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1862
$1 Legal Tender Note
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There are five issues of Legal Tender Notes, also known as United
States Notes. This note is part of the second issue, which were
dated August 1, 1862 and consisted of 1 and 2 dollar denominations only.
The obligation on the reverse is the same as on the notes of the
Second Obligation, which reads, "This note is a legal tender for all
debts public and private except duties on imports and interest on the
public debt; and is receivable in payment of all loans made to the
United States."
Notes of 1862 with the Second Obligation are much
rarer than those with the First Obligation.
The obverse features
the head of Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham
Lincoln, 1861-1864, and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court,
1864-1873. He is probably best known for causing the motto "In God We
Trust" to be adopted for our national coinage.
Uncirculated 62 -
Exceptional Paper Quality condition
1862
$1 Legal Tender Note - Note 1 $2,150.00
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Variety of
1862
$1 Legal Tender Notes
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S/N 40389 $635.00 |
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S/N 91422 (Small Tears) $460.00 |
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S/N 80893 (Pinholes) $460.00 |
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S/N 84523 (Split, Corner Missing)
SOLD |
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S/N 49054 $405.00 |
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S/N 23874 (Splits)
SOLD |
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S/N 9293 (Tears)
SOLD |
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S/N 13160 (Reparied) $320.00 |
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S/N 5626 $290.00 |
$5 National Currency - First National
Bank of Dunlap, Iowa
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National Bank Notes form the most plentiful and
extensive series of American paper money. These notes were issued from
1863 to 1929 by thousands of banks throughout the country and in our
territories, in many denominations and in three charter series. Through
the various acts, our government was able to grant charters to
banks which were then allowed to issue their own notes, but only up to
90% of the par value of the U.S. government bonds which the banks had
previously deposited with the government as security for the notes to be
issued.
These notes, although issued by individual banks,
were nevertheless conventional U.S. paper money, fully negotiable, and
were produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing under the same
conditions as regular Treasury issues.
FNB in Dunlap, Iowa, was chartered in 1889 and
liquidated on February 23, 1926. This note is part of the 1902 series
(third charter period). The obverse features the head of President
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the U.S. The reverse features a
portrait of the "Landing of the Pilgrims" engraved by Charles Burt.
Of the 9 different type of notes issued by this bank,
there are only 3 known.
1902 $5 National Currency - FNB of Dunlap, Iowa - $1,800.00
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1899 $1 Silver Certificate -- SOLD
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Two Acts of Congress authorized all the Silver Certificates that
were issued, the Acts of February 28, 2878, and August 4, 1886. Under
these Acts, there were five different issues. This note is part
of the fourth issue, which consisted of only 1, 2, and 5 Dollar notes of
1899. This issue is notable for the many signature combinations that
appear on the notes.
The note, engraved by G. F. C. Smillie,
features on the obverse an eagle over the heads of Presidents Abraham
Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. The reverse features an ornate sphere with
the words, "This certificate is receivable for customs, taxes and all
public dues, and when so received may be reissued."Extremely Fine 45
PPQ condition.
Extremely Fine 45 PPQ condition
1899 $1 Silver Certificate - Note 1
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1901 $10 United States Note (Legal Tender Issue)
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There are five issues of Legal Tender Notes, also known as United
States Notes. This note is part of the fifth issue, which consisted of
only 10 Dollar notes of the series of 1901. These notes were issued
under authority of the Legal Tender Acts of 1862 and 1863.
The
obverse features a bison between the explorers Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark. Black Diamond, the buffalo who appears in the middle on
this note, also was the model used on the reverse of the Indian Head
nickel in 1913. The reverse features a female figure representing
Columbia, who stands between two pillars and two scrolls.
Very
Fine 20 PPQ Condition
1901 $10 United States Note - Note 2 - $1,175.00 |
1922 $20 Gold Certificate
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Gold certificates are colorful and vivid and are among the most
attractive of all currency issues. . Although there were nine emissions
of gold certificates, only four of the issues were circulated to any
extent, namely the fourth, seventh, eighth, and ninth issues.This note
is from the ninth issue, part of the series of 1922.
The
obverse features the head of President George Washington. The reverse is
in brilliant golden orange, symbolic of the gold coins it represents.
The center of the reverse features the familiar eagle holding olive
branches at the left and arrows at the right.
Very Fine 30
condition
1922 $20 Gold Certificate $375.00 |
1793 French Currency - Assignat
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An assignat was paper money issued by the National
Assembly in France during the French Revolution. They were issued after
the confiscation of church properties in 1790. The government was
bankrupt and thought that the financial problems could be solved by
printing certificates representing the value of church properties.
Originally meant as bonds, they evolved into currency used as legal
tender. Assignats were used to retire a significant portion of the
national debt since they were accepted as legitimate payment by domestic
and international creditors. However, since there was no control over
the amount to be printed, massive hyperinflation resulted. Instead of
solving the financial problems, the assignats became a catalyst for food
riots. Instability continued after the abolition of the monarchy,
intensified by the wars France faced. In early 1792, they had lost most
of their nominal value.
These assignats are approximately 3.25" x 3". Dated
"Loi Du 23. Mai 1793". Series 3264. One-sided, printed in black "de
cinquante sols - payable au porteur" (50 sols - payable to bearer).
Authorizing signature of "Laussay" also printed in black. Features at
bottom a vignette of two seated figures holding the scales of justice
and a tablet of the "Droits De L'Homme" (Rights of Man). Designed with
punched through embossing and a watermark to prevent counterfeiting.
Beautiful piece of French currency from the year in which King Louis XVI
and his wife Marie Antoinette were executed by guillotine.
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$10 National Currency - First National Bank of
Lake Charles, Louisiana

Beautifully illustrated large size national bank note. This was the first bank
chartered in Lake Charles under the National Bank Act of 1863. Chartered on
November 8, 1889, it was located in the 800 block of Ryan Street and was the
second bank formed in the town. At that time Lake Charles had only 3,000
residents. The first president of the bank was A.W. Thomas, succeeded by George
Locke and the Leopold Kaufman, who served until 1931. Newton E. North was the
cashier during most of the note issuing period.
At the close of the
national bank note issuing period in July of 1935, the bank had $75,960 in large
size notes and $6,637 in small size notes outstanding.
$10 Lake
Charles Note - $1,250.00
$20 National Currency - First National Bank of Lafayette, Louisiana

$100 National Currency - Commercial National Bank of Shreveport, Louisiana

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