question with more details that will help to ID it.

If it is a blue seal silver certificate it is worth about $325 in very worn condition. That value could go up to $800 with less wear.

The U.S. did not print any $1 bills with that date

In fact, the U.S. didn't print any bills at all that are dated 1960.

To discourage counterfeiting, the kind of ink that is used on a dollar bill is not information that's available to the general public.

The Treasury has used green ink since the nineteenth century. It was originally developed because the color was difficult to reproduce using the primitive copying techniques (mostly photolithography) available at the time. The color eventually became almost traditional (see the term "greenback" for the US dollar) despite advances in copying technology that made it easy for counterfeiters to reproduce.

By the late 1970s it became clear that more than just green ink was needed to prevent widespread copying of US bills. Even so, the Treasury, Congress and the general public resisted any redesign efforts. Some opposition was based on the above-mentioned tradition and concerns that changing designs might be interpreted as a signal of monetary instability, while others were far more wild-eyed; e.g. new designs would confuse senior citizens, redesign was a "European" idea, and of course the ever-popular insinuations of a communist plot.

It took until the first years of the new century for a full redesign to be authorized. The current series of blue and peach colored $20 bills was released in late 2003 (with a 2004 date, interestingly), followed by $50, $10, $5, and $100 in that order.

Actually, there is not a president on the U.S. 10 dollar bill. Alexander Hamilton is pictured on it. He was not a U.S. president, but was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

On the back of a dollar bill is the Great Seal a pyramid with an eye on top it also says IN GOD WE TRUST and The United States Of America.

There weren't any federally-issued $2 bills dated 1908 but at that time many private banks printed their own bills under federal charter. Please post a new, separate question with more information. If your bill has the name of a private bank on it, include that name.