<P> For the most part, these bills were used by banks and the Federal government for large financial transactions . This was especially true for gold certificates from 1865 to 1934 . However, for the most part, the introduction of an electronic money system has made large - scale cash transactions obsolete . When combined with concerns about counterfeiting and the use of cash in unlawful activities such as the illegal drug trade and money laundering, it is unlikely that the U.S. government will re-issue large denomination currency in the near future, despite the amount of inflation that has occurred since 1969 (a $100 bill is now worth less, in real terms, than a $20 bill was worth in 1969). According to the U.S. Department of Treasury website, "The present denominations of our currency in production are $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 . The purpose of the United States currency system is to serve the needs of the public and these denominations meet that goal . Neither the Department of the Treasury nor the Federal Reserve System has any plans to change the denominations in use today ." </P> <P> Before they were' retired', host Monty Hall regularly tempted or teased contestants on Let's Make a Deal with a $1,000 bill featuring Grover Cleveland . </P> <Table> Key to high denomination banknote type abbreviations <Tr> <Th> Abbr </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Size </Th> <Th> Series dates </Th> <Th_colspan="5"> High denomination series date </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> $500 </Th> <Th> $1,000 </Th> <Th> $5,000 </Th> <Th> $10,000 </Th> <Th> $100,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LT </Th> <Td> Legal tender </Td> <Td> Large </Td> <Td> 1862--1923 </Td> <Td> 1862 1863 1869 1874 1875 1878 1880 </Td> <Td> 1862 1863 1869 1878 1880 </Td> <Td> 1878 </Td> <Td> 1878 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> CITN </Th> <Td> Compound interest treasury note </Td> <Td> Exception </Td> <Td> 1863--1864 </Td> <Td> 1863 1864 </Td> <Td> 1864 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> IBN </Th> <Td> Interest bearing note </Td> <Td> Exception </Td> <Td> 1861--1865 </Td> <Td> 1861 1863 1864 1865 </Td> <Td> 1861 1863 1864 1865 </Td> <Td> 1861 1863 1864 1865 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SC </Th> <Td> Silver certificate </Td> <Td> Large </Td> <Td> 1878--1923 </Td> <Td> 1878 1880 </Td> <Td> 1878 1880 1891 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TN </Th> <Td> Treasury note </Td> <Td> Large </Td> <Td> 1890--1891 </Td> <Td> 1891 </Td> <Td> 1890 1891 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NBN </Th> <Td> National bank note </Td> <Td> Large </Td> <Td> 1865--1875 </Td> <Td> 1865 1875 </Td> <Td> 1865 1875 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FRN </Th> <Td> Federal reserve note </Td> <Td> Large </Td> <Td> 1914--1918 </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NGBN </Th> <Td> National gold bank note </Td> <Td> Large </Td> <Td> 1870--1883 </Td> <Td> 1870 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GC </Th> <Td> Gold certificate </Td> <Td> Large </Td> <Td> 1865--1922 </Td> <Td> 1865 1870 1875 1882 1922 </Td> <Td> 1865 1870 1875 1882 1907 1922 </Td> <Td> 1865 1870 1882 1888 </Td> <Td> 1865 1870 1875 1882 1888 1900 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FRN </Th> <Td> Federal reserve note </Td> <Td> Small </Td> <Td> 1928--present </Td> <Td> 1928 1934 </Td> <Td> 1928 1934 </Td> <Td> 1928 1934 </Td> <Td> 1928 1934 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GC </Th> <Td> Gold certificate </Td> <Td> Small </Td> <Td> 1928--1934 </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> 1928 1934 </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> 1928 1934 </Td> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Abbr </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Size </Th> <Th> Series dates </Th> <Th_colspan="5"> High denomination series date </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> </Tr>

When did they stop making $500 bills