How do I find out if my ten dollar bill is old or counterfeit?

Question

I was given a 10 $ bill at the store and when I tried to use it someplace else the lady said it was fake. I took it to the bank and they said it was real and probably worth a little money. It was from 1950, but how do I find out what it's worth, and if it really is real?

the bank said the pen won't work on it because it was made before they did that, and it has the fibers and other things the older bills had. I need to know where to take it to see what it's worth.

Answer 1

According to bank tellers I know the pen or pencil will work. Ask a cashier to do it for you.
To assess value you need to put the serial number any letters around the date like 1950 or 1950A or 1950B. And then the fold or tears on the bill.

They start with a low value of $12.00 in one of common serials.

I doubt that it is counterfeit but if it is it can be worth hundreds if it was made back then. Yes that is right Counterfeits are also collectable.

Answer 2

Go to an office supply store. There they sell special pens that look like yellow highlighters that detect counterfeit bills.

I think the bank is wrong. The US Treasury Department has been making bills with about the same materials since they started. Also look very closely, maybe use a magnifying glass, for red and blue fibers.

Answer 3

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They update the bills every so often to thwart counterfeiters and making it more and more difficult to counterfeit. What counterfeiters are willing to chance 10 years in Jail for a fat stack of 1's??? They want the real money... bigger bills. The one is a very low risk bill so the mint won't spare any money updating it.

Answer 4

The next time you go to the mall go to a bookstore. Find a book on coin collecting. Most of them also tell the value of paper currency. Look it up and put the book back on the shelf.
Not all collectors are honest and might not give you a real estimate so they can buy it cheap.
No dealer will pay book value for it. They have to make a profit if they buy it

Answer 5

The fake ones don't have the seal, that bar going across it, when you look through it. Compare it with a real one.
Also, real ones have little fibers in them, the look like blue and red hairs, and fake ones don't.
I was given a fake 20 once from a store. I learned the difference real quick after that.

Answer 6

1950 Ten Dollar Bill Series C

Answer 7

If the Bank says it's real, I would trust it's real. Just because the cashier at one store didn't accept it, doesn't mean that others won't.

Answer 8

Hold it up to the light! Works every time

Answer 9

take it to a local coin dealer. they'll tell you what its worth.

Answer 10

hold it up to the light. thats what i always do.