Natasha Bedingfield had a pocket full of sunshine, but you may have uncommon $1 bills worth a lot.
Valued dollar bills range from embarrassing errors to rare, low-production historic tender. Understand what makes them valuable and what traits to look for to never miss a profit on pocket change again.
Most valued $1 bills auction for under $200. While that's not a bad thing, a few rare $1 notes join the rare coins with jaw-dropping values.
Keep an eye out and be alert—you may find one of these uncommon $1 bills in the wild.
Some stories say the $2 million Grand Watermelon note is the most valuable $1 bill. However, the note is for $1,000, demonstrating the importance of being smart when handling valuable money.
Continental Currency printing began in 1775 in the American colonies. Harvard Library reports that Continental note exchange values dropped to one-hundredth of their regular worth by 1781 and 1,000 to 1.
The Coinage Act of 1792 established the U.S. Mint, replacing Continental Currency.
This reduction in value caused individuals to throw out their old notes, and wartime Continental Currency printing has been exaggerated. The $500,000 notes indicated on 2 November 1776 were never produced, according to a 2008 book. The number of notes printed may be lower than reported in history.