Expert: Brad Swain - 11/13/2009

Question
i have 4 1963 series 5 dollar bills with red writing on them.
are they worth more than 5 dollars? and if not, can they be used
to purchase items as a regular 5 dollar bill? thank you.

Answer
Hi Yvonne, These can still be used the same as any normal $5 bill.
Collector value of a note depends on date, series letter or signature and condition, including amount of wear, any folds, tears or stains as well as collector demand. There have been so many made of these that only the uncirculated ones (no wear) have any significant value above face value. With wear it may be worth $5-$9 and without wear (uncirculated) about $15.
You might take it by a local coin shop for a first hand opinion: http://find.mapmuse.com/interest/coin_dealers
U.S. small size paper money values: http://coinsite.com/html/uspapermoneyprices(sm).asp
Brad