US Banknotes

Two dollar bills generally are not counterfeited, so odds are it's genuine. If you're not sure, take a close look at the paper. A real bill will have tiny red and blue fibers embedded in the material.

It's due to the special green ink and the finish that's used on banknote paper.

$10 Federal Reserve Notes have been printed for over a century. Please post a new and separate question with its seal color, date, and whether there's a small letter next to / under the date. That information is important when determining a value. You don't need to include the serial number, though.

serial # D85826026A This is the serial # for the bill, could not include it in original post.. & the seal on the right side of the bill is Black, not Blue or Red..Anyone got any info, it would be appreciated...& also the bill is split in 1/2 & something is written on the back in another language (I think)

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Please see the related question for more details. It's very difficult to answer your question because:

> There's no "J" series letter for 1935 $1 silver certificates. The highest series letter (which is next to the date) is H. Any J would be part of the serial number.

> A serial number rarely helps ID a bill, and generally doesn't affect its value unless it's unusual in some way, e.g. 12345678 or 00000004

> Writing on a bill could be added by anyone and again doesn't help to ID it unless it's the signature of someone famous or the bill is part of a wartime "short snorter".

My bottom line evaluation is that you'd need to take the bill to a currency dealer or appraiser who could look at it in person.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1960. 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.

"D" is the highest series letter for a 1934 $10 FRN. The series letter is next to the date. A "J" would most likely be a Federal Reserve District letter.

Please see the Related Question for more information.

No. Any bills with Santa on them are either novelty bills, or they have a sticker of Santa placed over Washington's portrait on a real bill.

It's worth five dollars.

No, the only denominations currently printed today are the $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 bills in the US. There used to, however, be a $10,000 bill along with $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $100,000 bills. The high denomination currency was last printed in 1945 and started being actively withdrawn from circulation by the Federal Reserve in 1969. Such bills however, are still technically legal tender but are worth far more money to a collector than face value, even in fairly poor shape.

The last US silver certificates were $1 bills printed in 1965, although they all carried 1935 or 1957 series dates. $5 and $10 silver certificates ended with the 1953 series, with printing again continuing for several years after that specific date.

In 1968 the Treasury stopped halted redemption of silver certificates for silver metal.

As of 01/2011, a circulated 1953 B $5 silver certificate with a blue seal is worth $8 to $12 at retail. A nice crisp uncirculated one might bring $18 to $20.

If it has a red seal it's not a silver certificate, it's a U.S. note. Circulated, face value to $8. Crisp and unfolded, maybe $10 to $12 at retail

Without a date there is no way to tell. Post a new question and include the date.

It depends on how uneven the cut is. If the bill is slightly off-center it doesn't have any extra value. If the cut is so far off-center that part of another bill is visible it could be worth a couple of hundred dollars depending on condition, but it would have to be inspected in person by a currency dealer or appraiser who works with error bills.

Also, there was never a "G" series letter on 1950 US $10 bills; the highest was E. You may be looking at the Federal Reserve District letter instead of the series letter which is next to the date.

If they're modern notes, they're only worth face value. It's not uncommon to get consecutive new bills at the bank.

If the bills are modern $1 Federal Reserve Notes with green seals, so many have been printed that getting two consecutive ones from a bank or in change isn't a rare event.

If the bills are older, please post a new, separate question with their date and what letter, if any, is next to the date.

There's no such thing as a "blue silver dollar". You're referring to a blue-seal silver certificate; these are only worth about $1.50 in average conditions despite their age and now-unusual design.

$100 bills don't get as much use as smaller denominations so they don't wear out as fast. That means $100 bills as old as 1985 really don't have any added value if they turn up in circulation. A nice uncirculated one would retail for about $105 to $110 but a dealer would only offer face value.

Until the 1990 redesign, most US bills looked very similar.

The front of a 1950 $100 bill has a small portrait of Benjamin Franklin in the center, surrounded by an oval frame. The bill's corners have the number 100 and the edges are framed by ornate scrollwork.

The back has the familiar image of Independence Hall. It's inside a scrollwork rectangle with rounded corners. The number 100 is in each corner at a 45-degree angle.

The only colors are green and black, and there's no watermark or security strip.

Please post a new, separate question with the bill's date and what letter if any appears next to the date. Serial numbers are counters and security features, but don't help to ID a bill and only affect its value in special cases.

No. You can get five of them for $10 at your local bank.

Please check your bill again. All $100 bills printed from 1969 to 2009 had green ink.

In any case a 2003 A bill is too new to have any extra value.

The red seal as well as the banner across the top of Franklin's portrait indicate your bill a United States Note and not a silver certificate. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1966 US 100 dollar bill?" for more information.

Depends on the series. If it is a modern series (1970s-present) as a set they might be worth $21-22 (though good luck getting someone to pay more than face value for them). Early sets or silver certificates are worth a premium.