US Banknotes

Buck is a slang term for a US dollar so one buck is equal to one US dollar

Serial numbers rarely affect a bill's value unless they're special in some way - e.g. low (00000006), repeating (12121212), symmetric (12344321), etc.

Far more important factors are the bill's date, condition, and series letter (the small letter next to the date; it may not be present however).

Also, any bill with a (*) in the serial number increases the value of your bill, sometimes by quite a bit.

Most U.S. currency weighs exactly one gram per note (bill). There are four hundred fifty-four grams (rounded to the nearest whole number) in one pound. Therefore, one pound of U.S. $100 bills would be worth about: $45,400!

The first federally-issued $2 bills were printed in 1862. You may have a privately-issued bill, a replica, a fantasy item, or something completely unrelated. Please post a new question with more information.

IS A 2 DOLLAR BILL WITH A PAW PRINT ON IT WORTH ANYTHING?

Unless it's uncirculated, face value only.

There's a lot of fiction surrounding these bills. Joseph Barr only served as Treasury Secretary for about 5 weeks, so people assume the bills are rare. However, it was a while before a new Secretary was appointed, so the BEP continued to churn out bills with his signature. In fact, nearly half a billion were printed before the next series started! The only reason they were uncommon in circulation is that people saved them as soon as they got one in change.

As of 01/2010 U.S. Currency Auctions lists a fair market value of an uncirculated Barr note at only $2.00. Many sellers on auction sites are under the mistaken impression that these bills are rare - or are trying to play off others' lack of knowledge - and are attempting to charge highly inflated prices.

Please post a new question with the issuing country. The U.S. didn't print any bills dated 1937.

Please check the date and denomination again and post a new question.

HAWAII silver certificates were printed using 1935 series $1 bills and 1934 series $5 bills.

The value of a 1981 US 1 dollar bill in circulated condition is typically its face value, which is $1. If the bill is in uncirculated condition or has a special serial number or printing error, it might have a slightly higher collector's value. It is best to consult a currency specialist or collector for a more accurate assessment.

The Kansas City district mark on the 1976 two dollar bill is a letter and a number combination that represents the Federal Reserve Bank where the bill was printed. For example, the Kansas City district mark is "K11" for the 1976 series two dollar bill. The mark is typically located on the left side of the bill, near the edge.

Printing of higher-denomination bills were discontinued in 1945, and distribution through banks was discontinued in 1969 by executive order of President Nixon in an effort to stop their use in criminal activities. The bills remain legal tender but any that are received by a bank must be turned back to the Treasury Department.

The primary reason was their use by organized crime, but they were also becoming less necessary because of electronic banking.

Although the presidential seal is based on it, the image on the back of a US $1 bill is actually the Great Seal of the United States.

The front depicts the bald eagle, the national bird, holding both an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (a symbol of military strength). The eagle faces towards the olive branch, indicating a preference for peace. The 13 stars above the eagle represent the original 13 states.

The back depicts a pyramid with 13 rows, again representing the original 13 states. The pyramid is unfinished, indicating that the US is still a work in progress that will never be complete. The date 1776 is shown at its base in Roman numerals; it's topped by the Eye of Providence, watching over the developing country.

No. The US has never withdrawn any bills following a redesign. The only bills that have been officially withdrawn are gold certificates which were recalled when the US went off the gold standard in 1933. All others remain legal tender and can be spent at face value, although that may not make a lot of financial sense if a bill is very old and worth more as a collectible.

Banks are required to hold back old bills that are too worn to continue circulating, and any bills with denominations higher than $100. Thus over time older bills are gradually replaced by new ones, but they're not formally withdrawn due to their design.

Abraham Lincoln is the figure depicted on the front of the United States five-dollar bill. The back of the bill features the Lincoln Memorial.

There are no four-letter words on the dollar bill. The dollar bill contains various phrases and text, including "United States of America," "Federal Reserve Note," and "In God We Trust," but none of them are four-letter words.

A portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, appears on the US $10 bill !!

A bill's serial number is a counters and a security feature but rarely helps to identify a bill or affect its value.

Please post a new question with the bill's date and what letter, if any, is next to the date.

Note that some collectors will pay extra for numbers with a special pattern, e.g. 12345678, or low numbers such as 00000015.

The vast majority of "Confederate" bills found today are actually replicas sold in souvenir shops or included in memento sets. Those made within the last 35 years or so are required by law to have a word such as COPY, FACSIMILE, or REPLICA printed on them but that's usually absent on older ones.

Many of the copies are printed on artificially aged paper using photo-lithographs of genuine bills so they can be difficult to tell from the real thing unless you look closely at the signatures - the ink is flat and on the surface of a replica, while it is a slightly different color and more deeply impressed on a genuine note.

The Related Link has a list of serial and plate numbers found on the more common copies; you can compare those to the numbers on your bill. If they don't match you should seek out a dealer or appraiser who specializes in Confederate currency and have the bill examined in person.

U.S. currency with face values above $100 were bills for $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000. No bills of those denominations have been printed since the 1940s. The U.S. NEVER printed a million dollar bill.

The H series of bills are national bank notes or Federal Reserve notes and the bills bear a picture of the Federal Reserve Bank. There are about 14,000 of these types of bills circulating, so the value is not high.

There are no signatures on a US 1 dollar bill. The dollar bill features the signatures of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the United States on the bottom right side. However, these signatures are printed rather than physically signed.

The US Government web site states that the largest denomination of currency ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) was the $100,000 Series 1934 Gold Certificate featuring the portrait of President Wilson. It is not in general circulation and was used only between banks of the Federal Reserve.