1929 $50 Bill Federal Reserve Bank Note from San Francisco

Value of 1929 $50 Bill from The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

1929 $50 bills from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco are very common and are only worth about $65 in average condition.  Uncirculated examples are worth more.

1929 $50 star notes from San Francisco are fairly rare.  There are currently about ten 1929 San Francisco fifty dollar star notes known to exist.  Of course that rarity is still just for a type, from a district, for a denomination.  There were 12,000 series of 1929 $50 star notes printed for San Francisco.  The term star note refers to a serial number that ends with a star symbol instead of the letter A.

Series of 1929 $50 bills from San Francisco started at serial number L00000001A for each denomination.  Low serial number San Francisco notes do exist and they do command premiums.

All 1929 fifty dollar bills from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will have a serial number that starts with the letter L.  Each $50 bill will have four black “L”s stamped on it.  This L signifies that the note is from the San Francisco district.  All 1929 bills are signed by EE Jones as the register of the treasury and WO Woods as the treasurer of the United States.  Fifty dollar notes from San Francisco are also signed by a cashier and the governor.  Ulysses Grant is featured on all $50 Federal Reserve bank notes.  The word president is either partially or completely blacked out on 1929 $50 bills from San Francisco.

You can find the following inscriptions on $50 bills from San Francisco:  National Currency  –  Secured By United States Bonds Deposited With The Treasurer Of The United States Of America Or By Like Deposit Of Other Securities  –  Will Pay To Bearer On Demand Fifty Dollars  –  Redeemable In Lawful Money Of The United States, At United States Treasury Or At The Bank Of Issue  –  Amer Septent Sigil Thesaur  –  Series of 1929  –  Fifty Dollars  –  U.S. Capitol

We purchase $50 bills from The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco if they are star notes, low serial numbers, or high grade notes.  If you have a 1929 $50 bill from San Francisco then please send us an email to admin@oldcurrencyvalues.com and tell us about it.