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US Banknotes

US banknotes refer to dollar bills or the legal tender currency in the United States. Printed in the US Treasury, its base denominations include $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100.

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Did Sacajawea appear on a US dollar bill?

Sacajawea hasn't been depicted on any 20th or 21st century US paper money, but an interpretive portrait* has of course been on Native American $1 coins issued since 2000.

(*) There are no known pictures of Sacajawea herself, so the coin's sculptor Glenna Goodacre used a Native American college student as her model for a stylized portrait.

What is the value of a 1913 US 10 dollar Federal reserve note?

Despite the 1913 date these bills were released in 1914. Two varieties were printed; as of 04/2012 approximate retail prices are:

Blue seal:

Circulated: $35 to $55 depending on the bill's condition

Uncirculated: $90

Red seal:

Circulated: $200 to $500

Uncirculated: $1350

Serial Numbers

A bill's serial number is a counter and a security feature. In most cases it doesn't affect a bill's value or help to identify it. Some collectors specialize in bills with low serial numbers (e.g. 00000005) or unusual patterns (12344321) so these can bring above-average prices.

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.

How much is a 1995 2 dollar bill worth today?

Two dollars.

Normally, currency doesn't become more valuable than its worth unless it's a special, rare kind, or if it's very old - like, over 50 years old. The older, the better.

What is the value of an uncirculated 1981 A Federal Reserve Note with a picture of Santa Claus on it?

The picture is just a sticker that was pasted on the bill after it was printed. The US doesn't print bills with pictures of Santa, the Easter Bunny, Elvis, George Bush, or any other non-traditional image.

If the sticker damaged the bill it's now only worth face value; if it's not damaged it may be worth a bit more but 1981 is too new for an uncirculated bill to carry a significant premium.

What does the red on the two dollar bill stand from?

U. S. paper money with a red seal (regardless of denomination) are United States Notes (see the link to an encyclopedia article). Bills now being printed are all Federal Reserve Notes with green seals, and some older bills are Silver Certificates with blue.

What is the value of a 1950 H US 10 dollar bill?

As of 2011, $12 to $15 if circulated, $20 or more if crisp and unfolded.

$12 and $15 circulated. $20 + uncirculated.

In God We Trust

That motto wasn't added to US bills until the late 1950s and early 1960s, so it's perfectly normal for it to be missing from 1950-series bills.

Serial Numbers

A bill's serial number is a counter and a security feature. In most cases it doesn't affect a bill's value or help to identify it.

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.

What does the letter after the serial number mean on a US 5 dollar bill?

The letter after the serial number is called the "suffix letter" and is simply used to provide more unique combinations of characters.

Numbering normally starts with 00000001A. The numeric part is incremented until it reaches 999999999A, then it's reset to 00000001 and the suffix is increased to "B". Because there are 99,999,999 possible unique numbers and 26 unique letters, it's possible to have nearly 2.6 billion unique numbers for each Federal Reserve District's bills!

Note: 00000000 is reserved for "specimen" or test notes, so it never appears on circulating bills.

What is the value of a 1935 J US 1 dollar silver certificate?

Please check your bill again. "H" is the highest series letter for 1935 $1 silver certificates.

The series letter on a US bill is not part of the serial number. It's always next to or below the date. Series 1935 $1 silver certificates may not have a letter, or there could be anything from A to H.

What is the value of a 1913 5 dollar Federal Reserve Note?

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. There weren't any 1913 $5 Federal Reserve Notes - the Federal Reserve System didn't start issuing banknotes until 1914.

At that time many private banks printed their own bills under federal charter. If your bill has the name of a private bank on it, include that name in the new question.

What is the value of a 20 dollar us bill serial number G40336353 B?

Serial numbers are counters and a security feature but rarely affect a bill's value.

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

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

Is a 1 dollar silver certificate redeemable in real silver or copper clad silver?

Redemption of silver certificates for silver metal was discontinued in the 1960s when the price of silver was deregulated.

The bills can still be spent for $1 each but are usually worth a bit more to a collector. The most common ones, dated 1957, are only worth around $1.50 to $2.00 retail, though.

Please note there's no such thing as "copper clad silver". All US clad coins are made with copper centers clad in cupronickel alloy (dimes, quarters, and halves) or manganese brass (dollars). Also the only opposite to "real silver" would be "fake silver"!

How do you sell or cash in a 1935 A 1 dollar silver certificate?

You don't want to "cash in" a silver certificate; that means to take it to a bank and you'll only get face value for it.

Unfortunately its value as a collectible isn't much more, perhaps $2-$3 at retail. That means you might be able to sell it on eBay or to a dealer for $1.25 to $1.75 which wouldn't even pay for postage or gas. You could always keep the bill as a conversation piece and memento of a time long gone.

Is a 5 dollar bill with a star worth Anyfhing?

its worth 8 to 10 dollars if its uncirculated its worth 20 dollars

What percentage of a dollar bill do you need to replace it?

Normally a bank is allowed to replace a torn bill only if at least 2/3 of it is intact, including at least one entire serial number. That's to prevent people from cutting bills in half and redeeming both at full value.

Bills with other kinds of damage can be replaced but only by the Treasury after an evaluation of the damage. Example damages would include fire, water, insects, mildew, rodents, etc.

What is the history of red seal US 2 dollar bills?

The $2 denomination was introduced during the Civil War, partly as a way to fill the gap between the $1 and $5 denominations. Till 1890 they were all printed as United States Notes, a form of currency issued by the federal government rather than by a bank. In addition all US Notes were so-called "fiat" bills because they were only backed by faith in the soundness of the government rather than a specific amount of silver or gold on deposit with the Treasury. Except for some bills dated 1880, all of them had red seals.

From 1890 to 1917 $2 bills were issued in several forms including Treasury Notes and silver certificates. Colors weren't standardized so it's possible to find various combinations of red, blue, and brown seals and serial number, sometimes on the same bill.

In 1928 the government started replacing all circulating bills with smaller notes of the current size (66 X 166 mm). At the same time seal colors were standardized with red representing US Notes, green for Federal Reserve Notes, blue for silver certificates, and gold for gold certificates. At that time it was decided to continue issuing $1 bills as silver certificates and $2 bills as US Notes, while other denominations were issued in more than one form depending on legal and financial requirements. In fact, $5 bills were issued in all 3 forms.

The denomination remained in regular but low use through the 1960s. Other denominations were gradually all converted to Federal Reserve Notes so $2 bills with their red seals tended to stand out and were often hoarded by people who assumed (incorrectly) that they were rare. In addition various urban legends about $2 bills continued to spread which resulted in even lower use.

By 1963 all other denominations had been fully converted to FRN's. US Notes served exactly the same purpose so the Treasury decided to phase them out by the end of the decade as a matter of cost reduction. The last $2 US Notes were printed in the 1963A series.

Legal requirements for production of US Notes were still in effect, though, so the Treasury printed one final series of US Notes in 1966. These were issued as $100 bills to minimize the number that had to be printed for a given amount of money in circulation.

Usage of $2 bills dropped to the point where the Treasury considered discontinuing them. Instead, the denomination was revived in 1976 for the Bicentennial. The new bills were familiar green-seal FRNs and had a new design featuring Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The bills were quite popular and the Treasury hoped they'd continue to circulate, partly because it was cheaper to print one $2 bill than two $1 bills. Unfortunately nearly all of them disappeared as keepsakes from the Bicentennial.

Enough interest remained, though, that there was a slight uptick in demand and new series have been printed every few years since 2003.

What is value of a mint condition 1981 A US 10 dollar bill with both the Federal Reserve and Department of the Treasury stamps printed on the wrong side?

You should have your bill inspected by an expert in error currency to get a specific value. It can potentially be worth $300 to $500.

The mistake is called a flipover error and happens when a sheet of bills is accidentally put in the printing press upside down during the step that prints the seals.

What does a 1985 US 100 dollar bill look like?

Its layout is essentially the same as all bills printed from 1928 to the late 1980s. Franklin's picture is much smaller than on modern notes, it's in the center of the bill and surrounded by an oval frame. Both sides have very ornate scrollwork around the borders. Finally, the bill's colors are limited to green and black on a white background. It doesn't have any modern anti-counterfeiting features such as a security strip or watermark.

Of course you can always use any search engine to look for "images of 1985 hundred dollar bills" or some similar phrase to find actual photos.

What is the value of a 1976 and a 1958 US 2 dollar bill?

In circulated condition, a 1976 US $2 bill is only worth face value.

The other bill, though, must have a different date because there are no 1958 US banknotes of any denomination. Please check its date again and look for the question "What is the value of a [date] US 2 dollar bill?" for values.