I recently got these this morning from my Grandpa who is not a collector by any means, but he held onto these banknotes from his Mom's collection. I mostly keep Japanese banknotes, but these are my first American banknotes and I will hold these in my personal collection. Hopefully I will be able to pass these on to my kids in the future.

Not the greatest of condition to be fair, but curious if this is even worth putting up for sale?? Would love input on rarity from actual collectors!

Tell me what you think about this.

I posted this note with “redeemable in gold” in the title and explained that, even without a gold clause like the ones on GCs or FRNs, these notes could be exchanged for gold between 1879 and 1933. So 1928-plain $2s and $5s were redeemable in gold when they were initially issued.

However, one of the moderators deleted the post. So I’m reposting it with a clear explanation of how these notes became convertible. It’s actually partially mentioned on Wikipedia.

Legal Tender/United States Notes were first issued as fiat money in 1862 to fund the Civil War. Unlike their predecessor, Demand Notes, they couldn’t be used to pay customs duties, which were the main source of tax revenue at the time. Due to these limits, they immediately traded at a discount, and in July 1864, $285 of greenbacks was needed to buy $100 in gold coin. After the end of the Civil War, the rate stabilized at around $140 to $100, meaning they traded at roughly a 30% discount.

When the US purchased Alaska for $7.2 million in 1867, the amount was expressed in gold , so it was roughly $10 million in greenbacks. The greenbacks appreciated further after late 1869, and in 1875, Congress passed the Specie Payment Resumption Act, which stated that they would become redeemable in gold after 1879. https://www.gold.org/sites/default/files/documents/1875jan14.pdf

They actually became redeemable on that year and started to be accepted for customs duties. However, the official clause remained unchanged, so no gold clause was added, and it continued to state that they weren’t legal tender for tariffs.

After May 1878, the amount of these notes was fixed at $346 million, so all newly issued notes after that were simply replacements for retired notes. Their gold backing initially fluctuated, but since 1900, it remained fixed at $150 million+ worth of gold valued at $20.67/oz. In conclusion, United States Notes were redeemable in gold coin and remained at par with gold until March 1933.

Found these two bills with the exact same binary serial number: L 78878788 B. One is Series 2013 and the other is Series 2017. Both are in great condition and kept in protective sleeves. Just wanted to share this neat matched pair with the community and see what you guys think about their value!

Found this bill with a palindromic serial number. Definitely circulated but not bad condition. How would I go about selling it if it has additional value?

Got this note today and now noticing the ink smearing. I feel it has been chemically processed but definitely not an expert here

Just got this crispy $100 at the bank and the serial numbers and the 100 are printed in the wrong spots. Is this worth anything? I have never seen a printing error like this before. I thought it was pretty cool!!

I was just putting on some old shorts and found these in my pocket. These are very clearly 2 different styles of the same note in the same amount. Naturally I looked for a date to see if they were from a different series like with US notes. They have the exact same date. So now I'm wondering if this is the date of the inauguration of the face on the paper perhaps? I couldn't find any other date. Does the Guatemalan govt not date their paper money? Can anyone enlighten me to some degree regarding Guatemalan notes?

I’m a numismatist but have never had any interest in bills. I found these at a Fleamarket for ten bucks. I have a greysheet subscription and tried to evaluate the rough value but am a little confused about what exactly they are, especially the 1922, all the different fr. designations. Any info about what I have and approximate value if any would be appreciated.

First find! Not in pristine condition; has some staining & a central crease.

I assume not worth slabbing, but does this type of serial carry much of a premium?