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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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What is the value of a 1957 US 1 dollar silver certificate with a P at the beginning of the serial number?

1957 $1 silver certificates aren't rare. In general they're only worth about $1.50 in average condition.

The "P" at the start of the serial number doesn't help to ID the bill. Serial numbers are counters and a security feature but rarely affect a bill's value.

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

How much is a 2 dollar red ink 1953 D silver certificate bill worth?

Series 1953 red seal $2 bills aren't rare and so if worn they'd be worth about $3 and if uncirculated close to $5.

MoreIt's a United States Note rather than a silver certificate. The last $2 silver certificates were printed in the 1890s. Also there's no series letter D; C is the highest letter for 1953-series $2 bills.

How much is 1957 silver certificate worth today?

It is impossible to answer without knowing the condition and the denomination.

What is the value of a 2004 US 50 dollar bill?

50 dollars. It's too new and too many were printed for it to have any collectible premium.

What is the value of a 1929 US 20 dollar bill from a private bank?

The brown seal and wording in the banner across the bill's top front identify it as a National Currency note. Hundreds of private banks issued National Currency notes under federal charter; prices range from barely above face value to many thousands of dollars making it almost impossible to evaluate a bill online. While this site attempts to provide a specific answer to every question posted, the wide variety of these bills means it's better to have them inspected in person by a dealer or appraiser.

Some National Currency notes were issued by Federal Reserve banks, however. If your bill has the words "Federal Reserve Bank" to the left of the portrait, please see the question "What is the value of a 1929 US 20 dollar Federal Reserve Note?"

During the Great Depression the government eliminated privately-issued currency as part of its efforts to stabilize the economy. National Currency notes were discontinued following the 1929 series, although bills continued to be printed with that date for a few more years.

What is a US two-dollar bill star note?

For any US paper bill, a "star note" is a bill printed to replace a bill that was damaged during the printing process. For security and bookkeeping reasons it's difficult for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to have gaps in the serial numbers printed on bills, so the numbers of the damaged bills are reused but one of the letters is replaced with a small asterisk to indicate that the bill is a reprint.

Many collectors are interested in star notes because they're unusual and not commonly seen in circulation. However, in most (but not all) cases star notes are only moderately more valuable than their standard counterparts.

How do you tell if a 1990 US 100 dollar bill is fake?

1990 $100 bills have modest security features compared to current bills. Things to look for include:

  • A watermark on the right side, between the large "100" and the bill's edge.
  • A security thread to the left of Franklin's portrait. It glows red under UV light.
  • The wording "USA 100" is repeated inside the "100" in the lower left corner. "The United States of America" appears as a line in the left lapel of Franklin's coat.
  • The large "100" in the lower right corner changes color from green to black if the bill is tilted.

When did they start putting In God We Trust on US paper money?

The motto reads "In God We Trust". It should be noted that the motto was added to coinage and currency during troubled times when people needed to reinforce the belief that the God of the Bible is on our side.

The phrase was added to currency during the same decade "One Nation Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance as a similar response to "godless communism".

Coins

The motto was first put on 2¢ pieces in 1864, during the Civil War, as an expression of faith in terrible times. It was gradually added to other denominations of coins over the years; the last denomination to get the motto was the nickel starting in 1938.

Bills

Many people are surprised to find older paper money without the motto, but in fact its use wasn't extended to bills until about a half-century ago. In response to the perceived threat of "godless communism" during the Cold War, in 1955 Congress ordered that the motto also be placed on paper money. The first bills to carry it were $1 silver certificates printed during and after 1957. These included a new 1957-dated series and some 1935-G and all 1935-H bills that were printed at the same time. By 1963 all other denominations had been redesigned to include the motto as well.

Rumors of Removal

Rumors persist among right-wing and fundamentalist religious groups that there is a "conspiracy" to remove the motto from American money. Those rumors were made worse when a few 2007-dated Presidential dollars were accidentally minted without the motto when mint employees forgot to add edge lettering to several batches of the new coins. Despite the fact that the mistake also deleted the coins' date, mint mark, and the motto "E Pluribus Unum" as well as "In God We Trust", the error was seized on as another example of a clandestine attempt to secularize American currency. In reality the presence of the motto is not an issue for the vast majority of Americans, and there are NO plans whatsoever to change it.

Is a hundred dollar bill with a lion or a dog printed on the bill worth anything?

Assuming it's a US $100 bill, yes, it's worth $100. Someone took a stamp pad and added the picture of the animal.

How can you tell if a 5 dollar bill is a silver certificate?

It's easy if the bill was printed from 1928 to 1953, the last series year $5 silver certificates were issued. All bills will have the words SILVER CERTIFICATE in the banner across the top, and with one exception they'll all have blue seals and serial numbers. The only exception is a series of special 1934 and 1934 A bills printed for use in Hawaii during WWII; these have brown seals but still say Silver Certificate.

Older bills may have the words Silver Certificate or they may say something like "Five Silver Dollars" on them.

What is the value of a 1934 20 dollar Federal Reserve Note printed in Minneapolis?

Your bill was actually printed in Washington. Minneapolis is the location of the Federal Reserve Bank that requested and distributed that set of bills.

Up to 1991, all US currency was printed at a single facility in the nation's capital. Since then production has been shared with a plant in Fort Worth.

There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 20 dollar bill?"

Is the purple 5 on the 5 dollar bill worth extra?

No. That's the current design and hundreds of millions are being printed.

There is an urban legend that the new fives are somehow "errors" because they have the same 2006 date as the previous green-and-black bills. However bills are dated by "series" years corresponding to the Secretary of the Treasury who was in office when the printing was authorized. The last set of green/black bills and the first new purple/gray ones were both issued under the administration of Secretary John Paulson, so they all have the same date, 2006. The next series will probably be dated 2009, the year that Timothy Geitner took office as the new Secretary.

Are they going to stop printing the fifty dollar bill?

There are no plans, nor any compelling reason, for the US to stop printing $50 bills. In fact, they now see more circulation due to increased prices so it would make very little financial or political sense to stop making them.

What is the value of a 1924 D US 2 dollar bill?

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1924.

What is the value of a 1 million dollar bill?

They don't have a one million dollar bill, but if they did it would be worth one million dollars.

MoreThe US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia aren't the only countries that call their currencies "dollars". Zimbabwe also calls its currency "dollars" and does have a $1M bill because of hyperinflation.

The difference is that a Zimbabwe dollar is only worth a tiny fraction of a dollar from the other countries so a million Z-dollars will exchange for only a couple of bucks in the other currencies.

The others have never issued $1 million bills. The largest denomination currently issued in all 4 is $100.

Some novelty companies make and sell joke bills that claim to be worth $1M but they're just that - jokes.
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What is the value of a 1988 one million dollar bill?

...Nothing. There is and was no US one million dollar bill in circulation. It is a privately made novelty item that isn't worth more than the money used to print it.

How many denominations of coins and paper money are made for general circulation by the US today?

There are 6 coins - 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents, and 1 dollar

There are 7 bills - 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollars

Many other circulating denominations were issued in the past. Among others:

Coins - ½, 2, 3, and 20 cents; $2.50, $3, $4, $5, $10, and $20

Bills - 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents; $500, $1000, $5000, and $10,000

How do tell if a two-dollar bill is real?

shine a one dollar bill at the sun. then take the 2 dollar bill and put it on a black or brown flat surface and shine a uv pens light on the bill if you see the back of the bill its real if you don't its fake

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

There was only one series of 1976 $2 bills printed, so there are no series letters.

Most likely you're looking at the Federal Reserve District letter rather than the series letter. So many of these bills were printed for the Bicentennial that they're still only worth face value if you get one in change. A nice crisp uncirculated one might sell for $3 to $6