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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| 16 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1862 | PMG 50 | $1875 |
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Small Split noted by PMG on this broadly margined Legal with bold inks on front and back. A pleasing AU […] View Note | ||||
| 26 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1875 | PMG 35EPQ | $1195 |
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An evenly circulated Legal with lovely inks on front and back. Pleasing margins all around, vivid red serial numbers and […] View Note | ||||
| 39 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH CU | $565 |
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A very bright and well centered Legal with cherry red seal and numbers. 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 | ||||
| 41 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1862 | PMG 30 | $1950 |
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A very bright and vividly inked Legal with balanced margins all around. Please note there is a repaired tear at […] 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 | PMG 45 | $1650 |
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A tougher 1878 $5 Legal with only 287 examples recorded in the Track & Price census. A lovely example with […] View Note | ||||
| 72 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PCGS 55 | $1395 |
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Margins all around on this bright Chief with bold red serial numbers and dark brown large seal. Especially dark green […] View Note | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 91 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | XF | $585 |
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| 96 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1869 | PMG 30 | $3295 |
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A broadly margined Rainbow note with lovely inks on front and back. A desirable $10 Rainbow in a problem free […] View Note | ||||
| 106 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 65EPQ | $3850 |
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This stunning ‘Jackass’ note is one of only 186 examples recorded by Track and Price. Of the 135 examples graded […] View Note | ||||
| 122 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1901 | PMG 25EPQ | $2150 |
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A mid-grade and bright, evenly circulated Bison note. These notes are in demand in all grades. This Very Fine example […] View Note | ||||
| 123 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1923 | PMG 35 | $5195 |
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A pleasing and problem free mid-grade example of the popular and desirable “Poker Chip” note. This note is quite nicely […] View Note | ||||
| 126b | $20 | Legal Tender | 1863 | PCGS 30APP | $5450 |
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While PCGS Currency notes “small edge repairs,” this Very Fine example has pleasing margins and vivid inks on front and […] 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 | ||||
| 147m | $20 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 40 | $1875 |
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One of only 111 examples bearing the Elliott/White signature combination. This visually pleasing XF example has balanced margins, bright paper […] View Note | ||||
| 181 | $100 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 35 | $26500 |
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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 | ||||