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Of all the bills that are valuable and still in somewhat feasible circulation, the 1950 $100 is the most commonly used bill today. It’s rare in that it features a detailed portrait of Benjamin ...
According to Collectibles & Currency, 1928 series bills are more collectible than 1934 series, but depending on the condition, an old $500 bill should net you anywhere between $800 and $4,000 ...
The U.S. Dollar has numerous discontinued denominations, particularly high denomination bills, issued before and in 1934 in six denominations ranging from $500 to $100,000. Although still legal tender, most are in the hands of collectors and museums. The reverse designs featured abstract scroll-work with ornate denomination identifiers.
Since 1969 banks are required to send any $5000 bill to the Department of the Treasury for destruction. [3] Examples of the note have become valuable among collectors. In 2024, a graded example of a $5000 bill sold at auction for $144,000. [4] In 2023, an example of the $5,000 Federal Reserve Note sold at Heritage Auctions for $300,000. [5]
Many people dream of finding a rare, valuable bill in their wallet or in the back of a drawer somewhere. While it's unlikely that the average person will stumble upon paper currency worth tens of...
They’re still legitimate legal tender but are in limited circulation, except for the $100,000 bill, which was only ever used in fiscal channels. These days, most of these increasingly rare bills ...
A series 1976 $2 bill, heavily worn from over four decades in circulation. Because $2 bills are uncommon in daily use, their use can make spenders visible. A documented case of using two-dollar bills to send a message to a community is the case of Geneva Steel and the communities in the surrounding Utah County. In 1989, Geneva Steel re-opened ...
The $5 bill as we know it, with Abraham Lincoln on the front, got its start in 1914. But U.S. banknotes worth five dollars had been around long before that, beginning with $5 "demand notes" first...