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1891, $1 Coin Note FR351 CGA 68

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
1891, $1 Coin Note FR351 CGA 68
Pop: 4. Explosive and rippling brilliant white paper graces lively print freshness. Deep hues of green broadly throughout the back with rich jet-black design for the obverse. On the 1891 series, the seal is small and red. An attractive gem that wears its fresh appearance proudly!

These notes were issued as a result of the Legal Tender Act of July 14, 1890. This Act authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to issue these notes in payment for silver bullion purchased by the Treasury Department. The entire issue of these notes thus became backed by metallic reserves. The notes were redeemable in actual coin, but whether silver or gold coin should be paid out was left to the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury.

The coin notes were issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 1,000 Dollars of the series of 1890 and 1891. A 500 Dollar note with portrait of General Sherman was also authorized and a plate made, but only a proof impression of the note is known; it was not placed in circulation. Both series of notes are all rare today gem new condition.

The obligation on the Treasury or Coin Notes is as follows: "The United States of America will pay to bearer -Dollars in coin … This note is a legal tender at its face value in payment of all debts public and private except when otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract."