No. Watermarks weren't introduced until the "large head" designs were adopted in the 1990s.
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1985Federal Reserve NoteGreen$5$5.50 A 1985 Federal Reserve Note that is Green and is a 5 dollar bill is worth about $5.50. You can go to US currency auctions . com and it will give you a list of how much different currency is worth.
No. Watermarks were introduced with the new large-portrait bills.
US bills printed before 1990 didn't have a lot of security features on them. You can still look for the following:Hold the bill up to a light and look for tiny blue and red fibers embedded in the paper. There won't be a watermark or security strip like newer bills, though.The paper will have a substantial feel to it, the same as modern bills.The denticles (teeth) on the Federal Reserve Seal will be sharp and uniform.The engraving of Franklin's face will be sharply-defined and appear almost 3D if viewed from a slight distance.
US $50 dollar bills have been printed in dozens of series from 1862 to the present. Because series dates stay the same until a new series starts, bills are almost always printed every single year although they carry the date when the series began. The main series dates and bill types are: 1862 United States Note 1863 United States Note 1863-64 Compound Interest Treasury Note 1869 United States Note 1870-75 National Gold Bank Note 1874 United States Note 1875 United States Note 1878 United States Note 1878 Silver Certificate 1880 Silver Certificate 1880 Silver Certificate 1880 United States Note 1880 United States Note 1882 Gold Certificate 1882 Gold Certificate 1891 Treasury Note 1891 Silver Certificate 1891 Silver Certificate 1913 Gold Certificate 1914 Federal Reserve Note 1914 Federal Reserve Note 1918 National Currency/FRBN 1922 Gold Certificate 1928 Gold Certificate 1928 Federal Reserve Note 1928A Federal Reserve Note 1929 National Currency 1929 National Currency 1934-1934D Federal Reserve Note 1950-1950E Federal Reserve Note 1963-1963A Federal Reserve Note 1969-1969C Federal Reserve Note 1974 Federal Reserve Note 1977 Federal Reserve Note 1981-1981A Federal Reserve Note 1985 Federal Reserve Note 1988 Federal Reserve Note 1990 Federal Reserve Note 1993 Federal Reserve Note 1994 Federal Reserve Note 1996 Federal Reserve Note 2001 Federal Reserve Note 2004 Federal Reserve Note 2006 Federal Reserve Note 2009 Federal Reserve Note 2013 Federal Reserve Note
US bills dated before 1990 don't have very sophisticated anti-counterfeiting features. You won't find a watermark, security strip, or microprinting. About all you can do is: - Look for tiny red and blue threads worked into the paper - Check the engraving. It should be sharp and clear, with apparent depth. - Look at the "teeth" of the Federal Reserve seal. They should be evenly-spaced and sharply pointed.
US $100 bills have been printed nearly every year since the denomination was introduced during the Civil War. However US bills carry what are called "series" dates rather than printing dates that are changed only when there's a modification to a bill's design or its signers. The primary series dates for $100 bills are: 1861-65 - Interest Bearing Note 1862 - United States Note 1863 - United States Note 1863-64 - Compound Interest Treasury Note 1869 - United States Note 1870-75 - National Gold Bank Note 1874 - United States Note 1875 - United States Note 1878 - United States Note 1878 - Silver Certificate 1880 - Silver Certificate 1880 - United States Note 1882 - Gold Certificate 1890 - Treasury Note 1891 - Treasury Note 1891 - Silver Certificate 1914 - Federal Reserve Note 1918 - National Currency/FRBN 1922 - Gold Certificate 1928 - Gold Certificate 1928,28A - Federal Reserve Note 1929 - National Currency 1934,34A-D - Federal Reserve Note 1950,50A-E - Federal Reserve Note 1963A - Federal Reserve Note 1966,66A - United States Note 1969,69A,69C - Federal Reserve Note 1974 - Federal Reserve Note 1977 - Federal Reserve Note 1981,81A - Federal Reserve Note 1985 - Federal Reserve Note 1988 - Federal Reserve Note 1990 - Federal Reserve Note 1993 - Federal Reserve Note 1996 - Federal Reserve Note 1999 - Federal Reserve Note 2001 - Federal Reserve Note 2003,03A - Federal Reserve Note 2006 - Federal Reserve Note 2009,09A - Federal Reserve Note 2013 - Federal Reserve Note
There was never an "I" series letter. What you're almost certainly referring to is the Federal Reserve letter for the Minneapolis district. In any case 1985 US $20 bills are common among collectors. In average condition it's only worth face value. An uncirculated one might retail for all of $22.
Please check the date on your bill again and post a new, separate question. The last red-seal $100 US Notes were dated 1966. Any 1985 US $100 bill should have a green seal and the words "Federal Reserve Note" across the top.
Shwesettaw Wildlife Reserve was created in 1985.
Samburu National Reserve was created in 1985.
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