The term legal tender can be applied to any old currency that was issued as a United States note. Legal tenders were not bank issued and not backed by gold or silver. The US initially experimented with legal tenders during the Civil War. Be sure to visit our small size legal tender and type notes pages for more information.
Legal Tender
| Fr No. | Denom | Type | Date | Grade | Price |
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| 16C | $1 | Legal Tender | 1862 | VF | $1075 |
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A pleasing example with bold inks and margins all around. Evenly circulated with small stain in top margin. View Note | ||||
| 16C | $1 | Legal Tender | 1862 | PCGS 55PPQ | $2350 |
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This lovely CH AU boasts vivid inks on bright paper. Original note with Premium Paper Quality noted by PCGS. View Note | ||||
| 27 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1878 | CH CU | $2250 |
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An uncirculated, nicely centered 1878 Legal Tender with cherry red serial numbers and pleasing pink seal and floral embellishment. View Note | ||||
| 27 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1878 | PCGS 58 | $1850 |
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A nicely centered example with vivid blue end paper across bottom margin as well as pleasing inks on front and […] View Note | ||||
| 30 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1880 | F-VF | $365 |
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Large brown seal and red serial numbers on this nicely centered Legal. It should be noted that there are some […] View Note | ||||
| 36 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | XF | $285 |
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A pleasing XF with margins all around and cherry red seal and serial numbers. View Note | ||||
| 40 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1923 | VF | $325 |
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| 41 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1862 | CH VF | $2375 |
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A very bright early issue Legal Deuce. Vivid inks on front and back as well as pleasing margins all around. View Note | ||||
| 42 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1869 | PCGS 58PPQ | $9750 |
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A stunning Deuce Rainbow with all the eye appeal of a Gem CU. Beautiful colors on front and back, margins […] View Note | ||||
| 56 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1880 | Fine | $250 |
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Problem free and affordable 1880 deuce that is well centered and has retained its pleasant inks. View Note | ||||
| 60 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH VF | $325 |
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A very bright and boldly inked example with margins all around – bottom margin is tight but not into note. View Note | ||||
| 60 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | AU | $425 |
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A pleasing AU example with three balanced margins, bottom margin is tight. Cherry red seal and numbers, as well as […] View Note | ||||
| 77 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1880 | VF | $725 |
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A tough FR number with only 98 examples recorded in the Track & Price census. This evenly circulated example has […] View Note | ||||
| 88 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | PMG 25 | $295. |
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| 91 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | CH AU | $795 |
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A bright Choice AU Woodchopper with balanced margins all around, deep red seal and serial numbers and bright paper. A […] View Note | ||||
| 91 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | CH VF | $395 |
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This well-centered Woodchopper is problem free with broad margins and bold inks on front and back. View Note | ||||
| 103 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 53 | $1650 |
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This lovely Jackass note has margins all around, bright paper, deep blue serial numbers and vivid large red seal. A […] View Note | ||||
| 114 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1901 | PMG 25 | $1650 |
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Evenly circulated Bison with cherry red seal and serial numbers. Nicely centered Very Fine – PMG notes “stain” on reverse. View Note | ||||
| 122 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1901 | VF | $2150 |
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A bright, evenly circulated Bison note with cherry red seals and serial numbers, as well as pleasing margins all around. View Note | ||||
| 128 | $20 | Legal Tender | 1875 | PMG 20 | $1775 |
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A rather tough FR number with only 64 examples recorded by Track & Price. This is a well centered and […] View Note | ||||
| 135 | $20 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 25 | $1275 |
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An evenly circulated and nicely centered example with large red seal and bold blue serial numbers. View Note | ||||
| 136 | $20 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 40 | $1950 |
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A very bright Legal with bold blue serial numbers and beautiful large red spiked seal. View Note | ||||
| 181 | $100 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 35 | $28750 |
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A pleasing example of this desirable issue with broad margins all around, bright paper, deep blue serial numbers and cherry […] View Note | ||||