Even a dollar bill could be worth enough to pay some of those monthly bills. the one with the serial number 00000001 could be worth $10,000 to $15,000, Dustin Johnston, director of currency for Heritage Baeder has a $10 bill with the serial number A00000001A that he believes is worth $500,000 because it's a rare 1933 Silver Certificate. Red Seal Five Dollar Bills (1928 - 1963) - Values and Pricing Five dollar bills with red seals and red ink serial numbers can be from one of three years: In contrast, Silver Certificates and United States Notes were issued directly by the U.S. Treasury, not by the Federal Reserve Banks, so the prefix letter of their serial numbers has no particular significance. The sequence of blocks is therefore different: the numbering begins at A..A, and then proceeds to B..A, C..A, and so forth; then after Y..