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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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What are the three men whose portraits appear on currency that were not US Presidents?
Alexander Hamilton on the $10, Benjamin Franklin on the $100, and Salmon P. Chase on the now obsolete $10,000.
What is the value of the series 2006 5 dollar bill?
All $5 bills dated 2006 are worth five dollars. (not true--see improvement notes)
There has been a recent misconception that since it was released in 2008 that the "Series 2006" is a misprint of some kind. Check ALL of your "new fives"... most if not all will have the "Series 2006" on them.
The "series" date on a bill is determined by the Treasury Secretary and Treasurer who are in office when the bill is printed. Because the same officials were in office from 2006 to 2008, all bills with their signatures were part of the 2006 series.
The misconception is even worse because the $5 bill's design was changed in the middle of the 2006 series, so some bills with that date have the old green and black design while others are purple and gray. ALL of them are worth only face value. (not true--see improvement notes)
Improvement notes to original answer: the design was not changed in the middle of series; rather, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing did test new design by first printing green seal notes. It only issued 410 million notes in 64 print runs before production of new design with purple seal started (http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f2006_q.html). As such, these notes were a limited run, and are worth more than $5. The new design issuance with same 2006 series date, with purple seal, will not be worth more than $5 (as 2 billion have been printed to date).
All US paper money is made by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at facilities in Washington and Fort Worth. Bills printed in Fort Worth have a tiny "FW" to the left of one of the plate numbers in a corner of the bill's front, e.g. FWC2
Circulating US $1 coins are minted at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, while San Francisco mints proof versions for sale to collectors. The date and mint mark currently appear on the coins' edge.
Regardless of popular myth, the Mint only makes coins and has nothing to do with printing paper money. The Mint and the BEP are completely separate parts of the Treasury Department.
Is there such a bill as a Hall and sellers twenty dollar certificate 270850 printed in 1778?
I have one of it (original). Has it a quotation? It says this bill entitles the bearer to receive twenty spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver. Then is says something else I can't read very well and then at the bottom it says Philadelphiea Sept. 26th 1778
Note: I cannot say authoritatively that the bill is a reproduction; however, I can say that I possess two of these bills. I can also say there are at least 30 references on the internet asking about this currency and, all of them reference serial number 270850. Even in the wildest machinations of the continental currency, they did not produce hundreds of bills with a handwritten serial number that is identical. Thus, all evidence points to this being a reproduction for some commercial purpose, perhaps a bookmark for a book on the American Revolution.
What is the value of a 1972 US 2 dollar bill?
The U.S. did not print any $2 bills with that date. If your bill is from a different country please post a new question with that information.
Do they still make a 1000 dollar bill?
No, $100 is the highest denomination US bill currently produced.
High-value bills in denominations of $500, $1000, $5000, and $10,000 were produced up till 1945, although all of the final issues carried the so-called "series date" 1934. The two highest denominations were rarely in circulation, while $500 and $1000 bills were used by businesses in the days before electronic payments.
Until 1969 it was possible to obtain these bills through the banking system. However they had become popular with organized criminals who used them in money laundering, drugs transactions, and so on. In an effort to curb that abuse President Nixon ordered banks to halt distribution of any bills larger than $100, and required them to send any that were deposited back to the Treasury. Interestingly the bills were never formally withdrawn, but are effectively gone from circulation anyway.
In addition to these bills, special $100,000 gold certificates were printed in 1934 and 1935. Despite being used only for funds transfers within the Federal Reserve System they're considered to be the highest-denomination US currency ever issued.
What is the value of a 1964 US 5 dollar bill with a red seal?
Please check again. The last red-seal $5 bills were dated 1963 and no US bills of any denomination are dated 1964.
If the date on your bill is 1963 please see the Related Question "What is the value of a 1963 US 5 dollar bill with a red seal? "
What is the value of a 1935 B US 1 dollar silver certificate?
1935 B
As of 07/2010 1935 B silver certificate in circulated condition is worth about $2.25 to $3.00. A nice crisp uncirculated one is worth about $13.00
Despite the series date, the B letter indicates it was actually issued some time between July 1945 and July 1946. At that time it was the practice to change a series date only when a bill underwent a major redesign, as opposed to the current practice of changing dates when a new Treasury Secretary is appointed.
Blue Ink
Silver certificates typically had blue seals and serial numbers. Other colors were used on some very old bills and on bills printed for use in threatened regions during WWII.
In God We Trust
That motto was first added to $1 bills in 1957, so it's perfectly normal if it's not on the back of a 1935-B bill.
Serial Numbers
A bill's serial number is just a counter so including it in a question generally doesn't help to identify it or affect its value. There are collectors who will pay a premium for bills with low or patterned serial numbers; e.g.12345678 or 00000005
When were 2 dollar bills discontinued?
The bill was discontinued in 1966, but was reintroduced 10 years later as part of the Bicentennial celebrations. Today, however it is rarely seen in circulation, and as a result the production of the note is the lowest of U.S. paper money: under 1% of all notes currently produced are $2 bills. This comparative scarcity in circulation, coupled with a lack of public awareness that the bill is still in circulation, has also inspired urban legends and, on a few occasions, created problems for people trying to use the bill to make purchases
What does a red seal mean on US paper money?
Red seals indicate a special series of currency called United States Notes. These were issued directly by the federal government rather than by the central bank (the Federal Reserve).
US Notes were functionally identical to Federal Reserve Notes and were discontinued in the late 1960s to save printing costs. All modern currency is issued as Federal Reserve Notes.
How much is a 1 dollar bill from 1935 worth?
The series 1935 $1 silver certificate is an extremely common bill, not worth much above face value. In uncirculated condition, it might go for $5.
What is the value of a 1935 us dollar bill?
More than 12 different dollar bills were made in 1935. See the link below for more information.
What does the star on a us dollar bill mean?
A star at the end of a number means that at one point in time, there was a dollar bill with the same number on it. Because of resons unknown, the government burned the dollar bill, and made another dollar with the same number, adding the star.
CorrectionHere is the statement from the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing regarding star notes:When an imperfect note is detected during the manufacturing process after the serial number has been overprinted, it must be replaced with a new note. A "star" note is used to replace the imperfect note. Reusing that exact serial number to replace the imperfect note is costly and time consuming. The "star" note has its own special serial number followed by a star in place of a suffix letter.
The serial number of the imperfect note that was removed is not used again in the same numbering sequence.
How many US 100000 dollar bills were printed?
Sources differ but the most commonly quoted number is 42,000, of which only about two dozen were retained. The bills were never put into general circulation and were only used for transactions between government departments.
What is the value of a 20 dollar bill b series federal reserve note?
A date is needed. Please see the question "What is the value of a (date) US 20 dollar bill?" for more information.
What was the name on the five hundred dollar bill?
If you mean whose PORTRAIT is on the bill, the Series 1928 and 1934 bills carried a picture of President William McKinley. Those were the last $500 bills printed in the US.
5 Dollar Bills Are Very Common. They are still being printed, for as far as I know, 2 dollar bills are rare but still worth the same value.
What is the value of a 1953 US 2 dollar silver certificate?
Please don't assume that all old bills are silver certificates. Your bill is a United States Note, as indicated by those same words across the top front of the design. The last $2 silver certificates were printed as part of an 1899 series.
Its value depends on the letter next to the date.
No letter : about $2.50
"A" : $2.50 - $5.00
"B" : $2.75 - $5.50
"C" : $3.50 - $6.50
Are US 2 dollar bills valuable?
Like any US banknote, the value of a $2 bill depends on its date, what letter if any is next to the date, and its condition. There is no simple answer because of the number of possibilities, but some general rules are:
- Green-seal bills dated 1976 and later are not at all rare, just infrequently used, and are only worth $2 in average condition. Feel free to spend any that you get in change.
- Small-size bills with red seals are worth extra but the amount varies from a few dollars to several hundred depending on the factors mentioned above.
- Bills dated before 1928 tend to be the most valuable but again, prices vary quite widely.
If you have one million dollars series 1996 C34387297A it is valid?
No. The U.S. has never printed a $1 million dollar bill. What you have is a novelty, and it's not worth anything.
What the value of your bulls head bank 3 dollar bill 1864?
The value of a bulls head 3 dollar bill from 1864 will depend on the condition. A bill is fair to good condition is worth an estimated $50.00 US dollars.
What is the value of a five dollar bill dated 1963?
what is the value of a five dollar bill silver certificate
What are the dimensions of a us 20 dollar bill?
US currency bills are 66.3 mm (2.61 inches) wide, 166 mm (6.14 inches) long, 0.11 mm (0.0043 inches) thick and they weigh 1 gram.
How do you detect a counterfeit 100 dollar bill 1985 series?
US bills dated before 1990 don't have very sophisticated anti-counterfeiting features. You won't find a watermark, security strip, or microprinting. About all you can do is:
- Look for tiny red and blue threads worked into the paper
- Check the engraving. It should be sharp and clear, with apparent depth.
- Look at the "teeth" of the Federal Reserve seal. They should be evenly-spaced and sharply pointed.
