how can i tell if a five dollar bill from 1950 is real or not?

Question

I was just wondering how to tell if a five dollar bill from 1950 was real or not.

Answer 1

You can check with a bank or with a coin shop, but I think you are safe in assuming that it is real. Counterfeiters usually go for higher denominations than five dollars.

Answer 2

By now if it was a counterfeit, it would have been noticed. There are a lot of series 1950 notes, they made 1950 then did series 1950A through 1950 E. The series 1950 E is the rarest and sell for $20 in grade fine. The others sell for less than that in the same grade.

Answer 3

I am almost sure that it is real. Many types of bills of that era can be found at antique shops and coin dealers.I have some $1.00 bills from the 1930's that are real.You have to remember that the date on the five dollar that you have isn't actually the date it was printed.It may have been printed during the late 1950's or early 1960's.I am unsure of the value of your bill.I hope this information helps answer your question.

Answer 4

Stretch it taught between your hands enough to be flat, and even then hold it to the light and look though the paper. You should be able to see dots mixed in the paper. The light will filter through the bill and it will show random circles of paper more opaque than the rest of the paper. This is a good indication that it is a genuine article. It used to be the standard for finding forgeries because no one had the technology to insert these dots into the paper to be printed on, and the plates could not fake it with ink because they would stand out like a sore thumb.
Check for the dots darlin.

Answer 5

Take a piece of white paper and hold the bill around a finger and rub it on the white paper, use some pressure. If ink comes off the bill it is real because the ink never dries out on a real bill. I used this method while working as a cashier in a very fast paced environment - always worked.