United States banknotes

The United States is the only major country whose banknotes have not changed in size or color in almost a century. They are all the same size and all green, which forces the collector to focus on something else: the seal, the series, and the signature.

The color of the seal says it all

A blue seal is a silver certificate, redeemable back in the day for silver. A red seal, a United States Note. A brown seal, emergency currency for Hawaii or North Africa from World War II. A green seal, the current Federal Reserve. The same one-dollar bill can be worth two euros or two hundred depending on that detail.

The stars

An asterisk at the end of the serial number marks a replacement note, printed to replace a defective one. Star notes have much smaller print runs and are a collection in themselves, within special numbering.

The district letters

Each banknote bears the letter of the Federal Reserve Bank that issued it, from A for Boston to L for San Francisco. Collecting all twelve from the same year and denomination is one of the classic challenges of American notaphily.

What you will find here

Dollars from different series and seals, with Pick or Friedberg references and actual condition. Protected and tracked shipping from Spain.

Discover more banknotes from the region in Banknotes of America.