Modern-format US currency rarities

Small-size notes (introduced in 1929 and still in use today) are the modern format of US paper money. These ten issues are the most actively chased small-size rarities in collector hands.

1. 1928 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note — first small-size $10,000.
2. 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note — second issue, slightly more available.
3. 1934 $5,000 Federal Reserve Note — displayed Madison portrait.
4. 1928 Gold Certificate $5,000 — last circulating gold certificate denomination.
5. 1929 National Currency rarities — small-bank issues with low population.
6. 1933 $10 Silver Certificate — series 1933 short print run.
7. 1934 $1,000 Federal Reserve Note Hawaii overprint — WWII Pacific issue.
8. 1935-A $1 Silver Certificate Hawaii overprint — brown seal Hawaii issue.
9. 1934 $20 North Africa overprint — yellow seal WWII issue.
10. 1928 $500 Gold Certificate — small-size gold certificate denomination.