Star Note - 1923 $1 One-Dollar Blue Seal Large-Size Silver Certificate Bank Note

Star Note

  • Lot number 7218103
  • Total views 9
  • Total bids 8
  • Winning bid $125.00
  • Buyer's premium $21.25
  • Total $146.25
  • COIN NO RESERVE

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Star notes are used by the BEP (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) to replace misprinted/damaged currency before it goes into circulation. These replacement notes are printed just like normal notes, except there is a star printed in the serial number. They are used to maintain a correct count of notes in a serial number run. Star notes are more scarce than notes with a normal serial number, and as such, are widely collected by numismatists.

Silver certificates were issued between 1878 and 1964 in the United States as part of its circulation of paper currency. They were produced in response to silver agitation by citizens who were angered by the Fourth Coinage Act, which had effectively placed the United States on a gold standard. The certificates were initially redeemable for their face value of silver dollar coins and later in raw silver bullion. Since 1968 they have been redeemable only in Federal Reserve Notes and are thus obsolete, but still valid legal tender.

Large-size silver certificates (1878 to 1923) were issued initially in denominations from $10 to $1,000 (in 1878 and 1880) and in 1886 the $1, $2, and $5 were authorized. In 1928, all United States bank notes were re-designed and the size reduced. The small-size silver certificate (1928–1964) was only issued in denominations of $1, $5, and $10.

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