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 | PMG 58 | $1985 |
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A lovely, early issue Legal Tender with pleasing margins all around, Deep red seal and numbers, as well as bold […] View Note | ||||
| 16c | $1 | Legal Tender | 1862 | PMG 58 | $1985 |
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A lovely example of this early issue type. Pleasing colors on both the front and back, this variety has “National […] View Note | ||||
| 16c | $1 | Legal Tender | 1862 | PMG 58 | $1950 |
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A bright and boldly inked early issue Legal. This note boasts margins all around, as well as deep red seal […] View Note | ||||
| 17A | $1 | FRN | 1862 | VF | $585 |
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A desirable, early issue legal that has been evenly circulated and retained its pleasing colors. Two small pinholes and small […] View Note | ||||
| 18 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1869 | PMG 30 | $1425 |
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A pleasing, evenly circulated & problem free mid-grade Rainbow note. Nicely centered with vivid colors on both the front and […] View Note | ||||
| 19 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1874 | PMG 35 | $975 |
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A lovely, early issue Legal Tender with red seal and serial numbers, as well as red floral embellishment. Broad margins, […] View Note | ||||
| 19 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1874 | VF | $435 |
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An evenly circulated example of the popular $1 1874 Legal with red seal and floral embellishment. Margins all around. View Note | ||||
| 27 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1878 | PMG 25NET | $475 |
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Pinholes noted by PMG on this Very Fine note with lovely floral embellishment and blue end paper. Well centered. View Note | ||||
| 28 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 63EPQ | $1075 |
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A vividly inked and bright large brown seal with red serial numbers and margins all around. Left bottom margin is […] View Note | ||||
| 31 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH VF | $1450 |
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A beautiful and boldly inked Legal with a bright background, deep blue serial numbers and vivid large red spiked seal. […] View Note | ||||
| 36 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH CU | $465 |
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A very bright and boldly inked example with margins all around. Teehee/Burke signatures. View Note | ||||
| 39 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH CU | $375 |
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A bright and nicely centered Legal with cherry red seal and serial numbers. Speelman/White signatures. View Note | ||||
| 39 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | XF | $215 |
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A bright and nicely centered three-fold XF. Vivid red seal and numbers. View Note | ||||
| 40 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1923 | PCGS 40 | $325 |
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A third party graded $1 1923 Red Seal. This PCGS 40 (Extremely Fine) example has vivid, bright red seals and […] View Note | ||||
| 42 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1869 | VF | $1150 |
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A problem free, evenly circulated Rainbow deuce. Quite a popular type note. View Note | ||||
| 42 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1869 | PMG 25 | $1450 |
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Minor Repair (small closed tear in right side margin) noted by PMG on this evenly circulated Rainbow deuce. Well centered […] View Note | ||||
| 43 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1874 | VF | $585 |
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A desirable type with lovely floral embellishment and small red seal, as well as vivid red serial numbers. Blue end […] View Note | ||||
| 50 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 25 | $675 |
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An evenly circulated Jefferson note with margins all around, bold red serial numbers and large brown seal. There are only […] View Note | ||||
| 50 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 35 | $485 |
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‘Trimmed’ This large brown seal deuce has bold inks and bright paper. Three decent margins, with left side very tight. […] View Note | ||||
| 57 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH CU | $450 |
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A Choice CU deuce from 1917 with balanced margins all around. Deep red serial numbers and seal, as well as […] View Note | ||||
| 60 | $2 | Silver Cert. | 1917 | VF | $185 |
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| 63 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1863 | VF | $875 |
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A bright example of this desirable type. Margins all around with several pinholes and closed margin splits. Priced accordingly. View Note | ||||
| 63 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1863 | PMG 30 | $1175 |
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A bright and problem free example of this desirable type note. Bold inks on both the front and back. View Note | ||||
| 64 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1869 | PMG 20 | $1275 |
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A nicely inked Rainbow with margins all around. Evenly circulated and problem free Very Fine. View Note | ||||
| 64 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1869 | PMG 58 | $1995 |
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A vividly inked Choice AU Rainbow note with pleasing and balanced margins all around. A lovely example that boasts deep […] View Note | ||||
| 67 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1875 | PMG 64EPQ | $2850 |
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A gorgeous, early issue Woodchopper with bold red seals and serial numbers, bright paper and pleasing margins all around. Wonderfully […] View Note | ||||
| 73 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 58EPQ | $1800 |
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A beautiful Woodchopper with bold blue serial numbers and large red seal. Well centered and vividly inked with pleasing margins […] View Note | ||||
| 73 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 63 | $1275 |
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Minor Rust noted by PMG on this vividly inked, early issue Woodchopper with large red seal and blue serial numbers. […] View Note | ||||
| 82 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 53 | $985 |
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A lovely AU Woodchopper and one of only 83 notes bearing the Lyons-Roberts signature combination recorded by Track & Price. […] View Note | ||||
| 84 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | VF | $395 |
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A well-centered and very bright Woodchopper with bold red serial numbers and seals. View Note | ||||