US Banknotes

The Treasury never printed that denomination. Standard bills during the 20th century were $1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 as today, along with high-value notes of $500, 1000, 5000 and $10,000, and a special $100,000 bill printed for use only within various government agencies.

Up till the early part of the 20th century private banks were chartered to print their own currency, and some produced what would be considered "oddball" denominations today. But without more information about your bill it's not possible to say anything more.

Your bill was actually printed in Washington, as were all bills up till 1990 when the Fort Worth printing facility opened. It was printed for distribution by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve District, so it has a "C" seal and the city name.

Please see the Related Question for more information.

Your bill either failed to go through the last printing stage where the seal and serial numbers are added, or it may have accidentally been flipped over and the seal and numbers were printed on the back side. Either way this is considered to be a significant error and could sell in the $300-400 range.

While it's not normal WikiAnswers policy to answer a question with another question, please ask yourself what date the US declared its independence from England.

The last $5 bills with blue seals were silver certificates printed in the 1953 series. All $5 bills dated 1969 and later are green-seal Federal Reserve Notes.

If your bill says Federal Reserve Note across the top banner, it's possible that its seal color was affected by some kind of chemical exposure. For example, the anti-yellowing agents in some strong detergents have been known to affect some of the yellow component in the green ink used to print the seal and serial numbers.

The green seal indicates that your bill is a Federal Reserve Note. Please see "What is the value of a 1928 D US 5 dollar Federal Reserve note?" for more information.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1965. Please check your bill and post a new, separate question.

Please don't assume that every old bill is a silver certificate. As indicated by both its green seal and the banner over Franklin's portrait your bill is a Federal Reserve Note, not a silver certificate. The last $100 silver certificates were dated 1891.

See the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 100 dollar bill?" for more information.

Please check the banner across the top of your bill; you'll find that it's a United States Note (as identified by its red ink) rather than a silver certificate. The last $2 silver certificates were dated 1899.

There's more information at the Related Question.

There were no HAWAII overprinted $2 bills issued for circulation, only $1, $5, $10, and $20. Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with its denomination.

During WWII the Treasury issued special bills with brown or yellow seal colors and overprinted names for use in combat zones (North Africa) or threatened areas (Hawaii). That way the bills could be declared worthless if they fell into enemy hands, while normal green- and blue-seal bills could continue to circulate in the continental US.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1943.

In spite of its age, a circulated 1974 $50 bill retails for only about $55. A nice uncirculated one might sell for $75 or more.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1943.

Please check again and post a new, separate question. There are no 1924-dated US bills.

The US didn't print any bills with that date. Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question.

The answer's a double no.

First, bills aren't minted; they're printed. Only coins are minted.

Second, there were no US bills of any denomination with a 1954 series date.

High-denomination bills were last printed in 1945 and officially discontinued on July 14, 1969 in an effort to combat organized crime.

Despite being printed in 1945 the bills were part of the 1934 series so they all carry that date.

The US didn't print any $20 bills dated 1957, only $1 bills have that date. Please check again and post a new, separate question.

US bills are normally categorized by their series date and series letter rather than the actual printing date. The printing date isn't shown on bills and usually can only be determined by cross-referencing the serial number with BEP printing records, if available.

In any case a 1996 US $20 bill is only worth face value in average condition. A very nice uncirculated one will be worth perhaps $1 extra.

Mint condition uncirculated...$6,000.00

"D" is the highest letter for all 1934-dated $10 bills regardless of whether they're silver certificates or Federal Reserve Notes. If the "J" is in a large circle to the left of Hamilton's portrait, please check the banner across the top of the bill - it's almost certain you have a Federal Reserve Note and not a silver certificate.

There's more information at the questions

> "What is the value of a 1934 US 10 dollar silver certificate?"

> "What is the value of a 1934 US 10 dollar Federal Reserve Note?"

It depends very much on the issuing bank. If it's from any bank except Dallas it would retail at $15 to $120 depending on wear. However, a Dallas issue would be worth $500 to $1500. If you have the latter, you should have it evaluated by a trained professional who specializes in U.S. currency.

The last blue-seal $5 bills were dated 1953. A blue seal indicates a bill is a silver certificate. A 2006 bill will have a green seal and be a Federal Reserve Note.

There were 2 types of $5 bill issued as part of the 2006 series, however. One uses the old green and black design, while the newer one is gray and purple. Both carry the same date because they were printed under the same Secretary of the Treasury, who took office in 2006. Neither one is special or valuable, just worth $5.

No.