Expert: Brad Swain - 5/25/2010

Question
Just got a 1934(US)ten dollar bill with a lime green colored seal and serial number.  It is a fed reserve note but the ink color for the seal is not something I've ever seen before.
Other than 10.00 is there any value to this?  And do you have any history on the color?

Answer
Hi V, Collector value of a note depends on date, denomination (face value), 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.
The ink may hay have been running out in the press.
You might take it by a local coin shop for a first hand opinion: http://find.mapmuse.com/interest/coin_dealers .
Normally it may be worth $20-$30 with wear to perhaps $30-$70 if uncirculated.
U.S. small size paper money values can be found here:
http://coinsite.com/html/uspapermoneyprices(sm).asp
and
http://www.bestcoin.com/U-S-Currency-FAQ-Values.htm
Brad