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The United States 10,000-dollar bill (US$10000) (1878–1934) is an obsolete denomination of the United States dollar. The $10,000 note was the highest denomination of US currency to be used by the public and was no longer issued after 1969. These notes are still legal tender, and thus banks will redeem them for face value.
November 2, 1776 [10] $30 July 22, 1776 [9] November 2, 1776 [10] 1777. Denomination Obverse Reverse Date $2 May 20, 1777 [11] $3 February 26, 1777 [12]
As of May 30, 2009, only 336 $10,000 bills were known to exist, along with 342 $5,000 bills, 165,372 $1,000 bills and fewer than 75,000 $500 bills (of over 900,000 printed). [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Due to their rarity, collectors pay considerably more than the face value of the bills to acquire them, and some are in museums in other parts of the world.
If you can find it in a fairly solid condition, this $100 is worth around $120 to $150 in today’s dollars. Choice graded examples could be worth north of $300, per eBay sold listings as of Sept. 17.
Although Old Money Prices claims most are worth an average of $1,650, some $1,000 bills have been sold for over $100,000. $5,000 Bill The $5,000 bill featured President James Madison and was last ...
If someone were to ask you what the largest dollar bill in the U.S. was what would you say? Many might answer that the largest bill is the $100. However, while that is the largest bill currently ...
At first, the banknotes circulated at par with the stated value, however after a few months they started depreciating until they became almost worthless. The United States agreed to redeem the notes for treasury bonds at 1% of the face value. The issued denominations ranged from $1 /6 to $80.
By the end of 1778, Continentals retained from 1 ⁄ 5 to 1 ⁄ 7 of their face value. By 1780, the bills were worth 1 ⁄ 40 of their face value. Congress attempted to reform the currency by removing the old bills from circulation and issuing new ones, without success. By May 1781, Continentals had become so worthless that they ceased to ...