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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| 19 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1874 | PMG 20 | $665 |
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A well centered early issue Legal with small red seal with rays and floral embellishment. Pleasing and affordable example. 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 | ||||
| 40 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1923 | PMG 30 | $385 |
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Broad margins all around, along with vivid red seals and numbers on this VF 30 example. View Note | ||||
| 40 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1923 | PMG 30 | $365 |
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Evenly circulated example of this popular Legal. Vivid red seal and numbers as well as balanced margins all around. View Note | ||||
| 41 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1862 | PMG 30 | $2165 |
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Evenly circulated deuce with very bright colors on front and back, as well as margins all around! PMG does note […] View Note | ||||
| 60 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH AU | $495 |
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Some of the best margins you will see on a FR 60! Very bright with bold inks on front and […] View Note | ||||
| 60 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | PMG 40EPQ | $435 |
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Margins all around on this pleasing Jefferson deuce with cherry red seal and numbers. No hard folds visible on this […] View Note | ||||
| 63b | $5 | Legal Tender | 1863 | PMG 25 | $1650 |
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One of only 213 examples of this popular type. Offered here is an evenly circulated and problem free Very Fine […] View Note | ||||
| 69 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1878 | CH CU | $2375 |
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A beautifully inked early issue Woodchopper with vibrant blue end paper across top margin, as well as lovely red floral […] View Note | ||||
| 69 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1878 | PMG 45 | $1650 |
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| 88 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | PMG 64 | $1050 |
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A lovely Woodchopper bearing the Teehee Burke signature combination. A bright and vividly inked example with pleasing centering. View Note | ||||
| 91 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | Gem CU | $965 |
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A lovely Gem Woodchopper with bold red seals and serial numbers and dark green reverse. Punch-thru embossing is clearly evident […] 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 | ||||