Series 1963 $5 Legal Tender Note (394A) (Standard Issue Red Seal)

Series 1963 $5 Legal Tender Note (Standard Issue Red Seal)

• Denomination: $5.00

• Type: United States Note / Legal Tender (Red Seal & Red Serial Numbers)

• Catalog Reference: Fr. 1536

• Series: 1963

• Serial Number: A 54378394 A (Regular Production Run)

• Signatures: Kathryn O'Hay Granahan (Treasurer of the U.S.) & C. Douglas Dillon (Secretary of the Treasury)

• Plate Position: Obverse G 4 / Back Plate G 5

• Obligation: "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private."

Technical & Visual Assessment

• Technical Grade: Very Good to Fine (VG 10 – F 12, Problem Note)

• Paper & Physical Defects:

  • Corner Margin Tear / Clip: The top right margin (obverse) / bottom right margin (reverse) has a noticeable chunk torn/missing from the outer border.

  • Shows moderate-to-heavy circulation wear with multiple vertical folds and light horizontal creasing.

  • Paper body has softened from circulation, though the red overprint on the Treasury seal and serial digits retains respectable color.

  • The edge tear/missing paper immediately caps this note as a net/problem piece under standard grading guidelines.

• Centering: Margins are shifted noticeably toward the right side on the obverse face, leaving a very slim right border next to the torn corner.