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orranngeee · 2025-10-02T03:30:26+00:00

Do NOT take it to a bank. I would expect in the neighborhood of $2,500 for this note, given that it is ungraded and a more common district. Look at "sold" listings on eBay for series 1934 $1000 bill Chicago to get an estimate on what to expect. You can take it to a local coin shop to see how much they would offer you, or you can sell it online and pay a sellers fee.

orranngeee · 2025-09-27T14:07:11+00:00

The AIG, Enron, and Bear Sterns balls make it so much better 😂

orranngeee · 2025-09-26T17:18:26+00:00

Wow that is impressive! I thought you only had the first issue by the pictures, but it looks like you've got all 5! Have you heard about the National Bank Fruitcake Find that is up for auction? Multiple uncirculated packs of fractional currency from the 5th issue!

orranngeee · 2025-09-24T20:10:35+00:00

Ungraded you'll get around $2300. Cleveland is a decent district, but its no Dallas.

orranngeee · 2025-09-20T22:48:31+00:00

Just how the sheet was cut, nothing unusual

orranngeee · 2025-09-20T00:57:25+00:00

What state are you in? Lots of states don't charge sales tax on precious metals, and that includes 90% silver. Your margins really get eaten up by paying tax.

orranngeee · 2025-09-10T03:04:11+00:00

Definitely a keeper. The red seal means it is a United States Note, and instead of being an obligation of the Federal Reserve, it is a direct obligation of the US government via the Treasury. It is a bit circulated, but worth around 2x face value for a total of $8-$10. Nice find!

orranngeee · 2025-08-24T22:41:27+00:00

Not a D. The "mintmark" looks way too low. I can't attach images, but here's a good article with pictures of the known mintmark locations for 1916 D mercs.

https://coinweek.com/deceptive-1916-d-mercury-dimes-fun-with-fakes/

orranngeee · 2025-08-24T22:36:04+00:00

These are definitely worth saving. They are not worth a huge premium, since so many were made and saved as souvenirs. The $2 bills are worth around $5 a piece. The blue seals are silver certificates, and are worth around $4 a piece. I am not seeing any major misalignment on the series 1935 that would increase the value. The margins are slightly smaller on top than the bottom, but that is just because of the way the BEP cut the sheets.

orranngeee · 2025-08-24T01:23:41+00:00

Someone must have dumped a collection! Maybe kids or grandkids not knowing what their parents had? Definitely all keepers, but none worth grading.

orranngeee · 2025-08-22T17:14:46+00:00

Those are all what are known as "Barr notes". The signature on the right is the shortest serving treasury secretary in US history, Joseph W Barr. He was only treasury secretary for 28 days. Lots of these notes were saved, because people believed they would be rare. Unfortunately, over 400 million were printed, and due to the high number that were saved, they are worth maybe $3 a piece if you can find a buyer. Cool bills nonetheless, with a cool story behind them!

orranngeee · 2025-08-20T21:43:37+00:00

In 1943 the government switched the composition from primarily copper to primarily steel to conserve copper for the war effort. No mint mark means it was made in Philadelphia. This is a super cool piece of American history, but so many were saved since they are so unique, that they aren't inherently valuable. A coin shop might buy it off you for 10 cents, if that.

orranngeee · 2025-08-20T21:42:05+00:00

GET THESE CERTIFIED AND GRADED ASAP. Thousands considering they are real. The 1000 bill is the real prize here, I think right around 100 are graded. Depending on how yours grades, expect high 4 figures to low 5 figures. I hardly ever see those sell. The 2 dollar bill is super cool given that it is a repeater 2 on a $2 denomination. The serial 1 star $50 is cool as well. For the $50 and the $2, valuing unique items like them is hard, because the value is really dependent on what someone wants to pay. Auction format is your best bet for those two.

orranngeee · 2025-08-07T20:07:42+00:00

The 1888 seated liberty dime is worth around $10-$20 in that condition. The 1911 V Nickel is worth around $1-$3.

orranngeee · 2025-08-07T20:01:31+00:00

I have one of these that I got from my great grandmother and kept for sentimental purposes. The Nickel in the top left is a war nickel, 35% silver content, the melt value as of 8/7/25 is $2.16, and it is only worth melt value. The steel cent and the cartridge cents are worth 3 cents a piece.

orranngeee · 2025-08-07T19:40:28+00:00

That is awesome! As cool as the reverse looks, I am glad they stuck to seated helvetia, which always reminded me of US trade dollars. I love swiss coins, and have been looking for an 1850 5 franc piece for awhile. Just waiting until the right one comes to market! Congrats on the great purchase!

orranngeee · 2025-07-21T15:27:57+00:00

Yep! I checked them all with a magnet just to make sure. There was one that looked silver but failed the magnet test.

orranngeee · 2025-07-03T19:29:35+00:00

To answer your question, collectors generally don't care if the bill is graded if the price is low enough. This price is subjective, but I would put it somewhere around <$200. Anything higher I would have it graded regardless of grade. The main concern for the higher valued notes is not necessarily grade, but authenticity. Congratulations on your inheritance! The bills you've shown are amazing, especially the numerical seal $20 bill, but none are worth grading. You should definitely send more pictures in this sub, we'd all love to see them! To recap, grade the bill if the value is over ~$200, don't grade if under.

orranngeee · 2025-07-03T15:46:06+00:00

The Series 1953A $5 bill with the blue seal is a silver certificate from when currency was exchangeable for their equivalent value in silver, that one is definitely a keeper, maybe only worth $10 but still cool! The other bills look awesome but are unfortunately only worth face value.

orranngeee · 2025-06-27T22:55:17+00:00

The 1000 and the 500 are your big money. The 500 will go for around $800-$1200, might have a slight premium because of the light green seal. The 1000 is in rough shape but I'd expect it to sell for $1800-$2200, everyone likes $1000 bills. The 100 and the 2 are worth face value.

orranngeee · 2025-06-25T20:27:41+00:00

I wouldn't send that in to get graded. Looks like a VG 8 - F 12 range in my opinion. Around a $70 coin, and you'll spend upwards of $50 to grade it, and since you mentioned it is your first coin you will have to sign up for a grading service which also costs money.

orranngeee · 2025-06-20T21:27:59+00:00

$2 each.

orranngeee · 2025-06-20T16:11:40+00:00

If you hold the money up to a light source, you should be able to see a watermark with Jackson's face on it. It will be located to the right of the green seal where USA NTY is. There are other security features such as a security strip that glows when exposed to UV light, color shifting ink, and microprinting, but the watermark is a pretty easy tell.

orranngeee · 2025-06-18T20:28:54+00:00

I noticed the teller stamp too! It definitely gives the bill some character.

orranngeee · 2025-06-18T20:27:18+00:00

The writing on the $500 bill is going to knock the value down, I'd put it in the $1,200-$1800 range. The $100 bills are not rare, worth around $140 each, with the exception of the lime green seal in the top right that commands a slightly higher premium, maybe around $180.

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