One Dollar Bill Silver Certificate Value: $1 Price Chart

A $1 silver certificate is usually worth a little more than face value: Greysheet's retail guide (September 25, 2026) starts Series 1935C through 1957B notes at $1.50 in worn condition, and most of them reach $85 to $280 only as flawless uncirculated notes. Westminster Mint's guide gives the same picture for 1935 and 1957 notes, from just over $1 to about $5. The notes that bring real money are the 1928 series, Series 1934, the wartime HAWAII and North Africa notes, the 1935A R and S experimentals, and star notes from the scarcer series.

Each range runs from a worn circulated note (low) to a top-grade uncirculated note (high). Fr. is the Friedberg catalog number dealers use.

• 1928 (Fr. 1600): $21–$1,200; star $50–$1,900
• 1928A (Fr. 1601): $21–$1,000; star $30–$3,000
• 1928B (Fr. 1602): $20–$1,400; star $65–$4,000
• 1928C (Fr. 1603): $68–$3,000; star $1,800–$18,000
• 1928D (Fr. 1604): $30–$2,500; star $1,000–$100,000
• 1928E (Fr. 1605): $200–$3,000; star $5,500–$34,000
• 1934 (Fr. 1606): $22–$435; star $50–$2,900
• 1935 (Fr. 1607): $3–$500; star $35–$950
• 1935A (Fr. 1608): $2–$300; star $3–$500
• 1935A R experimental (Fr. 1609): $80–$2,400; star $1,400–$25,000
• 1935A S experimental (Fr. 1610): $80–$2,300; star $1,050–$20,000
• 1935B (Fr. 1611): $2–$200; star $16–$420
• 1935C (Fr. 1612): $1.50–$140; star $3–$250
• 1935D (Fr. 1613N / 1613W): $1.50–$150 and $1.50–$240; star $3–$750 and $3–$550
• 1935E (Fr. 1614): $1.50–$140; star $5–$140
• 1935F (Fr. 1615): $1.50–$260; star $6–$285
• 1935G (Fr. 1616 / 1617): $2–$120 and $4–$185; star $2.50–$185 and $9–$400
• 1935H (Fr. 1618): $2–$85; star $3–$350
• 1957 (Fr. 1619): $1.50–$210; star $2–$160
• 1957A (Fr. 1620): $1.50–$280; star $2–$135
• 1957B (Fr. 1621): $1.50–$260; star $2–$130

Open the series page for signatures and design checks: 1928, 1934, 1935, 1957.

• The words SILVER CERTIFICATE are printed across the top of the face (PGS Gold & Coin).
• The Treasury seal and both serial numbers are blue on small-size notes; green means a Federal Reserve Note (PGS Gold & Coin).
• The series year, with any letter, is printed on the face; that year is the series, not the year the note was printed.
• Small-size notes measure the same as today's bills; the older large-size notes (1878–1923) are roughly 7.4 by 3.1 inches (PGS Gold & Coin).

• 1928 Funnyback: the back has a large ornate ONE in light green ink (Wikipedia). Even worn ones start at $20–$200 depending on the letter (Greysheet, September 25, 2026).
• HAWAII (brown seal) and North Africa (yellow seal): 1935A $1 notes issued in 1942 so they could be declared worthless if captured (Wikipedia). PGS Gold & Coin's chart (viewed September 25, 2026) puts HAWAII $1 notes at $30–$90 circulated and $150–$400 crisp uncirculated; Westminster Mint quotes up to $90 uncirculated, so estimates differ and a dealer quote on your note is worth getting.
• 1935A R and S: small red R or S printed on the face marks a 1942 paper test (Wikipedia). By the serial ranges Wikipedia lists (S70884001C–S72068000C and S73884001C–S75068000C), each group had 1,184,000 notes. Greysheet lists them at $80 and up even worn.
• Star notes: a star next to the serial number marks a replacement note. On a common 1957 note it adds little ($2 worn), but on 1928C, 1928D and 1928E it multiplies the price.

Folds, tears, stains, tape, writing and trimmed edges all push a note toward the low end of the ranges above. The high end is for notes that have never been folded and usually carry a grade from PMG or PCGS Banknote. Do not wash, iron or flatten a note to make it look better; collectors and graders treat that as damage.

A serial number tells you three things that affect value: whether the note is a star (replacement) note, whether the digits form a pattern collectors pay for, and, for modern Federal Reserve Notes, which bank issued it. Type yours into our serial number checker to see those. Low numbers under 100, solids, ladders, radars and repeaters carry premiums from modest to over $1,000 (PGS Gold & Coin). For modern star notes, the print run matters most; lookup sites that load Bureau of Engraving and Printing production reports show it, as our star note page explains. No free lookup returns a dollar price for your exact note.

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 its date; where a figure could not be confirmed we say so rather than estimate. If you find an error, tell us and we will correct it.