United States Legal Tender (United States Notes) notes consisted of five issues:
The first issue of March 10, 1862, was issued in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000. There are two seperate obligationson the reverse side of these notes.
The second issue, dated August 1, 1862, was confined to $1 and $2 notes, although the face design does indicate that a $3 denomination was planned, but not released.
The third issue, dated March 10, 1863, was printed in the same denominations as the first issue, but changes were made to the back design.
The fourth issue was printed under authority of the Congressional Act of March 3rd, 1863. These notes were issued from $1 to $10,000 denominations and included the of Series 1869, 1874, 1878, 1880, 1907, 1917 and 1923, with all except the 1869 notes carrying the designation "United States Note." The 1869 series was designated as "Treasury Note." The United States introduced paper with silk threads as a deterrent to counterfeiting with the Series 1869 notes.
The fifth issue was limited to the $10 denomination series of 1901. (The Bison Note). These notes were issued under the authority of the Legal Tender Acts of 1862 and 1863.
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This 1862 $1 Legal Tender note is NOT a Fr.-16 as PMG says but a scarcer Fr.-16c version. The series # 259 is to the right of the date and there is NO ABC monogram at the middle right. I wil...
This is the famous 1869 $1 Legal Tender commonly referred to as the Rainbow Note. It received its name because of the beautiful Rainbow Colors across the face. The face features a portrait of President George Washington in the center and a vignette of Col...
Another in a series of two-digit serial numbered Legal Tenders from the B-A block. It took me quite a while to acquire all of these. Serial Number B53A is certified by PMG as A Choice Uncirculated-63E...
PCGS POP 1/ tied. This is tied for the finest 1917 $1 Legal Tender Star note known (I have the other one as well), or for that matter any Large Size Star Note, that I have ever seen by either PMG or PCGS. The serial number on this one is *3325479B. This i...
This is a ver nice and well centered 1917 $1 Legal Tender Star note. I purchased this note as a Uncirculated star note. It seems that it did not quite make it. I still have a hard time trying to locat...
PCGS POP 1/ tied. This is tied for the finest 1917 $1 Legal Tender Star note known (I have the other one as well), or for that matter any Large Size Star Note, that Ive ever seen by either PMG or PCGS. The serial number on this one is *3325480B. This is o...
Here is a 1917 $1 Legal Tender Star note. This note is commonly referred to as the Woodchopper of Pioneer Family note. This is a decent star for the type collector. There are no rips, tears or pinhol...