There were several different types of $5 bills printed in the 1934 series so it's important to check the bill's seal color and what letter if any is next to or under the date. As of 12/2010, approximate values are:
Blue seal:
No letter by the date:$6-8 if circulated, $35 uncirculated.
"A": $6-8; $20
"B": $8-12; $45
"C": $6-9; $25
"D": $6-8; $18
Green seal:
Regardless of letter, $7-12; $50
Yellow seal:
"A": $20-60; $250
Brown seal:
No letter: $25-80; $550
"A": $25-90; $550
Yellow- and brown-seal notes were specially printed for use during WWII. They were overprinted with the regions where they were to be used - North Africa and Hawaii - and were designed to be easily declared worthless if captured by the enemy.
A denomination is needed. Please determine your bill's denomination and look for the question "What is the value of a 1934 C US [denomination] dollar bill?"
Please look at your bill more closely; the date should be 1934. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 20 dollar bill with HAWAII on it?"
Despite the 1934 date, yellow-seal bills were actually printed during WWII for use by troops in North Africa. More than one denomination was issued; please see the following questions: "What is the value of a 1934 US 1 dollar bill with a yellow seal?" "What is the value of a 1934 US 5 dollar bill with a yellow seal?" "What is the value of a 1934 US 10 dollar bill with a yellow seal?"
The blue seal indicates your bill is a silver certificate. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 A US 5 dollar silver certificate?" for more information.
The U.S. did not print any $2 bills dated 1934.
A denomination is needed. Please determine your bill's denomination and look for the question "What is the value of a 1934 C US [denomination] dollar bill?"
Please look at your bill more closely; the date should be 1934. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 20 dollar bill with HAWAII on it?"
Despite the 1934 date, yellow-seal bills were actually printed during WWII for use by troops in North Africa. More than one denomination was issued; please see the following questions: "What is the value of a 1934 US 1 dollar bill with a yellow seal?" "What is the value of a 1934 US 5 dollar bill with a yellow seal?" "What is the value of a 1934 US 10 dollar bill with a yellow seal?"
The blue seal indicates your bill is a silver certificate. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 A US 5 dollar silver certificate?" for more information.
The U.S. did not print any $2 bills dated 1934.
Your bill isn't really from Hawaii. It was printed during WWII for use in that territory. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 20 dollar bill with HAWAII on it?" for more information.
Your bill was actually printed in Washington for use in Hawaii during WWII. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 5 dollar bill with HAWAII on it?" for much more information.
The blue seal indicates your bill is a silver certificate. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 B US 5 dollar silver certificate?" for more information.
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.
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.
Please don't assume that every old bill is a silver certificate. As the green seal and wording across the top of the bill indicate, a 1934 $50 bill is a Federal Reserve Note. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 50 dollar bill?".
D was the highest series letter for a 1934 $20 bill. You're probably looking at the Federal Reserve District letter, not the series letter which is next to the date. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 20 dollar bill?" for more information.