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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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Who is on the US 5 and 10 dollar bill?
US $5 - Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president
US $10 - Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury
Note that all US bills have identifying captions under the portraits and reverse-side scenes.
What is Value of a 1974 USA 1 dollar bill?
A mint condition uncirculated $1 bill is worth $4. Used condition notes are worth $1.
What is the value of a US 2 dollar silver certificate with a blue seal?
Please make sure your bill is actually a $2 note. The last $2 silver certificates were dated 1899 and they are quite scarce.
If it's a different denomination, please post a new question with its date and what letter, if any, is next to the date.
What is the value of a 1948 US 1 dollar bill?
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1948.
What is the value of a 1964 US 5 dollar bill?
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The US didn't print any bills dated 1964.
What is the value of a 1929 US 50 dollar bill with a red seal?
All Series 1929 US bills had brown seals rather than red. They were issued as a now-unusual form of paper money called National Currency. They were printed in two forms:
- Bills issued as Federal Reserve Notes have the words "Federal Reserve Bank" and the name of the district city to the left of the portrait.
- Bills issued as National Bank Notes have the words "National Bank" and the name of the issuing bank to the left of the portrait. In addition, the issuing bank's ID number is printed in heavy black type on the left and right edges of the bill.
If your bill is a Federal Reserve Note please see the question "What is the value of a 1929 US 50 dollar Federal Reserve Note?"
If your bill is a National Bank Note it may be best to have it evaluated in person by a currency expert, because there were many hundreds of different possible issuing banks. While this site attempts to provide the best answers possible, the sheer number of distinct National Bank Notes makes a sight-unseen online evaluation extremely difficult.
What is the value of Hawaiian coins and bills?
Hawaii is part of the U.S. The "one dollar bill" is worth 100 cents, just as it is in all other U.S. states.
What is the value of a 1984 US 1 dollar bill?
The US didn't print any $1 bills dated 1984. Please check again and post a new question.
How do you tell if a 2 dollar bill is counterfeit?
All genuine $1 and $2 bills will have small red and blue fibers embedded in the paper. They do not however have the same security features added to higher-value bills such as security strips and watermarks, because the risk of counterfeiting is very low for these two low denominations.
The US has never stopped printing $2 bills; the most recent series is dated 2008. They remain legal tender. The only reason they're not frequently seen is that they're printed in far smaller quantities than other denominations. (Source: US Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
What is the value of a 1934 J US 10 dollar bill?
That series doesn't exist - series letters for 1934 $10 Federal Reserve Notes only go up to D. You're probably looking at the Federal Reserve District indicator which appears in a large circular seal. The series letter is next to the date.
In any case these bills don't command a high premium despite their date because so many were printed. In average circulated condition they retail for $12 to $20 regardless of series letter.
Are there 1000 dollar bills in the USD system?
The USA did issue $1000 Dollar notes, but has since discontinued them. Any notes handed in to a bank would be destroyed.
Due to their rarity, they are worth far more to a collector than their face value (a 1934 example in fine condition is worth $1500).
Is currency with a star worth more than face value?
It depends. Some US banknotes feature a star as part of their design. Some, but not all US issues, use a star as a prefix to the serial number for notes that have been replaced by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving - mint, uncirculated 'star replacement' notes are worth more. Used ones are not.
What is the value of a 1917 US 5 dollar silver certificate?
Please re-check your date ... there were no $5 notes dated 1917
Which is worth more blue seal or red seal paper money?
The collector value of a bill isn't determined simply by its seal color. You need to know its denomination, its date, whether there's a small letter next to the date, and how worn it is.
What is value of a 1963 USA 1 dollar?
Mint condition uncirculated notes are worth $4. Used ones are worth $1.
What is the value of a 1947 US 2 dollar bill with a red seal?
The U.S. didn't print any bills dated 1947. Please check again and post a new, separate question.
What is the value of an 1863 US 2 dollar bill?
There were no 1863 federally-issued $2 bills. If you're referring to 1963, please see the Related Question for more information.
What is the value of a 1929 US 20 dollar bill with a brown seal?
Series 1929 US bills were issued as a now-unusual form of paper money called National Currency. They were printed in two forms, both with brown seals:
- Bills issued as Federal Reserve Notes have the words "Federal Reserve Bank" and the name of the district city to the left of the portrait.
- Bills issued as National Bank Notes have the words "National Bank" and the name of the issuing bank to the left of the portrait. In addition, the issuing bank's ID number is printed in heavy black type on the left and right edges of the bill.
If your bill is a Federal Reserve Note please see the question "What is the value of a 1929 US 20 dollar Federal Reserve Note?"
If your bill is a National Bank Note it may be best to have it evaluated in person by a currency expert, because there were many hundreds of different possible issuing banks. While this site attempts to provide the best answers possible, the sheer number of distinct National Bank Notes makes a sight-unseen online evaluation extremely difficult.
What is the value of a 1934 US 5 dollar bill with a green seal?
The green seal indicates your bill is a Federal Reserve Note. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 5 dollar Federal Reserve Note?" for more information.
What is the value of an uncirculated 1997 US 1 dollar bill?
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. There are no US $1 bills dated 1997.
What is the value of a confederate treasury note 500 dollar from Richmond issued 1864?
I would have to see a pic of the item front and back
What is value of a 1933 D US 1 dollar bill?
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with more information that might help to identify it. The US didn't print any $1 bills dated 1933 and in any case the series letter would never have extended to D because new series were introduced in both 1934 and 1935.
What is the value of a US 5 dollar silver certificate?
The US issued $5 silver certificates from 1886 to 1953 so more information is needed. Please post a new question with the bill's date and what letter if any is next to the date. Be sure that the bill has the words Silver Certificate across the top - $5 bills have been issued in many forms, including United States Notes and Federal Reserve Notes.
It's normally not necessary to provide a bill's serial number, though. Serial numbers are counters and a security feature but rarely affect a bill's value.
Note that the motto In God We Trust wasn't added to $5 bills until 1963, after silver certificates were discontinued, so no silver certificate would carry it.
Assuming you have a 1934 or 1953, it's worth about $8 in circulated condition. A nice crisp uncirculated one is worth about $15
If you have a bill with any other date, please post a new question with that date and whether there's a small letter next to the date.
Not enough information. Please post a new question with the bill's date and whether there is a small letter next to the date.
What is the value of a 1980 US 2 dollar bill?
Please check again and post a new question. There are no US $2 bills with that date
Why is there an eagle on the one dollar bill?
While it's not usual WA policy to answer a question with another question, What bird is the national symbol of the United States?
