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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1878 | XF-AU | $1065 |
|
This $1 1878 has small red seal with rays and floral embellishment on front, as well as pleasing blue end […] View Note | ||||
| 27 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1878 | CH CU | $2250 |
|
An uncirculated, nicely centered 1878 Legal Tender with cherry red serial numbers and pleasing pink seal and floral embellishment. View Note | ||||
| 36 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | PMG 58EPQ | $425 |
|
A lovely and bright CH AU with margins all around PMG notes Exceptional Paper Quality. View Note | ||||
| 36 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | XF | $285 |
|
A pleasing XF with margins all around and cherry red seal and serial numbers. View Note | ||||
| 40 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1923 | PMG 30 | $385 |
|
Broad margins all around, along with vivid red seals and numbers on this VF 30 example. View Note | ||||
| 40 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1923 | VF | $325 |
| |||||
| 44 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1875 | PMG 35 | $1300 |
|
This is one of only 108 examples recorded in the Track and Price census. A lovely early issue deuce with […] View Note | ||||
| 60 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH VF | $325 |
|
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 |
|
A pleasing AU example with three balanced margins, bottom margin is tight. Cherry red seal and numbers, as well as […] View Note | ||||
| 91 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | CH AU | $795 |
|
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 | Gem CU | $965 |
|
A lovely Gem Woodchopper with bold red seals and serial numbers and dark green reverse. Punch-thru embossing is clearly evident […] View Note | ||||
| 112 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 25 | $1195 |
|
Evenly circulated ‘Jackass’ note. This $10 1880 bears Bruce/Roberts signatures and is 1 of only 77 examples recorded in the […] View Note | ||||
| 122 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1901 | VF | $2150 |
|
A bright, evenly circulated Bison note with cherry red seals and serial numbers, as well as pleasing margins all around. View Note | ||||
| 123 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1923 | VF (closed tears) | $3875 |
|
A vividly inked Poker Chip note with bold red seals and serial numbers and deep green reverse. Bright paper and […] View Note | ||||
| 136 | $20 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 40 | $1950 |
|
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 |
|
A pleasing example of this desirable issue with broad margins all around, bright paper, deep blue serial numbers and cherry […] View Note | ||||