$5000 note. Is it real?

A friend of mine in the Philippines was given this years ago by an American.
Some of you note experts can quickly look at this and say if it's real or not. I looked it up and some site said there are only 400 in existence and all the notes were called in to treasury in 1969. In looking at photos of 5k note on internet the note seems to match but I'm sure someone out there may have counterfeited these. Would this be real or would it have value to a collector?

 

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Looks extremely fake to me. The paper quality and the level of detail looks absolutely abysmal.

 

It does not appear legit to me at all. This appears to maybe been laser printed and artificially aged to lend some semblance of realism.
Sorry

 

+3

 

100% fake - real note for reference. (not my note)

 

It's fake, paper and the overall look says fake. Nice note tho', I mean I would hang onto it just as a souvenir.

 

Interesting to see such a note, one would never come across in real life...
What is the largest note in circulation today?

 

spender..

 

$100

 

I agree I do not think it is real. Have you felt the note? Intaglio printing leaves raised lines of print. Try it with a note in your pocket, (I use my fingernail), and this one. They should feel similar.

This is the first thing when looking at US notes I do. Intaglio printing is very much different than other types.

 

once again anything to make money off the unsuspecting most non-collectors would think that is real

 

The font of the serial numbers is not correct for an original note.

 

$100 in circulation... the largest ever was $100,000

 

$100,000 was only ever for transfers between government agencies. $10,000 was the largest circulating note.

 

There were one million dollar gold notes issued to pay for the GADSDEN PURCHASE from mexico. All but one were redeemed almost 180 years ago. Each one was sealed in a lead tube for protection. Fakes are common and easy to spot since the cheap ones are printed only on one side. Better fakes would be assumed. All bills higher than $100 were demonetized inside the US. Some are still accepted from overseas banks. The idea that someone in the Phillipines who could take a genuine note to his local bank but wants to sell it to an Americsn who can not spend it is humorous.

 

I would not say all bills over $100 are demonetized sir. All are still legal tender. You go to pay a bill and present a $500 bill, that is still legal form of payment.

They are not circulated. All banks are required to send into the Fed any bills over $100 and not permitted to reissue them, but I thought demonetized meant not legal tender, which we have never done in the US, (I believe we are the only country to make that statement). Even fractional currency, down to $.03 notes, are still legal in the US I believe.

 

It may not be real but it sure has created a great post. Thank you

 

Mine seems to be more legitimate than yours.
It is one of the memories of my first trip to Disney World in 1997.
Too bad it is NON-NEGOTIABLE.

 

Where can I read about these? A quick Google search isn't turning up anything.

 

"Note" is an ambiguous term. A bank note is usually something that circulates as money. A Treasury Note generally just means a medium term bond. [Ignore the stamp and cancel; why a previous owner of the card wanted that cancellation, I have no idea.]