US Banknotes

This is actually something banks sell at Christmastime for gift giving, so it's not rare or valuable. You may be able to find somebody that will give you a few dollars over the $100 face value, but don't expect much more.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1942. Please check your bill and post a new, separate question.

You don't have to post its serial number as that usually doesn't help ID a bill for valuation.

Most of them are worth face value. The only ones with additional collector value are those with interesting serial numbers, especially low ones.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. No $10,0000 bills were printed with a 1923 date, and the last gold certificates of that denomination were made in 1900.

It's still worth one dollar.

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The last red-seal $100 bills were dated 1966. All 1969 $100 bills were issued as green-seal Federal Reserve Notes.

The first federally-issued US $500 bills were printed in 1862. There were 14 different "series years" following that date. The final series produced for circulation carried the date 1934-A, although they were actually printed as late as 1945.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1979 and no $2 bills ever reached a series letter of G. Please check your bill and post a new, separate question.

To three significant figures, the dimensions of all current US bills are 156 mm long × 66.3 mm wide × 0.11 mm thick with a weight of 1 gram.

I'm curious what makes you think that a bill printed in the last decade might possibly be worth more than its face value.

If it's real, then it's worth a hundred dollars. If it's counterfeit, then it's worth five to ten in federal prison.

At a bank, it's still worth face value. To a collector, it could be worth closer to $110. It's not old or rare enough to be worth much more.

Despite being more than 50 years old, 1957 is a common series for $1 silver certificates. On average, one is worth two to three dollars.

Star notes generally have some additional value to collectors beyond face value. The amount is determined by the series (date) and condition.

There are some problems here. You need to specify 8 million what. Another problem is that there really are no dollar bills at all in 8 million anything, even 8 million dollars, unless you have accumulated that much cash in one dollar bills. No one in his right mind would accumulate that much money in one dollar bills unless it is for some kind of publicity stunt or Guiness record.

The only real person ever depicted on a US $1 bill is George Washington.

The life span of U.S. currency is determined by usage. Paper currency of $20, $10, $5, $1 on average stays in circulation less than two years, while a $50 or $100 bill has an average life span of more than seven years.

In the 1970s US $1 bills used the same design as those currently being printed.

There was no 1957 C series of $1 bills, only plain, A, and B.

A star note from one of those three series might retail for around $5 depending on its condition.

Secretary of the Treasury: Fred M. Vinson

US Treasurer: W. A. Julian

Despite the 1935 series date, the "B" subseries was printed during the first Truman Administration. 1935 B $1 bills were issued for exactly one year, from 07/23/1945 to 07/23/1946.

The brown seal should be accompanied by the word HAWAII overprinted in large letters on both sides of the bill. As of 02/2014 its retail value would be in the range $10 to $40 in average to better condition, and $130 or more if uncirculated.

"Hawaii" bills were specially printed during WWII for use in that territory. If the Japanese had invaded the islands, any bills they captured could be easily identified and declared worthless without affecting the US mainland's money supply.

US bills are printed on a special paper made from linen and cotton, as opposed to normal paper which is made from cellulose.

Because there were never any gold certificates valued lower than $10, I assume your question refers to a bill that's been "enhanced" by the addition of gold leaf and other artistic cues.

These are standard $2 bills that are decorated and sold by various private firms as "instant collectibles". To a banknote collector they're considered to be altered or damaged goods and have no added value, but some niche-item collectors may be willing to pay a premium for a well-preserved one in its original case. Generally though the resale market for these items is very poor.

I have a 5 dollar 1981 bill signed by the treasurer. Is this worth anything?

The 1990 series redesign removed all old cars from the reverse-side picture. In addition the image was simplified to show only the Treasury building.

Despite much speculation to the contrary, the Treasury has always maintained that in order to avoid commercialism, the cars shown on the old bills were generic composites and didn't represent any specific brand.

This depends on the condition. If it is circulated, likely face value ($1). If uncirculated anywhere from 3 to 10 dollars or so