These rare $5 bills can sell for thousands.

[{"selector":"#anim-260894e2-5533-4eb4-9b94-2821200b0d3f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-20.957290406446184%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95621904-2179-4c42-a887-b565a948d4aa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The $5 dollar that we know today, featuring Abraham Lincoln on the front, first appeared in 1914.

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1861 $5 Demand Notes

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1869 Legal Tender $5 Bill

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1914 $5 Large-Size Federal Reserve Note

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1934 $5 Silver Certificate and Federal Reserve Notes

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