A CLASSIC DESIGN in UNTIED STATES PAPER MONEY,
the EDUCATIONAL ACE,
$1
1896 Silver Certificate
Fr. 225
so firmly entrenched in the minds of collectors
that the mere mention of the name immediately conjures a mental image
BACK which caused an
outcry as the public felt “ no ‘1” should come between
George and Martha Washington
an important fiscal link to the circulating
currency and morals of the era
one of
only three denominations for this one year type
a CLASSIC
AMERICAN THEME
destined to highlight any collection
a NICELY EXECUTED
IMAGE of HISTORY INSTRUCTING YOUTH
as the CENTRAL THEME on the front,
with ENGRAVED PORTRAITS of
GEORGE and MARTHA WASHINGTON
in ovals on the back—separated by the numeral
“1”
the EDUCATIONAL SERIES is CONSIDERED to be ONE of the MOST UNDERVALUED and certainly
ICONIC DESIGNS in the ENTIRE SPECTRUM of U.S.
PAPER MONEY
authenticated
and conservatively graded as:
Very Fine
some splitting in the center that only goes to the margin.