1953 $5 Silver Certificate Value: Price Chart by Series

Series 1953. In 1953 the $5 Silver Certificate received a minor redesign in step with the United States Note: the numeral 5 on the left and the FIVE on the right were both changed to gray, the Treasury seal was overlapped onto the gray FIVE, and the serial number remained blue.

• Series 1953 — Priest (Treasurer) and Humphrey (Secretary), blue seal
• Series 1953A — Priest (Treasurer) and Anderson (Secretary), blue seal
• Series 1953B — Smith (Treasurer) and Dillon (Secretary), blue seal

Same as the 1934 series (the page does not mention the obligation text being rewritten again for the 1953 series)

• A gray numeral 5 on the left
• A blue seal overlapping the gray FIVE on the right
• Blue serial number

See above for the difference from the 1934 series (numeral/FIVE changed from blue to gray, seal moved to overlap it).

Greysheet (Greensheet & Friedberg CPG) retail value ranges, updated September 25, 2026, from a worn circulated note to a top-grade crisp uncirculated one:

• 1953 (Fr. 1532): $9–$1,500
• **1953 Star Replacement (Fr. 1532*):** $15–$1,400
• 1953A (Fr. 1533): $9–$175
• **1953A Star Replacement (Fr. 1533*):** $12–$600
• 1953B (Fr. 1534): $9–$110
• **1953B Star Replacement (Fr. 1534*):** $12–$1,000
• 1953C (Fr. 1535): $9–$200
• **1953C Star Replacement (Fr. 1535*):** $12–$800
• 1953 (Fr. 1655): $8–$550
• **1953 Star Replacement (Fr. 1655*):** $10–$950
• 1953A (Fr. 1656): $8–$265
• **1953A Star Replacement (Fr. 1656*):** $10–$800
• 1953B (Fr. 1657): $8–$250
• **1953B Star Replacement (Fr. 1657*):** $400–$17,000

The low end is a folded, circulated note; the high end is a gem uncirculated note, usually one certified by PMG or PCGS Banknote. Star notes (a star next to the serial number) replaced misprinted sheets and usually sell above the regular note. Condition moves the price more than anything else: a note that has been folded even once is no longer uncirculated. Fancy serial numbers can add more; check yours with the serial number checker.