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 | VF | $1575 |
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Problem free Legal with margins all around. Pleasing inks on front and back. View Note | ||||
| 16c | $1 | Legal Tender | 1862 | CH VF | $1850 |
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A very bright and boldly inked Choice VF with deep red seal and serial numbers, as well as margins all […] View Note | ||||
| 16c | $1 | Legal Tender | 1862 | VF | $1675 |
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A pleasing VF example of this early issue legal with margins all around. Problem free note. View Note | ||||
| 26 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1875 | CH CU | $1975 |
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A beautiful 1875 Legal with vibrant inks and floral embellishment. View Note | ||||
| 26 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1875 | VF | $985 |
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Evenly circulated and problem free Legal with floral embellishment. View Note | ||||
| 30 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1880 | CH CU | $1850 |
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Margins all around on this Choice CU $1 1880 Legal with chocolate brown seal and deep red serial numbers. View Note | ||||
| 37* | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | PMG 35EPQ | $1285 |
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A beautiful STAR note with cherry red seal and serial numbers. This well centered and bright example looks a much […] View Note | ||||
| 39 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH CU | $2365 |
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Low s/n R20A on this nicely centered $1 Legal. Bold inks on front and back, as well as bright paper. 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 | ||||
| 39 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH CU | $585 |
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Very bright and boldly inked example with margins all around. View Note | ||||
| 40 | $1 | Legal Tender | 1923 | CH CU | $1450 |
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A Choice CU $1 1293 Legal with bold red seals and serial numbers, bright paper and balanced margins all around. View Note | ||||
| 41 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1862 | PMG 55 | $4250 |
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| 41 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1862 | VF | $2350 |
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An evenly circulated deuce with margins all around and pleasing inks on front and back. Pinhole at center mentioned for […] View Note | ||||
| 41 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1862 | VF | $1650 |
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A nicely centered mid-grade early issue Deuce with decent colors on front and back. View Note | ||||
| 58 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | PMG 35 | $345 |
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A bright example with the eye appeal of a higher grade. Margins all around, bright background and vivid red seal […] View Note | ||||
| 60 | $2 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH CU | $535 |
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A lovely Choice CU with bright paper and bold inks. Margins all around, although top margin is tighter than bottom. View Note | ||||
| 72 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1880 | CH CU | $2350 |
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A pleasing Choice CU on this Large Brown seal Woodchopper bearing Bruce-Wyman signatures. A tougher note with only 238 examples […] View Note | ||||
| 80 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 64 | $1650 |
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A lovely Woodchopper with deep blue serial numbers and cherry red seal. Balanced margins all around on this bright example. View Note | ||||
| 87 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | PMG 40 | $795 |
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Quite a pleasing Woodchopper with the eye appeal of a higher grade. A bright and boldly inked note with cherry […] View Note | ||||
| 91 | $5 | Legal Tender | 1907 | XF | $585 |
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| 91* | $5 | Legal Tender | 1917 | CH VF | $1850 |
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A lovely Woodchopper STAR note with bold red seals and serial numbers. Nicely centered and problem free. View Note | ||||
| 122 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1901 | Fine | $1475 |
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| 122 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1901 | CH VF | $2750 |
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A pleasing, problem free Bison with deep red seals and serial numbers. Nicely centered and bright, View Note | ||||
| 123 | $10 | Legal Tender | 1923 | PMG 25 | $4650 |
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A very desirable one-year type note. This mid-grade Poker Chip is well centered with deep red seals and serial numbers. […] View Note | ||||
| 147 | $20 | Legal Tender | 1880 | PMG 25 | $725 |
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A problem free $20 1880 bearing Elliott/White signatures with small red scalloped seal. Balanced margins all around on this PMG […] View Note | ||||
| 147 | $20 | Legal Tender | 1880 | VF | $1085 |
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Tight top margin on this 1880 Legal with cherry red seal. View Note | ||||