1928 $100 Yellow Seal Gold Certificate Value – How much is 1928 $100 Bill Worth?

Value: 1928 $100 Gold Certificate value $1,000 in Extremely Fine condition. Star notes value $12,000 in Extremely Fine condition.

Remember, value depends on condition. Notes without stars aren’t too rare. Some 1,100+ have sold publicly. Star notes are a different matter. Some 12 notes are available to the collecting community. Even a beat up star note would get collector interest.

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Explain 1928 $100 Gold Certificate Value

Paper Money of the United States indicates the government issued 3,240,000 notes. It printed far fewer star notes. Each note has Woods-Mellon signatures.

You’ll notice the inscription “One Hundred Dollars in Gold Payable to the Bearer on Demand”. Bearers expected specie payments in gold coin.

Only $100 notes printed for the 1928 series circulated publicly. Notes from the series of 1934 never circulated.

Eventually, these notes became obsolete with the passage of 1933 Gold Reserve Act. Anyone possessing these notes was expected to surrender them.

Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon legalized both possession and collection of these Gold Certificates on April 24, 1964. Today, they are popular and desirable numismatic collectibles.

United States Gold Certificates History

United States Gold Certificates History.

1934 $100 Green Seal Federal Reserve Note Value – How much is 1934 $100 Bill Worth?

Value: 1934 $100 Federal Reserve Notes value $110 in Very Fine condition. Star notes value $150 or more depending on Federal Reserve district. Notes from some districts are rarer than others.

Value depends on condition. Notes without stars are common. The BEP printed millions for each district. 1934 $100 stars are also common by collecting standards. Star notes from the Cleveland, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco districts are most desirable. They can value $800+ in uncirculated condition.

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Light Green Seal vs Dark Green Seal

Some notes have a light, limey green seal. Others have a dark forest green seal. Dark green seal notes are more common than light green seals.

Check for Mule Notes

Mule notes were printed with micro size numbers on the front and macro numbers on the back. The reverse can also be true. Only 1934 $100 Dark Green Seal notes can have mule plates.

The BEP’s transition from micro to macro sized numbers began in 1938 and concluded in 1953. During this time, multiple series, denominations and types had mule plate configurations. The government preferred to reuse older plates rather than destroying them.*

Ultimately, some mule notes became instant rarities because the BEP printed so few. Mule star notes are even rarer. I can help you identify a mule note. Submit photos of the front and back of your note.

Thus, 1934 $100 bills come in 6 possible varieties. Each has been rank ordered from common to rare. Some differences may exist depending on your note’s federal reserve district.
Light Green Seal Notes

  1. Non-star notes
  2. Star notes

Dark Green Seal Notes

  1. Non-star notes
  2. Non-star mule notes
  3. Star notes
  4. Mule star notes

*Source: Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money 1928 to Date by John Schwartz and Scott Lindquist

Explain 1934 $100 Federal Reserve Note Value

Paper Money of the United States indicates the government issued between 1 million – 6 million notes per Federal Reserve District. It printed far fewer star notes and mules. Still rarer are mule star notes. Each note has Julian-Morgenthau signatures.

United States Federal Reserve Note History

United States Federal Reserve Note History.