5 dollar bill with red ink 1953 Series B

The 1953 red seal five dollar bills came in four different varieties. There are four different series 1953, 1953 A, 1953 B, and 1953 C. All of these five dollar bills are worth about $6 each in average circulated condition. If they are uncirculated they can be worth up to 40 or 50 dollars. The only difference between the four notes is the signatures. On the series of 1953 the signatures are from Ivy Baker Priest and G.M. Humphrey which are the Treasurer and Secretary. There were 120,880,000 printed. The Series of 1953 A has Ivy Baker Priest and Robert B. Anderson and 90,280,000 were printed. The Series of 1953 B has Elizabeth Rudel Smith and C. Douglas Dillon and 44,640,000 were printed. Last but not least is the Series of 1953 C which has Kathryn O’Hay Granahan and C. Douglas Dillon’s signatures on them.  There were 8,640,000 printed. All of the 1953 five dollar red seal bill have a serial number written in red ink. There is also a red seal on the right hand side of the bill. All 1953 red seals were printed in Washington DC with a picture of Abraham Lincoln in the middle of the bill. Star notes were also printed for all of the 1953 five dollar bill series. Star notes have a serial number that has a red star by the serial number. In circulated conditions 1953 red seal are worth about $12. The Uncirculated 1953 five dollar red seal star notes are worth up to $100.

The red seal appears on United States Notes issued from from 1862 to 1971. It shows that the money is an obligation of the U.S. Treasury. Until 1933, the Treasury had been redeeming these notes for gold. Until 1968, the Treasury had them redeemed for silver instead. Although when the dollar switched to a fiat currency in 1968 the gold and silver trade in ended.

In conclusion even though this five dollar bill may not be worth much it is still a piece of currency history with a story. Even though it isn’t as cool or amazing as some of the earlier bills it plays a part in the five dollar bills history. Although if I want to buy some other and older five dollar bills Im going to need to save up!

We are pleased to offer for sale this Five Dollar Bill Red Seal Series 1953 US Currency.  These Red Seal Five Dollar Bills are off-quality notes that may have some stains, tears, heavy folds or writing.  These Red Seal Five Dollar Bills are US Legal Tender Notes that circulated at the same time as Silver Certificates.  These notes are Series 1953 (random pick our choice 1953, 1953-A through C).  Each bill comes in a currency sleeve for protection.  These Red Seal Five Dollar Bills will make a nice addition to any currency collection!

Information on these Red Seal Series 1953 Five Dollar Bills:

In 1929 all US Currency was changed to its current modern size.  The $5 bill was kept as a United States Legal Tender Note as well as a Federal Reserve Note and a Silver Certificate.  The obverse features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.  The reverse of the bill depicts the Lincoln Memorial. For these US Legal Tender Notes, the seal and serial numbers are printed in red.  The series 1953 bill can be differentiated from past series by the placement of the treasury seal on the right side of the obverse of the note, super-imposed over "FIVE"

What is a Red Seal Note?

Red Seal Notes are United States Currency known as either United States Notes or Legal Tender Notes.  Legal Tender Notes are the longest lived of all  U.S. Currency, first authorized in the Act of Congress of May 3, 1878 and issued through 1971.  Large-size Legal Tender Notes were issued only through 1929, after which the currency changed to the smaller "modern size" notes still used today.  All Small-size Legal Tender Notes have red seals, and therefore they are referred to as Red Seal Notes or Red Seal Bills.  Red Seal Notes have been issued in $1, $2, $5, and $100 denominations.  The Mint also printed but did not issue $10 and $20 denominations.  

Only one issue of the $1 Red Seal Note was printed, the series 1928. The $2 Red Seal Notes were printed in multiple series:  1928, 1928 A through G, 1953, 1953 A through C, 1963, and 1963 A.  $5 Red Seal Notes were also printed in multiple series: 1928, 1928 A through F, 1953, 1953 A through C, and 1963.  The $100 Red Seal Notes were printed in series 1966 and 1966 A.

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