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  2. Obsolete denominations of United States currency - Wikipedia

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    Although still legal tender, most are in the hands of collectors and museums. The reverse designs featured abstract scroll-work with ornate denomination identifiers. With the exception of the $100,000 bill, these bills ceased production in the 1940s, and were recalled in 1969.

  3. Banknotes of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    In 1966 the $5 United States Note was discontinued and the $2 denomination was discontinued altogether. In 1966 a $100 US note was issued to meet legal requirements about the amount of notes in circulation. In 1971 the production of US notes was halted and they were officially discontinued in 1994.

  4. United States Note - Wikipedia

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    A United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, is a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the United States. Having been current for 109 years, they were issued for longer than any other form of U.S. paper money other than the currently issued Federal Reserve Note.

  5. United States five-thousand-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    On July 14, 1969, the United States Department of the Treasury announced that all notes in denominations greater that US$100 would be discontinued. [1] Since 1969 banks are required to send any $5000 bill to the Department of the Treasury for destruction. [2] Examples of the note have become valuable among collectors.

  6. United States ten-thousand-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    Benny and Becky Binion posing with 100 US$10,000 notes equaling one million dollars. The United States ten-thousand-dollar bill was printed from 1878 to 1934. The $10,000 note first appeared in the Series 1878 legal tender. It was reissued in the series 1914 and 1918 and in the series 1928 and 1934. [1]

  7. Large denominations of United States currency - Wikipedia

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    The earliest (1861) federal banknotes included high-denomination notes such as three-year interest-bearing notes of $500, $1,000, and $5,000, authorized by Congress on July 17, 1861. [8] In total, 11 different types of U.S. currency were issued in high-denomination notes across nearly 20 different series dates.

  8. United States five-hundred-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    There were several versions of the note. Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall appears on the obverse of the 1918 five-hundred-dollar bill. The note was a large-size bill measuring 8 cm (3.1 in) x 19 cm (7.5 in). [3] A new small-size 500 bill was issued in 1928 and 1934. The new version featured former president William McKinley's ...

  9. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    $5 United States Note of Series 1963 $100 United States Note of Series 1966. A United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, was a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the U.S. Having been current for over 100 years, they were issued for longer than any other form of U.S. paper money.