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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| 147 | $20 | Legal Tender | 1880 | VF | $1085 |
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Tight top margin on this 1880 Legal with cherry red seal. View Note | ||||