US Banknotes

Please check again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any $1 bills dated 1936. The closest date is 1935.

"Circa" means "around" or "roughly" but all 20th and 21st-century US $2 bills have a specific series date on them.

The closest issue would be a 1976 bill. These have no extra value unless they're in brand-new condition; in that case it might retail for $3 to $4.

Your bill is only worth face value. It's a good bet that the duck is named Daffy and the rabbit is named Bugs. The images were added to a normal bill either as stickers or using a rubber stamp.

There have been similar bills with pictures of the Easter Bunny, Elvis Presley, Santa Claus, etc. None of them are standard bills that were altered after being printed. They're not official Treasury products.

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It is worth whatever the spot price for silver is on the market and may also be worth more to a collector based on the conditions and markings of the bar.

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> As you can tell from the coins and bills in your pocket, the motto is In God WE Trust rather than "you"

> The motto wasn't added to bills until 1957 so your bill doesn't have an error.

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Two varieties were printed that year, one with a red seal and the other with a brown seal. As of 01/2012 approximate price ranges are as follows:

Circulated: $550 to $2200 depending on the bill's condition

Uncirculated: $2900-$3000

For bills in the same condition, those with red seals can be worth very slightly more than brown-seal bills.

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 question is not clear. Is it a certificate for a silver bar? Or a bar of silver? Post new question.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1951. Please check again and post a new, separate question.

Assuming your bill is dated 1976 or later, the large number that appears in all four inside corners of the scrollwork indicates the Federal Reserve District that distributed the bill. It corresponds to the alphabetic position of the letter in the black seal to Jefferson's left; the seal also displays the name of the city where the District's bank is located.

The smaller combination of letters and numbers is called a plate position indicator or face plate number. US banknotes are printed on large sheets of paper that are then cut into individual bills. The letter and the number after it indicate the grid position where an individual bill was located on the large sheet, somewhat like a city address ("F Street and 3rd Avenue").

If there's a small "FW" before the face plate number, the bill was printed at the Treasury's Fort Worth printing plant. If there is no "FW", it was printed at the plant in Washington, DC.

Note that all US bills display face plate numbers, not just $2 bills. The number is in a different position for each denomination.

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There are several simple and many more-complicated security features on "big head" $100 bills.

There is a security strip to the left of the oval frame around Franklin's portrait. It should be visible if the bill is held up to a white light, and will glow pink under UV light. The large "100" in the lower-right corner will shift color if the bill is tilted, and a watermark of Franklin's face should be visible to the right of the green Treasury seal, again if the bill is held up to a white light.

More-subtle features include microprinting, i.e. extremely tiny letters and numbers in various places on the bills. On a 1993 note the large "100" in the lower-left corner should be filled with thousands of minuscule "100"s.

It's a standard $2 bill that was modified by a private company and sold as an "instant collectible".

Unfortunately banknote collectors consider these bills to be altered items so it has no added value.

$2. They are really common and found at nearly every bank.

In circulated condition, it's only worth face value. Uncirculated, it might retail for $110 but a dealer will pay close to face value if buying.

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The presence of the number "11" on the bills is simply a strange coincidence, but not at all intentional. ALL bills distributed through that Federal Reserve district carry the same number.

"A" is the only series letter on 1977 $10 bills. You may be referring to the Federal Reserve District letter. The series letter, if any, on US bills is next to the date.

There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1977 US 10 dollar bill?".

It looks like a date but it's actually a serial number for the printing plate that was used to produce that particular bill.

All bills have them. Due to changes in the printing process plate serial numbers on modern bills are usually no more than two digits.

Its value could be in the $100 to $200 range, but it depends on a number of factors. The bill should be examined in person by a dealer or appraiser who handles error currency.

The error described is called an Inverted Overprint. It happened when the sheet of paper on which the bill was printed was accidentally put in the press upside down.

George Washington's portrait first appeared on the 1869 series of $1 United States Notes.

In 1886 new bills with his wife's picture were issued, and ten years later another series was printed featuring both Washingtons.

Washington returned alone to the $1 bill in 1918, but in a small portrait to one side of the bill.

In 1923 a large, centered portrait similar to the one on current bills was adopted. It's been used since then, with modifications only to the surrounding design and different seal colors.

For various political reasons Congress refuses to allow the $1 bill to be further redesigned.

Approximate values as of 11/2011:

In circulated condition, $125 to $180

Uncirculated, $400 if there is no letter next to the date, $225 if there is an A next to the date.