[rz2k]

Since they were silver certificates he could have redeemed them for a 26.73g coin composed of 90% silver and 10% copper. In 2026, the value of the silver has fluctuated between about $46 and $94 (and the value of the copper content has stayed a little over 3 cents).

[spwa4]

If you swap them in stores, maybe. But taking counterfeit bills to the national bank is just stupid, even if very well made.

[kleton]

Any quarters and dimes he would have received in change would have been about 90 per cent silver.

[sokoloff]

Those stopped being redeemable for silver in 1968, so their value is no longer defined by the metal prices of 2026.