These example values come from data gathered by US Currency Auctions. You'll see some of the value superstars here, including the 1863 100-dollar bill, the 1882 100-dollar bill, and others.

US authorities say that 100 bill is the most counterfeited of all ... The US Secret Service estimates that counterfeit bills account for less than 0.01% of the 1.1 trillion of US money in circulation.

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