More information is needed to ID your bill. Please post a new question with the bill's date, what letter (if any) appears next to the date, and how worn it is.
In worn condition, about $200. In better shape, $400-500.
Please don't assume that every old bill is a silver certificate. The banner across its top and the green seal indicate it's a Federal Reserve Note, the same type of paper money used today. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1934 A US 500 dollar bill?".
Please don't assume that every old bill is a silver certificate. As the bill's green seal and banner across its front indicate, it's a Federal Reserve Note. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 500 dollar bill?".
you cant go by spot price on items like this they have more value could be 4-500 dollars depending on who wants it
Please check your item again. It may be a privately-manufactured "instant collectible" but it isn't a genuine US bill:There are no 1996-dated bills.The last silver certificates were $1 bills dated 1957The last $500 bills of any type were dated 1934The last $500 silver certificates were printed in the 19th century
No such (US) bill exists. Silver certificates were last issued in 1964, and the $500 bill was last issued with the series of 1934A. Furthermore, the highest denomination silver certificate issued was $10, higher denomination certificates were either United States Notes, Federal Reserve Notes or Gold Certificates.
It may be a privately-issued item but it's definitely not a genuine US bill. The last US silver certificates of any denomination were dated 1957, and no $500 silver certificates have been printed since the 1890s. Please post a new, separate question with more information that might help to ID the item.
$500
500 silver (or 500 fine silver) means that it is 50% silver. The other 50% is usually copper or some other semi precious metal. The reasoning behind the 500 is to be more exact in the amount. Sterling silver is (by law) .925 (or greater) silver. Which is 92.5% 500 silver is 50.0% silver.
More than 500 million were released into circulation starting in 1975 and are still only face value. They may be worth a little more in 2213.As of today, only proof & 40% silver issues have more than face value.
Assuming it (a) has a red or brown seal, and (b) is not a copy, it could retail for $250 to $500. But you would need to have it authenticated because a lot of older bills have been copied and sold as keepsakes and curiosities.
$500 to $600