I've located these old bills with the following information in my mother-in-laws safe. I told her I'd look into their value for her and would appreciate any assistance I can get from you.

The 2 1928s are FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES; from Cleveland, OH 4
serial numbers are d00505048A and d00505241A; great shape, no other markings I can note from the xerox.
The 1928 is NATIONAL CURRENCY stamped "the federal reserve bank of ny ny" B
serial number is b00221081A; this is also in great shape.
There is also a 1981 $100 bill that has a lighter green ink, I think, B2906022A; no idea why this was with the other 3 bills.

Hi, mominlawsmoney!

Flying Blue Eagle is an Expert on this site who has the current documentation concerning the possible monetary value of such things. As such, I'm sure that he will be along eventually to address your post.

In the meantime, and as per Flying Blue Eagle's request, it would be helpful if you would post the following information concerning the currency that you have. I know that you have already provided some of the information that is asked for in the quote that is below.


#1 - Series date, Example 1935, 1935A ,1935B, etc.
#2 - Signatures - Example - Priest -Anderson
#3 - Color of seal,- color of serial numbers, Is there a star before or after the serial numbers, what color?
#4 - What is written above on the very top, Example - SILVER CERTIFICATE<Federal reserve notes, treasury or coin notes. Legal tender notes, etc. etc.

It looks like you've already listed most if not all of the information, so my posting what he would need is to double-check.

Thanks!

What the paper money is worth monetarily will also greatly depend on the graded condition of them. Do you know what the graded condition of them is? "Great shape" isn't a graded condition.

If you might not, then what is below should be helpful to you. Flying Blue Eagle will also need to know what the possible graded condition of them is.

What is posted below is quoted from the following site and is for paper currency. 1.9) How do you grade the condition of paper money? (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/coin-collecting/paper-money-faq/section-15.html)

1.9) How do you grade the condition of paper money?

The condition of a note is critical to its value. Lowering the
grade of a note one notch can decrease its value by 1/3 or even
1/2. An expensive note which falls between two categories might
be worth a thousand dollars more in the higher category than the
lower one. Thus, it's often important to be more precise than
using a limited number of categories.

But here's a general guideline. Note that many dealers have
slightly different grading systems, especially with various
sub-grades of uncirculated. There's no official system of grading,
unfortunately. But these are pretty much universally accepted.
I've received a lot of input and tried to hammer out the best
descriptions for each category.

Crisp Uncirculated, UNC or CU: This means absolutely not the
slightest sign of any handling or wear or folding or *anything*.
Some people use additional grades to distinguish qualities such
as perfect centering or other printing characteristics. Certainly
a note which has centering problems which are visible from a
distance of 1 meter (3 feet) should have this mentioned in the
condition description.

Almost Uncirculated (or About Uncirculated), AU: This means there
is a slightly detectable imperfection such as a counting fold on one
corner or slightest fold in the center (nothing which breaks the
surface of the paper) or a pinhole. At first glance it looks like
an UNC note.

Extremely Fine, EF or XF: Generally three light folds or one strong
fold which breaks the surface. There may be slight rounding at the
corners.

Very Fine, VF: May have several folds although the note is still
crisp and has a minimum of dirt. There may be minor tears or very
small holes but nothing which distracts from the overall appearance
of the note. Take an uncirculated note and crumple it once in your
hand, then flatten it out: this is a Very Fine note. Repeat the
crumpling and it's still pretty much a VF note.

Fine, F: A circulated note where individual folds and creases may
no longer be visible. To distinguish this from a VF note, when
inspecting a Fine note, it clearly does not look like a note which
has merely been crumpled a few times: It doesn't have the crispness
and brightness of a VF note. No tears may extend into the printing.
This is your average in-the-wallet note.

Very Good, VG: Tears and small holes can be present. The note is
not crisp at all. The is your lower quality in-the-wallet note.
Lots of people on the 'net don't realize that a note in "very good"
condition is really pretty lousy.

Good, G: Small pieces missing, graffiti. A worn out note.

Fair: Major tears, etc. A badly worn out note.

Poor: Even worse.

To grade a note precisely, it can help to hold the note about
20 cm (7 inches) under a strong light source (use the same source
for comparing notes) and on top of a white piece of paper and
use a 3x or 4x power magnifying glass. Make sure your hands are
clean before handling a note. This method will show a lot of
minor imperfections which are not normally visible.

Note that note from many countries have standard features which
exist for even Uncirculated notes. Some notes from Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, India, Nepal, and Pakistan are only found
with staple holes where staples are always used to hold packs of
notes together. Most dealers list Uncirculated notes of this type
as having the usual staple holes (often abbreviated as uSH-UNC).

Also, some notes printed in France (for about 15 different
countries) have a slight crinkle effect.

Mominlawsmoney - ON all the notes ,I need the folllowing - THE ( SERIES-EXAMPLE- 1928-1928A,1928 B::1929, 929A,1929B :: 1981, 981A,1981B,ECT ECT); BOTH OF THE SIGNATURES< OR AT LEAST ONE OF THEM OFF ALL YOUR BILLS::COLOR OF SEALS ( NOTE- There was no notes in 1929 Printed ,None until 1934) RECHECK THE DATE
THE SERIAL NUMbers all I really need to know at this time is ( Is there a RED star before or after the serial number ) OR there any on the others? ;; Waiting your reply and answers:: F.B.E.

MOMinlawsmoney - REread the POST #2 above by Clough on what I need in order to get what values you need:: THE SERIES DATE WITH A LETTER RIGHT FOLLOWING ,THE
date (A ;B ;C; OR noneWAITING FOR YOUR REPLY TO MY QUESTIONS : THANK YOU ,have
A very good day and GoD BLESS :: F.B.E.