Obsolete denominations of United States currency

The United States has produced several coins and banknotes of its dollar which no longer circulate or have been disused. Many of these were removed for specific reasons such as inflation reducing their value, a lack of demand, or being too similar to another denomination.

Treasury Notes

The U.S. Dollar has numerous discontinued denominations, particularly high denomination bills, issued before and in 1934. Although still legal tender, most are in the hands of collectors and museums. The reverse designs featured abstract scroll-work with ornate denomination identifiers. With the exception of the $100,000 bill, these bills ceased production in the 1940s, and were recalled in 1969. Of these, the $100,000 is an odd bill in that it was printed only as a Series 1934 gold certificate and was only used for internal government transactions. Even though most are in the hands of collectors or museums, they remain legal tender.

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse	Portrait
$500 bill			William McKinley
$1,000 bill			Grover Cleveland
$5,000 bill			James Madison
$10,000 bill			Salmon P. Chase
$100,000 bill			Woodrow Wilson

The United States also issued fractional currency for a brief time in the 1860s and 1870s. These are:

• 3 cent note
• 5 cent note
• 10 cent note
• 15 cent note
• 25 cent note
• 50 cent note

Coinage

There have been numerous coins throughout the United States dollar's history that no longer circulate. Some, like the half-cent coin were removed due to inflation reducing their value while others such as the two-cent piece and dollar coin were removed due to a lack of demand.

Note that this table shows the latest status before the coin denomination was rendered obsolete.

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse	Weight	Diameter	Material	Edge	Issued from
Half cent 1/2¢			5.443 g	23.5 mm	100% Cu	plain	1793–1857
Two-cent piece 2¢			6.22 g	23.00 mm	95% Cu 5% Sn and Zn	plain	1864–1873
Three-cent bronze 3¢			10.89 g	28.57 mm	95% Cu 5% Zn	plain	1863
Three-cent nickel 3¢			1.94 g	17.9 mm	75% Cu 25% Ni	plain	1865–1889
Trime 3¢			.8 g	14 mm	90% Ag 10% Cu	plain	1851–1873
Half dime 5¢			1.24 g	15.5 mm	90% Ag 10% Cu	Reeded	1792–1873
Twenty-cent piece 20¢			5 g	22 mm	90% Ag 10% Cu	Plain	1875–1878
Dollar coin $1			8.1 g	26.50 mm	88.5% Cu 6 % Zn 3.5% Mn 2 % Ni	Lettered	1794–2016
Gold dollar $1			1.7 g	14.3 mm	90% Au 10% Cu	Reeded	1849–1889
Quarter eagle $2.50			4.18 g	18 mm	90% Au 10% Cu	Reeded	1795–1929
Three-dollar piece $3			5.01 g	20.5 mm	90% Au 10% Cu	Reeded	1853–1889
Stella $4			7.00 g	22 mm	6.00g Au 0.30g Ag 0.70g Cu	Reeded	1879–1880
Half eagle $5			8.36 g	21.6 mm	90% Au 10% Cu	Reeded	1795–1929
Eagle $10			16.7 g	26.8 mm	90% Au 10% Cu	Reeded	1795–1933
Double eagle $20			35 g	34 mm	90% Au 10% Cu	Reeded	1849–1929, 2009
Half-union $50			83.58 g	50.80 mm	90% Au 10% Cu	Reeded	1877 (pattern) 1915 (commemorative)