$100 Note | Engraving & Printing (2024)

FAQs

How do I know if my $100 bill is worth money? ›

A 100-dollar bill is always worth at least its face value, so that means it's worth at least $100. Very old bills, from the days of large notes, tend to be worth the most. Many pre-1928 100-dollar bills are worth at least $300 in good condition.

These bills can be simply exchanged at your local bank.

Hold the note to light to see the security thread that reads USA 100 to the left of Benjamin Franklin's portrait. The thread is visible from the front and back of the note and glows pink under ultraviolet light.

The new bill costs 12.6 cents to produce and has a blue ribbon woven into the center of the currency with "100" and Liberty Bells, alternating, that appear when the bill is tilted.

Security Thread

Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the left of the portrait. The thread is imprinted with the letters USA and the numeral 100 in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note. The thread glows pink when illuminated by ultraviolet light.

Assuming you're talking about US currency—although it would be great if Quora users would learn that there's a whole world outside the United States, even other countries that use the dollar as their national currencies, and not the US version either—the 1996 $100 bill is worth $100 in circulated (used) condition.

Can I still use older-design notes? It is U.S. government policy that all designs of U.S. currency remain legal tender, or legally valid for payments, regardless of when they were issued.

Many banks will still accept old notes as deposits from customers. And again, you might be able to pay them into your bank account at the Post Office.

Any one hundred dollar bill from 1950 or newer is basically going to just be worth the face value of $100 dollars. You have to remember that billions of one hundred dollar bills have been printed since 1950.

Most 1985 series $100 star notes are worth around $200 in extremely fine condition. In uncirculated condition the value is around $425 for notes with an MS 63 grade. Star notes issued from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are more valuable. Each note is worth around $300 in extremely fine condition.

What does a fake $100 bill look like? ›

The color change of copper/green to black on the 100 in the lower right corner will help you verify an authentic $100 bill. A fake bill will not turn to black when you tilt the bill. It will stay copper/green.

No U.S. cur- rency note has ever been recalled from circulation or invalidated. All genuine $100 notes now in circula- Page 2 tion will remain legal tender and will be accepted for deposit at full face value at all Federal Reserve Banks.

The U.S. Mint has no plans to discontinue the penny, and such a move would require congressional approval.

One reason the Mint keeps making pennies, Whaples explained, is because so many pennies end up in jars on dressers and scattered on coffee tables. People don't use them, and the government wants hard currency to be circulated. “You want your money to make transactions more efficient.

Notesnap is perfect to help you put all your foreign and domestic bills together in one place and give you an idea what they could be worth.

The serial number appears in the upper left and lower right corners. If the serial number doesn't correspond to the series, then you are dealing with a counterfeit. If the bill is series 2009, then the serial number should begin with J.

See the dark green numbers on the top-left and top-right corners? They could mean your bill is worth much more than its face value. If a serial number's digits are unique or interesting, collectors might be willing to pay big bucks — hundreds or even thousands of dollars — for your bill.