Rare $5 bills can fetch thousands.

Rare $5 bills can fetch thousands.

The $5 bill, as we would come to know it, with Abraham Lincoln on the front, originated in 1914. U.S. $5 banknotes had been in circulation previously, all the way back to $5 “demand notes” issued in 1861. Since then, many different variations of $5 bills and notes have gone into circulation, and some of … Read more

More Valuable $100 Bills Benjamin

More Valuable $100 Bills Benjamin

In 1969, the federal government cut $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills from circulation, making the $100 bill the largest denomination of currency still in circulation. At that time, though, the C-note had in excess of a century of history behind it. The first national banknotes were issued in 1862 as part of a Civil … Read more