Low serial numbers start with 5 or 6 leading zeroes. Well to a collector it could be worth more than $3. It is a star and it seems pretty crisp. The modern $2 notes are very common and without the star it's not worth more than $3. To me the star is really no big deal, it's just a replacement note. But people do seem to like them, and have bumped up the value more than logic and math dictates. I could see someone paying $5. $97 is 100% no.
No. I'd be $10-$12 but $15 would be tops. It has 3 leading zeros but a low numbered bill will have 5. It's a keeper for sure.
$500 is a collectors item. Comparing it to your $2 note is apples and oranges. I don't know where the $10-$15 valuation came from for a 1976 star, I don't see that as realistic. This thread is about a $1000 1934 note. Normally I don't mind posting on an older thread, but this thread is still current. And perhaps you could create a different thread for different questions and topics.
Excuse my total ignorance but wasn't $1000 a heck of a lot of money in 1934-why would you not want to spend it then unless you were a millionaire or close?
People tended to save large bills, and didn't trust banks. Also, I believe these bills dated 1934 were still being printed MANY years later. So it may be from the 1950's and not 1934.