10 Dollar Bill With Star: $10 Star Note Values by Series

A $10 bill with a star in its serial number is a replacement note: the Bureau of Engraving and Printing gives it its own serial number, with a star in place of the suffix letter, so it can replace a faulty note (BEP). On modern $10s the star comes after the number, as in A32741568*; on older notes it can come first (US Currency Auctions). It is genuine, it is not an error, and it spends as $10. Whether it is worth more depends on the series, the issuing bank, the size of its print run and its condition.

Circulated (Fine to Extremely Fine), then uncirculated:

• 1963: $20–$35; $70+
• 1963A: $18–$21; $50+
• 1969: $17–$30; $45; 1969 St. Louis: $35–$65; $125+
• 1969A: $16–$26; $40+
• 1969B: $35–$65; $125+; 1969B Richmond or Kansas City: $105–$195; $375+; 1969B San Francisco: $70–$130; $225+
• 1969C: $18–$35; $60+
• 1974: $17–$25; $50+
• 1977 and 1977A: $25–$35; $45+; 1977A Minneapolis: $50–$80; $175+
• 1981: $20–$30; $60+; 1981 Philadelphia: $40–$60; $150+; 1981 Minneapolis: $120–$180; $450+
• 1981A: $20–$30; $40+; 1981A New York: $60–$90; $275+
• 1985: $20–$30; $40+
• 1988A: $45–$60; $80+
• 1990: $11–$15; $18+
• 1993: $15–$25; $45+
• 1995: $12–$18; $24+
• 1999 and 2003: $14–$20; $26+
• 2001: $16–$22; $28+
• 2004A: $16–$22; $28+; 2004A Atlanta: $125+ uncirculated
• 2006: $13–$20; $25+
• 2013: $14–$25; $30+
• 2017: $13–$18; $20+
• 2017A: $12–$17; $20+
• 2021: $11–$15; $18+

US Currency Auctions says star notes "most always" bring a small premium over face, but a heavily worn or damaged modern star may be worth only $10. These are guide prices; a dealer buying your note will usually pay less.

Star notes are printed in runs. My Currency Collection gives the common run sizes as 320,000, 640,000, 1,280,000 and 2,560,000 notes, with 3,200,000 as the maximum, and says collectors generally treat stars from runs of 640,000 or fewer as rare enough to be worth more than face. Its $10 tables (Series 1981A to 2021) include these small runs:

• Series 2004A, GF-1 (Atlanta): 9,600 notes, SHEET, dated 03/2006 in the table
• Series 2013, ME-1 (Richmond): 64,000 notes, SHEET
• Series 2013, MF-1 (Atlanta): 128,000 notes, SHEET
• Series 2017, NF-1 (Atlanta): 128,000 notes, SHEET
• Series 2017, NJ-2 (Kansas City): 128,000 notes, SHEET
• Series 2021, QF-1 and QH-1: 320,000 notes each, SHEET

The tiny 2004A Atlanta run explains why US Currency Auctions prices the 2004A Atlanta star separately at $125+ uncirculated while an ordinary 2004A star lists $28+. By contrast, runs such as 2017A PB-2 and PF-2 hold 3,200,000 notes each, and a star from one of those is close to face value when worn. My Currency Collection marks each run SHEET or PACK and says the difference in when they are used in printing has a large effect on rarity.

Since Series 1996, a Federal Reserve Note serial number starts with two letters: the first stands for the series and the second for the issuing Federal Reserve Bank, A through L (BEP). BEP lists, among others, G for Series 2004A, M for 2013, P for 2017A and Q for 2021; in the My Currency Collection tables Series 2017 stars begin with N. The bank letters are A Boston, B New York, C Philadelphia, D Cleveland, E Richmond, F Atlanta, G Chicago, H St. Louis, I Minneapolis, J Kansas City, K Dallas and L San Francisco (BEP). So a star serial beginning GF is a Series 2004A Atlanta star, the 9,600-note run above. See Federal Reserve Bank letters and series letters.

A $10 star with a blue seal is a silver certificate, which is worth more than any modern star. Greysheet ranges, worn to top-grade uncirculated:

• **1934 star (Fr. 1701*): $35–$1,900; 1934 mule star (Fr. 1701m*):** $825
• **1934A star (Fr. 1702*):** $40–$1,900
• **1934B star (Fr. 1703*):** $600–$20,000
• **1934C star (Fr. 1704*):** $35–$2,500
• **1934D wide star (Fr. 1705W*):** $50–$7,500
• **1953 star (Fr. 1706*):** $50–$1,750
• **1953A star (Fr. 1707*):** $50–$2,600

Series pages: 1934 $10 silver certificate, 1953 $10 silver certificate.

• Confirm the star is printed in the serial number in the same ink as the digits, not stamped or drawn on.
• Read the series year on the front, for example Series 2017A, and note the seal colour: green for a Federal Reserve Note, blue for a silver certificate.
• Write down the full serial number including the star.
• Enter denomination, series and serial in the My Currency Collection star note lookup, which uses BEP monthly production reports and was last updated September 4, 2026 with August 2026 figures.
• If the run is 640,000 or fewer and the note is crisp, keep it or show it to a currency dealer; if the run is in the millions and the note is worn, it is worth about $10.

For Series 1963 to 1988A, the price list above is the better guide, because the district-listed notes are the ones with premiums (US Currency Auctions). You can also test the serial with our serial number checker for fancy patterns.

Research and drafting for this page were assisted by AI and checked line by line against the sources listed below. Prices are copied from the named price guide or dealer page with the date we viewed it; where a figure could not be confirmed we say so rather than estimate. Guide prices are reference points, not offers. If you find an error, tell us and we will correct it.