Bill Bounty

The paper-money platform.

Point your camera at any U.S. bill and instantly see active bounties, rare serial patterns, and community registry matches. Hunt, register, track, and learn — all in one place.

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Combined bounty across all active hunts

$236

Featured active hunt

$1 bill

This hunt's bounty

$210

Target serial
J56662165C
Series
2006
District
Boston
Status
active
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What every scan checks

Active bounties

Every live official and community hunt target

Rare serial patterns

Radars, ladders, solids, stars, repeaters, and more

Note Registry

Community-registered collector notes

Tracking history

Bills previously verified through closed hunts

Scan any bill

Point the camera at any U.S. bill — in your wallet, at the register, or straight from the ATM. The scanner reads the serial number and runs it through every active check in seconds.

Instantly identify what you found

See a match result for active bounty hunts, fancy serial patterns (radars, ladders, stars, solids), and any notes previously registered in the community registry — all in one result screen.

Act: claim, register, or log a sighting

Got a bounty match? Submit a claim and collect the cash reward. Found a fancy serial? Register it in the Note Registry so the community can track it. Spotted a tracked bill? Log a sighting in one tap.

Four ways to participate

Whether you're hunting bounties, registering collector notes, or just curious what's in your wallet — there's something here for you.

Scanner

Scan any bill in seconds

Point the scanner at any U.S. bill — in your wallet, from an ATM, at the register. It checks active bounty targets and identifies rare note patterns. No account needed.

Scan a bill

Hunts

Follow active hunts

Browse official bounty targets set by Bill Bounty and user-started community hunts. Each listing shows the denomination, target serial, series year, district, and current bounty amount.

Browse hunts

Note Registry

Register interesting bills

Found a radar serial, a star note, or a low-number bill? Add it to the public Note Registry and track where it travels over time. No hunt required. Any note qualifies.

View the registry

Community & Learn

Learn and discuss

Guides on serial numbers, star notes, Federal Reserve districts, fancy serials, and grading. Ask questions and share finds with the collector community.

Start learning

Join the collector community

Discuss finds, share interesting notes, ask questions, and follow active hunts. Community members also earn badges for verified sightings and participation.

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