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1 Dollar Silver Certificate; "Educational Series"

1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series") - obverse1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series") - reverse

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Features

Issuer United States
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1896
Value 1 Dollar (1 USD)
Currency Dollar (1785-date)
Composition Paper
Size 187 × 79 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
207329
References P# 335
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
, Fr US# 224, 225
Arthur Louis Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg. Paper Money of the United States. Coin & Currency Institute (2 volumes).

Series: Series of 1896

Obverse

Allegorical representation of "History instructing Youth." The United States Constitution is at the right with the Washington Monument and United States Capital in the background. The names of great Americans are in wreaths around the borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1 ONE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE
TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES
ONE SILVER DOLLAR
Payable to the Bearer on demand.
WASHINGTON. D.C
SILVER CERTIFICATE

Engraver: Charles Schlecht

Designer: Will Hicok Low

Reverse

Busts of George and Martha Washington.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES
1
ONE DOLLAR
SILVER CERTIFICATE

Engravers: Charles Burt, Alfred Sealey

Designer: Thomas F. Morris

Signatures

James Fount Tillman (JFT) Register of the Treasury
Daniel Nash Morgan (DNM) Treasurer of the United States
Blanche Kelso Bruce (BKB) Register of the Treasury
Ellis Henry Roberts (EHR) Treasurer of the United States

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, United States (1862-date)

Comments

The first of the three notes in the "Educational Series" of United States currency.

 

The fragment with the Constitution of the United States:

 

List of famous Americans on the obverse:

Jefferson, Thomas (1743 – 1826) a Founding Father and the 3rd president of the United States, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. 
Washington, George (1732 – 1799) a Founding Father and the 1st president of the United States 
Franklin, Benjamin (1706 – 1790) a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. American Founding Father who was a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

 

Fulton, Robert (1765 – 1815) an American engineer and inventor.
Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782 – 1850) an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States.
Clay, Henry (1777 – 1852) an American lawyer and statesman. 
Jackson, Andrew  (1767 – 1845) the 7th president of the United States. 
Adams, John  (1735 – 1826) an American Founding Father who was the 2nd president of the United States.
Hamilton, Alexander (1755 – 1804) an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury.
Perry, Matthew Calbraith (1794 – 1858) a United States Navy officer.
Marshall, John (1755 – 1835) an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father.
Webster, Noah (1758 – 1843) an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author.
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791 – 1872) an American inventor and painter.

 

Cooper, James Fenimore (1789 – 1851) an American writer.
Irving, Washington (1873 – 1859) an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat.
Lincoln, Abraham (1809 – 1865) the 16th president of the United States.
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820 – 1891) an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807 – 1882) an American poet and educator.

 

Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804 – 1864) an American novelist and short story writer.
Bancroft, George (1800 – 1891) an American historian and statesman.
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822 – 1885) the 18th president of the United States.
Farragut, David Glasgow (1801 – 1870) a flag officer of the United States Navy.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803 – 1882) an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet.

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
1896  JFT, DNM Photo $ 370 $ 760 Fr US# 224
Arthur Louis Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg. Paper Money of the United States. Coin & Currency Institute (2 volumes).
, P# 335(1)
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
76%
1896  BKB, EHR Fr US# 225
Arthur Louis Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg. Paper Money of the United States. Coin & Currency Institute (2 volumes).
, P# 335(2)
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
22%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")
Heritage Auctions
Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232452
Lot 85365
Internet Archive
19 Dec 2024 1896 JFT, DNM – Fr US# 224, P# 335(1) VF
(PMG VF25)
USD 492.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")
Katz
Auction 121
Lot 2885
Internet Archive
18 Apr 2024 1896 JFT, DNM – Fr US# 224, P# 335(1) VF
(PCGS VF30)
USD 837.26
(EUR 726.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")
Katz
Auction 176
Lot 2445
Internet Archive
18 Nov 2025 Undetermined AU USD 32.29
(EUR 28.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")Picture 1 of a sold 1 Dollar (Silver Certificate; "Educational Series")
Katz
Auction 163
Lot 1297
Internet Archive
15 Jul 2025 Undetermined AU Unsold
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