US Banknotes

Very definitely! In fact, silver certificates were the most common, and sometimes the only, form of $1 bills until 1963 when they were replaced by Federal Reserve Notes.

At that time the value of silver was controlled by the Treasury at $1.29/oz so it was always possible to exchange notes for a fixed amount of silver coins or metal. When demand for silver soared the government was forced to deregulate its price, which meant the metal could no longer be used in coins or as backing for bills because their face and intrinsic values could be different. That in fact happened in the mid-1960s; people hoarded huge numbers of silver coins because they could sell them to metal dealers for much more than their face value - sometimes as high as 30 or more times as much. The government ordered dimes and quarters to be made from copper-nickel starting in 1965, and reduced the amount of silver in half dollars until 1971, when that coin too was converted to copper-nickel.

You have a very rare specimen. Its probaby worth $100+

Face value only. Sometimes the counter mechanism is applied with extra force which creates a slightly embossed printing.

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For now, it's still worth $20. It's not old enough of a bill to be worth more.

Paul Revere.

You'd have to purchase one from a collector or dealer. The last series of US $1000 bills was dated 1934, but bills with that date were actually printed as late as 1945. Banks continued to issue them on demand up till 1969, when distribution of all bills higher than $100 was ended in an effort to combat organized crime.

Printing of $1 Federal Reserve Notes starting in late 1963, replacing the blue-seal silver certificate $1 bills that had been issued since the early 1930s.

Production of silver certificates continued for roughly another year, until sufficient stocks of Federal Reserve Notes were available. That overlap combined with printing considerations resulted in the unusual case of simultaneous printing of $1 bills dated 1935, 1957, and 1963.

The US didn't print any $5 bills dated 1926. Please check again and post a new question.

The most recent design was introduced in late 2003, although the bills series date was 2004.

The most recent series date is 2013 and entered circulation in early 2014.

Gold certificates were issued for gold, while silver certificates were issued for silver. They were separate types of bills with separate names redeemable for separate types of precious metal.

The 1934 series only extends to the letter D. You may be confusing the Federal Reserve Bank letter (K = Dallas) with the series letter; that's next to the date, not in the center of the seal.

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

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1939.

It's in the same place, to the left of Franklin's portrait, on all $100 bills issued since 1990. Earlier bills don't have any type of security strip.

In bills dated 1990-2006, the strip glows red under UV light. In 2009 and later bills, the color is pink.

Unless they're from the first part of the 20th century, they really wouldn't have any extra value versus their individual prices. For that, you need to know their dates and whether they've been in circulation or not.

The highest denomination currently in use is $100. It's not possible to keep an exact count of the number of common bills in circulation, because some will be lost, stolen, or destroyed nearly every day.

Before 1969 banks were allowed to distribute bills worth $500, $1000, $5000, and $10,000. While technically still legal to use, they're worth more to collectors and banks must hold back any they receive.

There were also special $100,000 bills printed for use inside the government but these were never available to the general public. It's the only denomination whose total production and number in existence can be determined exactly. Only 42,000 of these were printed.

Despite its age these bills are not especially valuable. As of 09/2010 a circulated one might retail for $23-$25, while a nice uncirculated one might bring $35 or so.

In 1950, several different series of 20 dollar bills were in circulation. A series B 20 dollar bill is worth around 30 to 50 dollars.

L is the Federal Reserve District letter rather than the series letter. The series letter if any is next to the date.

In any case all circulation $2 bills dated 1976 and later have no added value.

It would be an absolutely amazing find, because the Civil War ended in 1865.

Please check your bill again and post a new question.

Old US $1000 bills carried a portrait of President Grover Cleveland. Some privately-issued bills may have had a woman's portrait, though.

The "8894" serial number is a red flag. Regardless of denomination, nearly all Bank of the United States bills with that date and serial number are modern reproductions that have no value to collectors.