This twenty popped out of an ATM the other day. It struck me as really really wierd, but I couldn't really place what was wrong with it. It was a little too green, a little too small. At first I thought it was just an old-style twenty. Nothing terribly special, but then I noticed that it was a "Series 1934 A"!
This, of course, leads to an interesting history of US money. For example, modern bills say This note is legal tender for all debits, public and private
, but this bill says This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private, and is redeemable in lawful money at the United States Treasury, or at any Federal Reserve Bank
. There is no In God We Trust on the back of this note; and the words Will Pay the Bearer On Demand Twenty Dollars
appear on the front.
Its an interesting thought that the $20 bill did not intrinsically have any worth, but merely represented worth that existed somewhere else. This is in contrast to our modern money. Ever since everybody started floating their currency, that is stopped tying it to the value of the gold kept in the national treasury, a piece of paper with a number on it, by declaration, started to hold worth all by itself.
Updated 6/1/2004: To those of you who have written in, its unlikely that most Series 1934 bills are going to be worth much more than $20. Although I certainly haven't spent mine just due to its conversation value. There are a few rarer bills that are worth more if they're in very good condition, and even more if they're uncirculated. I think if you do a quick search for 'Series 1934' on eBay you can see what requirements the bill needs to meet for a collector to be interested.
That's not to say that someday even the common bills might not be worth something, but for the time being, it might only be worth less than a dollar more than $20.
Hmm... coming back again, sorry . I wonder what would be worth more in 50 years. That 20 dollar bill, or the compounding returns of investment you could make with it.
I recieved a 1934A series G the other day at work. I didn't realize it until I got home that night. Its from the Chicago federal reserve. It's an interesting piece indeed but probably worth twenty bucks and some conversation. Oh well, maybe in another seventy years it;ll be worth something!
i have a 1934 $20 dollar bill can you tell me if its going to be worth anything?
I have a 1934 Series $20 bill. Looking to know what it is worth. The numbers on the back right lower corner are 418. It isn't in perfect condition, but it's close. Any ideas?
Recently meet a dealer that was selling a 1934 series $20 bill for $12,400.00. The serial number is C00000001 A, from the Federal Reserve bank of Philly. I am sure that the serial number gave it the high dollar value. I received one at work that a customer used to pay with. It was so crisp and new, I thought it was fake, but it passed the counterfeit pen test. I am holding on to it.
Indeed, I think that's exactly why its so expensive. I bet you'd be hard pressed to find one worth more. The general run-of-the mill 1934 $20 bill isn't going to be worth that much extra, if anything at all.
I held on to mine for a while, but then realized that I wasn't going to do anything with it. So I paid for some pizza with it. The cashier gave it a very long look before accepting it. I was about to say something like "look at the date" but she decided the place was a little too busy to make a fuss so she put it in the drawer.
I have a series 1934 100$ bill (H00438975 A). Is this bill one that would be worthwhile to a collector?
I have a series 1934 50$ bill. It's in very good condition. I received it at my bank. I didn't realize it was a bill series 34 untill I got home.
I am not a collector. Is anyone interested in it?
I received a 1934 Series A $20 bill the other day as change when returning a product to a store. At first sight of the bill I almost asked for another one because this one looked so ugly...compared to a knew bill. Anyway I accepted it as to not offend the clerk nor did I want to look like I was too good for a dirty looking 20. Ha. Later that evening I almost spent it a restaurant too. My wife had asked me for the bill and some maney to pay for it. Of course right away I handed her the "dirty looking" 20 so I could get rid of it from my wallet. So also made a comment on how it looked but when she looked a little closer she told me it was a 1934 series. I grabbed it right back and tucked it away. I think I'll keep this around. Anyway, I notice from some of the other posts that some have a number on the back of the 20. Mine does not. It's from the Bank of NY with a B stamp in the middle. Any further info would be greatly appreicated.
I have a 1934 50$ bill and its serial number starts with a C. Can anyone tell me if it is worth hanging on to?
Hello,
I came across a Twenty dollar bill the other day and I am not sure if the currency is worth any value? a 1934 20.00
G1136784 A
7 on each corner To the right of the Word Twenty, B56
Bottom
Washington D. C.
Series of 1934A
In the seal to the left "G"
funny i found this thread upon searching the internet, I pulled a series 1934 20 today from an ATM, yes... and ATM also.... but it's a star bill also. very cool i must say
i have a 1934 A series 100 dollar bill. the serial # is B09097140A. if you know if it could be worth something some day please e-mail me at hunterrm125@hotmail.com
I also recieved a 1934 twenty dollar bill from an ATM, three of them to be exact. I have held on to them for a few months now but in finding out that they are not really worth more than a new twenty I think I will go ahead and spend two of them. I think I will hold onto one of them as a conversation piece though! Can anyone tell me what the small #'s on the back stand for though?
I keep seeing posts mentioning about numbers on the back of their 1934 series $20 bills. I have a 1934 series $20 and mine does not have any numbers on the back. Does that mean anything?
YOU IDIOT!!! THE 1934 SERIES 20DOLLAR BILLS ARE A RARE SPECIALTY AND WORTH WELL MORE THAN THEIR FACE VALUE PLEASE DON'T LISTEN TO THIS BLATANT FOOL!!
THANK YOU
Offended, you are a serious freak.
I got a 1934 D series twenty from a bank no #s on the back in any corner. what do you think this is worth?
I have a 1934A series 20 dollar bill with serial #00205537* I want to find out if this bill might be worth anything because of the star in the serial #
I have a series 1934 $50 bill. In the upper left and lower right corner it has the letter "E". On the opposite corners it has the seriel number "A01065389A". I don't know what the serial numbers mean, but I do know that I have quite few more 1934 series 20's and 50's back at my hometown. Those are all stored away, I figured I would keep them and pass them down to the next generation.
However, I found this one at work today, I guess some idiot spent it at the counter. (And I work at McDonalds!!) I guess working at McDonalds does pay off. It took a little bit of persuasion to get the manager to let me have it if I trade $50 in for it, so I did. Now I'm interested in how much it's worth, but I don't really have any idea.
Oh yeah and it's an A series... didn't notice the big "A" in the circle.. haha. Around that it says "The federal reserve Massachusetts - Bank of Boston"
My name is Janie. I live in eagle river wisconsin. and yesterday i saw i had a 20.00 bill. it says series of 1934 b. I would like to know if maybe someday it will be worth anything. plss email me back at blondsweetness3000@yahoo.com
I recieved a 1934 Series A 5 dollar bill working in the mcdonalds drive thru. It looked a little too green to be real but passed the counterfeit pen test. Is there anyone out there that can tell me how much this bill from Franscis California is or could be worth in about 10-20 years?