US Banknotes

Please don't assume that because a bill is old it has to be a silver certificate. As the banner across the top and green seal indicate, your bill is a Federal Reserve Note.

See the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 100 dollar bill?" for more information.

$100 is currently the highest-denomination bill issued in the US.

The largest bank note the US ever printed was $100,000. It wasn't intended for general circulation and was only used between branches of the Federal Reserve. It was printed in orange and featured a picture of Woodrow Wilson.

Other large bills were:

*The $500 bill - William McKinley

*The $1,000 bill - Grover Cleveland

*The $5,000 bill - James Madison

*The $10,000 bill - Salmon P. Chase

Printing of those denominations was suspended in 1945 due to low demand. In July 1969 the government ended distribution of all bills larger than $100 in an effort to stop their use by organized crime.

The great majority of these "bills" are actually promotional items made in the 1960s. They don't have the word COPY or REPLICA on them because it wasn't required at the time. It still might be worth having it examined by a dealer but be prepared to be told it's not a real bill.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1978. Please check again and post a new question.

The US didn't print any bills dated 1959. Please check again and post a new, separate question.

$20 bills don't have pictures of airplanes on them.

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Check the bill carefully because it's sometimes difficult to read the printing due to wear. If the word is actually misspelled, you may have a counterfeit. One faker created a bunch of bills with the name spelled Washngton or Washnigton.

Also, hold the bill up to the light and see if there are tiny red and blue fibers embedded in the paper. If not, the bill is almost guaranteed to be a fake. The absence of a watermark or security strip does not mean the bill is fake, however - NO US $1 bills, even current ones, have either of those security features.

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They're still worth two dollars.

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.

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.

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.

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.