US Banknotes

President William McKinley.

The U.S. has never printed a million dollar bill. Any you might find are novelties and aren't worth anything.

As of 2014 the Treasury has no plans to redesign the $2 bill, mostly because it wouldn't be cost-effective. The denomination makes up only about 1% of all bills in circulation and is hardly ever counterfeited.

If the $1 bill is eliminated and replaced with a $1 coin it's expected the use of $2 bills will increase. If that happens there may be a need to redesign the bill but at the current time that's nothing but speculation.

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

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. No US bills are dated 1942.

Please check again and post a new question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1952.

You probably meant to type "1928" because that's the last year $100 gold certificates were printed. Please see the Related Question for information about that date.

Before the 1990s US bills didn't have a lot of anti-counterfeiting features. A 1950 bill won't have a watermark, microprinting, value strip, the words In God We Trust, or color-shifting ink just to name a few things so don't even try to find them.

The best feature to look for would be the tiny red and blue fibers that are mixed into the paper when it's manufactured. Also, the teeth on the treasury seal will be very sharp and uniform in shape on a real bill. The engraving of Hamilton's picture will be crisp and clear as well.

Yes, existing $100 bills are still valid.

Unlike many other countries, the US doesn't formally withdraw old bills when new designs are introduced. Old bills continue to circulate until they wear out. When banks receive a worn-out bill it's returned to the Treasury for destruction.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.