Obverse Text: X / 10 / TREASURY NOTE / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO BEARER TEN DOLLARS IN COIN. / B543635* / SERIES OF 1891 / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / LEGAL TENDER ACT JULY 14, 1890. / THESAUR * AMER * SEPTENT * SIGIL / C / SHERIDAN / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Designs in green ink.
Reverse Text: TEN DOLLARS / TREASURY NOTE / UNITED STATES / X / 10 / 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. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Image: Allegorical scene depicting Electricity as the dominant force in the world.
Obverse Text: THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES FIVE SILVER DOLLARS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / FIVE / 5 / SERIES OF 1896 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACT OF AUGUST 4, 1886 / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / 33906616 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
Reverse Image: Portraits of Ulysses S. Grant and Philip Sheridan.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES / SILVER CERTIFICATE / FIVE DOLLARS / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DEBTS, AND WHEN SO RECIEVED MAY BE REISSUED. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / GRANT / SHERIDAN
Description
The U.S. government released a series of silver certificates in 1896 with neoclassical designs. They are considered to be among the most beautiful American notes ever printed. These notes are often referred to as the “Educational Series.” The one dollar note depicts the allegorical figure of History instructing Youth. The two dollar note depicts the figure of Science presenting the children, Steam and Electricity, to the adults, Commerce and Manufacture. The figure of Electricity also appears on the five dollar note, but there she has matured into a powerful woman of influence.
Obverse Image: Portrait of George Washington flanked by figures of Mechanics and Agriculture.
Obverse Text: 2 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TWO SILVER DOLLARS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / N1999 / SERIES OF 1899. / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886. / THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL
Reverse Image: Decorative border.
Reverse Text: 2 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / TWO DOLLARS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Image: Portrait of George Washington flanked by figures of Mechanics and Agriculture.
Obverse Text: 2 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TWO SILVER DOLLARS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / N61297059 / SERIES OF 1899. / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886. / THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL
Reverse Image: Decorative border.
Reverse Text: 2 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / TWO DOLLARS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Text: 50 / FIFTY / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES FIFTY SILVER DOLLARS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / WASHINGTON, D. C. / H175704 / D 6 / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / SERIES 1891. / EDWARD EVERETT / ACT OF FEB. 28, 1878. / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Decorative border.
Reverse Text: 50 / L / FIFTY DOLLARS / UNITED STATES / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched, holding an American flag. Small portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Obverse Text: THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / SILVER CERTIFICATE / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL / ONE / 1 / LINCOLN / GRANT / SERIES OF 1899. / H7548992 / D3011 / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886.
Reverse Image: Design in green ink.
Reverse Text: SILVER CERTIFICATE / ONE DOLLAR / ONE / 1 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES, AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Text: 50 / FIFTY / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES FIFTY SILVER DOLLARS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / WASHINGTON, D. C. / E824260 / D 2 / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / SERIES 1891. / EDWARD EVERETT / ACT OF FEB. 28, 1878. / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Decorative border.
Reverse Text: 50 / L / FIFTY DOLLARS / UNITED STATES / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Text: THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES / FIVE SILVER DOLLARS / PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / SILVER CERTIFICATE / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886. / V / SERIES 1891. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / E3625090 / 17B
Reverse Image: Intricate design.
Reverse Text: FIVE DOLLARS / SILVER CERTIFICATE / UNITED STATES / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED. / BUREAU ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Text: ONE / 1 / TREASURY NOTE / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO BEARER ONE DOLLAR IN COIN. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / B41327335* / SERIES OF 1891. / LEGAL TENDER ACT OF JULY 14, 1890. / STANTON / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Ornate designs.
Reverse Text: ONE DOLLAR / TREASURY NOTE / UNITED STATES / 1 / 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. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Image: Allegorical scene depicting Electricity as the dominant force in the world.
Obverse Text: 5 / V / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND, FIVE SILVER DOLLARS. / FIVE / 5 / SERIES OF 1896 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACT OF AUGUST 4, 1886. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / 34428996 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Portraits of Ulysses S. Grant and Philip Sheridan.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES / SILVER CERTIFICATE / FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / GRANT / SHERIDAN
Obverse Text: X / 10 / TREASURY NOTE / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO BEARER TEN DOLLARS IN COIN. / B2* / SERIES OF 1891 / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / LEGAL TENDER ACT JULY 14, 1890. / THESAUR * AMER * SEPTENT * SIGIL / B / SHERIDAN / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Designs in green ink.
Reverse Text: TEN DOLLARS / TREASURY NOTE / UNITED STATES / X / 10 / 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. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Image: Portrait of George Washington flanked by figures of Mechanics and Agriculture.
Obverse Text: 2 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TWO SILVER DOLLARS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / M21 / SERIES OF 1899. / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886. / THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL
Reverse Image: Decorative border.
Reverse Text: 2 / SILVER CERTIFICATE / TWO DOLLARS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched, holding an American flag. Small portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Obverse Text: ONE / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / SERIES OF 1899. / K79565710A / B135 / WASHINGTON, D. C. / LINCOLN / GRANT / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886.
Reverse Image: Design in green ink.
Reverse Text: SILVER CERTIFICATE / ONE / 1 / ONE DOLLAR / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES, AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched, holding an American flag. Small portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Obverse Text: THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / SILVER CERTIFICATE / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL / ONE / 1 / LINCOLN / GRANT / SERIES OF 1899 / D82572755A / G86 / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886.
Reverse Image: Design in green ink.
Reverse Text: SILVER CERTIFICATE / ONE DOLLAR / ONE / 1 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES, AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Image: Bust of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut.
Obverse Text: C / 100 / TREASURY NOTE / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO BEARER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN COIN. / A104451* / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / FARRAGUT / LEGAL TENDER ACT JULY 14, 1890. / SERIES OF 1890 / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Intricate designs with zeros similar to the shape of a watermelon.
Reverse: C / 100 / ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS / 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. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched, holding an American flag. Small portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Obverse Text: THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / SILVER CERTIFICATE / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL / ONE / 1 / LINCOLN / GRANT / SERIES OF 1899. / R29759029 / A4934 / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886.
Reverse Image: Design in green ink.
Reverse Text: SILVER CERTIFICATE / ONE DOLLAR / ONE / 1 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES, AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched, holding an American flag. Small portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Obverse Text: THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / SILVER CERTIFICATE / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL / ONE / 1 / LINCOLN / GRANT / SERIES OF 1899 / K41086080A / D562 / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886.
Reverse Image: Design in green ink.
Reverse Text: SILVER CERTIFICATE / ONE DOLLAR / ONE / 1 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES, AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED.
Obverse Image: Portrait of Martha Washington at left.
Obverse Text: 1 / ONE / SILVER CERTIFICATE / ENGRAVED AND PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO BEARER ON DEMAND. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / E1957127 / C / ACT OF AUGUST 4, 1886. / SERIES 1891.
Reverse Image: Ornate design.
Reverse Text: 1 / ONE / UNITED STATES SILVER CERTIFICATE / ONE DOLLAR / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Text: X / 10 / TREASURY NOTE / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO BEARER TEN DOLLARS IN COIN. / B2705237* / SERIES OF 1891 / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / LEGAL TENDER ACT JULY 14, 1890. / THESAUR * AMER * SEPTENT * SIGIL / A / SHERIDAN / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Reverse Image: Designs in green ink.
Reverse Text: TEN DOLLARS / TREASURY NOTE / UNITED STATES / X / 10 / 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. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
Obverse Text: TWO / TREASURY NOTE / B975496* / 2 / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO BEARER TWO DOLLARS IN COIN. / D 4 / SERIES OF 1891. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / THESAUR * AMER * SEPTENT * SIGIL. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / LEGAL TENDER ACT OF JULY 14, 1890. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / MCPHERSON
Reverse Image: Designs in green ink.
Reverse Text: TREASURY NOTE / TWO DOLLARS / 2 / UNITED STATES / 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. / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.