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Star notes are used by the BEP (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) to replace misprinted/damaged currency before it goes into circulation. These replacement notes are printed just like normal notes, except there is a star printed in the serial number.

Star notes are any dollar bills that have a little star next to the serial number. This means that when these dollar bills were originally produced with these same serial numbers, they were damaged during the production process so they had to be reprinted.

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The condition of a note plays a HUGE role in it's value. The rarest star note probably isn't worth much, if anything, more than face value if it's dirty and shredded. For older series notes, their run sizes matter far less. Completing star note sets by print run is more common among modern star notes.

These are bills where the serial number is in a ladder sequence, but one or two aren't.These notes aren't as valuable as ladder bills, but they are still worth more than the face value of the bill to collectors.

Some bills have a star instead of a letter at the end of their serial numbers. Known as star notes, these bills are replacements issued when the original bill had a printing error.These printing errors aren't common, so there aren't too many star notes in circulation. You'll see $1 star notes on eBay for $5 and up.

The rarest star note probably isn't worth much, if anything, more than face value if it's dirty and shredded.Completing star note sets by print run is more common among modern star notes. Older star note series typically get collected by FRB, so the total quantity printed is more important.