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Promotional fake million dollar bill with images of Nelson Mandela. Promotional fake United States currency is fantasy "currency", adapted from United States currency that makes no assertion of being legal tender and is often created by individuals as a way to promote practical jokes, or social statements.
Large-denomination currency (i.e., banknotes with a face value of $500 or higher) [1] had been used in the United States since the late 18th century. [2] The first $500 note was issued by North Carolina, authorized by legislation dated May 10, 1780. [3]
The United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill (US$100,000) is a former denomination of United States currency issued from 1934 to 1935. The bill, which features President Woodrow Wilson, was created as a large denomination note for gold transactions between Federal Reserve Banks; it never circulated publicly. [2] [3]
One of the most valuable dollar bill variations in the world, called a “ladder” in collector’s parlance, could be worth about $6,000, according to the Penny Hoarder website: “When the ...
On February 25, 1862, Congress passed the first Legal Tender Act, which authorized the issuance of $150 million (~$3.57 billion in 2023) in United States Notes. [ 8 ] Since the reverse of the notes was printed with green ink, they were called "greenbacks" by the public and considered to be equivalent to the Demand Notes, which were already ...
The United States 10,000-dollar bill (US$10000) (1878–1934) is an obsolete denomination of the United States dollar. The $10,000 note was the highest denomination of US currency to be used by the public and was no longer issued after 1969. These notes are still legal tender, and thus banks will redeem them for face value.
With an eventual return to gold convertibility in mind, the Funding Act of April 12, 1866 [16] was passed, authorizing McCulloch to retire $10 million of the Greenbacks within six months and up to $4 million per month thereafter. This he proceeded to do until only $356,000,000 were outstanding during February 1868.
Since 1969 banks are required to send any $5000 bill to the Department of the Treasury for destruction. [3] Examples of the note have become valuable among collectors. In 2024, a graded example of a $5000 bill sold at auction for $144,000. [4] In 2023, an example of the $5,000 Federal Reserve Note sold at Heritage Auctions for $300,000. [5]