1935-D $1 Silver Certificate

The last of my currency and seeing how I barely use cash do not expect anything new for some time. Printed between January 1953 and December 1957 these dollar notes are not as old as you think.

The bill is very folded, has many staple holes, pencil marks, and tiny tears. I think it circulated for fifty years before I got my hands on it. This series is on of the most common with over five billion printed and it is easier to upgrade this note for a little extra.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar / United States
Year: 1935D
Date Printed: January 1953 - December 1957
Printings: 5,134,056,000
Run: 220th of 278 from L78840001I - L99999999I
Value: $3.00 in Very-Fine

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1935-H $1 Silver Certificate

Yes I found this in my change years ago and it was as ugly and stained as it is today. It has some staple holes and when I first got it smelled of smoke and beer. I think it was once on the wall of a bar but there is little chance of proving that theory.

One thing I like about these older notes are the plate numbers. Back then they ran into the thousands since they started with 1 and kept going until 9999. At least that is my best guess since they did not start over when a new series was approved.

This note just turned 50 years old and while it has been out of circulation for the last 10 years it still held up well. As long as I keep it in a cool, dry, and dark place I think it will be fine for another 50 years. Although maybe placing it in an archival safe sleeve would be better.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar / United States
Year: 1935H
Date Printed: June - October 1963
Printings: 30,520,000
Run: 20th of 55 from D80280001J - D99999999J
Value: $4.00 in Very-Fine

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1957 $1 Silver Certificate Star Note

Star notes from older notes like silver certificates are common. While they were still made in lesser amounts at the end over 300 millions were printed. Found this one in my change a long time ago when I use to have cash.

The design on the back is almost unchanged, any differences to modern dollar bill is minor. Of course the front is blue like all silver certificates and the star is the one with a hole in the middle like modern stars because those are more difficult to duplicate.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar / United States
Year: 1957
Date Printed: September 1957 - March 1961
Printings: 307,640,000
Run: 124th of 156 from *00000001A - *99840000A
Value: $4.00 in Very-Fine

Sidenote: I did find a 1987 Canadian cent in my change but I posted about it before so no need to repeat.

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1957-A $1 Silver Certificate

Blue seal notes have that obvious blue treasury seal and no federal reserve seal. The blue was to clearly show these notes could have redeemed for an equal amount of silver. Of course that practice has ceased since 1968 and seeing how you can get at least twice the face value on most auction sites it would seem silly to try.

These notes are not rare and in fact I got all of my in change. Over two decades of passively collecting I got quite a few silver certificates in my change. Luckily since old U.S. paper money issued since 1861 is still legal tender then there is always a possibility of finding them.

Granted these are small size notes and pre-1928 notes were larger so finding them may be as close to impossible as you can get. This 1957-A series dollar was printed in the early 1960's so it is easier to find in decent shape. A billion and a half were made so unless near perfect do not expect to get rich.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar / United States
Year: 1957-A
Date Printed: January 1961 - February 1963
Printings: 1,594,000,000
Run: 134th of 157 from E00000001A - E99999999A
Value: $3.00 in Very-Fine

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1935-D Wide $1 Silver Certificate

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My oldest dollar find to date, got it as change after the earthquake but before the hurricane. Although it says 1935-D it was printed somewhere between mid-1949 and early-1953. My previous oldest was a 1935-E found six years ago.

Silver certificates were redeemable in equal dollar amounts worth of silver, either silver dollars or silver bullion. By 1963 they stopped issuing these notes. In 1964 they stopped redeeming them for silver dollars and by 1968 they could no longer be redeemed for one dollar's worth of silver bullion. Like all currency issued by the United States since 1861 they still hold their face value.

Notice the black centering marks below the ONE and on the bottom right margins.

The back number is 4955 which in this case is important because below 5015 means it is a wide variety.

The two rows of almost-squares means it is a wide variety, one row would indicate narrow variety.

The wide and narrow varieties are just minor design changes made to the notes in the late 1940s. The wide being for older notes while the narrow variety are for the newer types. As the captions above show there are two ways of telling if you have a wide variety. First look at the back number for anything 5015 or less. Second count the rows of boxes under the R in DOLLAR on the reverse, if two rows are fully there it is wide.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar / United States
Year: 1935-D Wide
Date Printed: June 1949 - January 1953
Printings: 4,656,968,000 (includes every 1935D printed)
Run: S--------E - F--------G
Value: $3.00 in Very-Fine although this maybe less


This bill is very folded and also has a new cut at the centering mark under and through the ONE in front.

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