my friend just got an original note that says it can be turned in for silver ...

[SigurdVolsung]

My dad just bought about 5 of those and 5 1934 5 dollar bills which also have the payable in silver thing to them.

 

[driller80545]

Some of them used to say "Silver Certificate" right across the top. oops these do too, sorry

 

[markj]

Just get the real deal!

Like these!

Or better still!

 

[dsentell]

".7723 oz of Pure Silver SHOT or Nuggets! One Dollar In Silver Nuggets! This amount of silver was given in exchange as silver certificate were redeemed. As approved by Secretray of the Treasury June 4, 1963, Public Law 88-36. May be secured only by presenting in person one silver certificate to United States Assay Office, 115 Hermann Street, San Franciso, CA at the monetary value of a $1.29 per fine troy ounce on or before June 24, 1968. In glass tube with certificate. "

www.apmex.com

 

[Thom1776]

THIS is why Kennedy was assassinated:

 

[slamhead]

It is called a silver certificate. I have a $5 silver certificate.

 

[slamhead]

Just get the real deal!

Like these!

I have one of those....

 

[affa]

THIS is why Kennedy was assassinated:

explain?

 

[affa]

United States Note.... hmmm.

 

[Thom1776]

THIS is why Kennedy was assassinated:

Here is an article on Kennedy's executive order which created the NON-Federal Reserve Notes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11110

In less than six months after issuing the order, he was dead, and so were the notes.

 

[dsentell]

explain?

He had the government start printing up United States Notes, and started putting them in circulation.

Seems the Federal Reserve was not too happy with the competition. . .

 

[HippyInASuit]

That dollar was worth nearly $17 of todays fiat!

 

[affa]

Here is an article on Kennedy's executive order which created the NON-Federal Reserve Notes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11110

In less than six months after issuing the order, he was dead, and so were the notes.

Yea, actually, immediately after posting I remembered this. It had somehow fallen out of my memory. Thanks for refreshing it.

 

[DrCap]

There were also gold certificates made, but you should recall that these are only valuable as a collectable now, like beanie babies. You really should get the real thing, as these are only pretty papers now.
I remember my grandparents talking about getting these and gold coins for their wedding (before the 1st depression) and later how they would talk about how the government told them all their gold had to be turned infor paper money by a certain time, and it would be 'worthless' according to the government at the time. So like good Americans who believed their government, they turned in all their metal for paper... Later by the 1980's my Grandparents were really pissed off about what they were swindled out of by their government. che peccato

sorry I don't know how to post pictures... do a web search for image of 'gold certificate'

 

[Phenom24]

My grandfather just recently gave me a bunch of those..

1935 and 1957 $1 silver certificates

Red ink $2 and $5 1953 United States notes

A $10 1934 silver certificate


Haha and a Canadian dollar bill (worth more than ours now anyway)

 

[ddoggphx]

it was the most amazing thing i've ever seen.

it says federal reserve on it nowhere.


it literally says it's redeemable for silver.


if anyone wants to purchase it's up for grabs.


personally i'd frame it.. but to each their own i suppose.

I had one when I was a kid...my dad always told me to cherish it. Some ahole stole it.

Silver Certificate. That was in the mid-seventies when you could still find em in circulation. I haven't seen one since.

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

difference

I just noticed looking at my picture....whats the difference between a 1957 and 1957 A?

The difference between the bills is the series number. Paper currency always retains the same date on a bill until there is a major change in the design. For example, a bill dated 1928 could have been printed in the 1930's or beyond. When there is only a small change in the design they just issue a letter behind the date (series number). In this instance it would be 1957A. The difference between the two bills lies in the fact they they were issued under two different Secretaries of the Treasury so one has the initial design date of 1957 while the other has a different Secretary's name on it (which the treasury considers a small change) leading to the 1957A marking.

 

[kutibah]

There's also some gold certificates in circulation. But they are VERY overpriced on eBay...