Gold Certificates 1863-1933

Gold Certificates were issued by the Department of the Treasury against gold coin and bullion deposits and were circulated until 1933.

Series of 1863

Series of 1870/1882

1882 Portrait of James Garfield.

1882 Portrait of Silas Wright.

1875 Portrait of Thomas Benton.

1870 Portrait of Abrahm Lincoln.

1882 Portrait of Alexander Hamilton.

1875 Portrait of Alexander Hamilton.

1882 Portrait of James Madison.
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1882 Portrait of Andrew Jackson.
CLICK HERE to see the 1875 note

Series of 1905-1923

The Act of March 3, 1863 authorized the Gold Certificates. There were a total of 9 issues made with the later ones being the most common. These notes are colorful and vivid being among the most attractive due to their reverse being a brilliant golden orange, symbolic of the gold coin they represent.

The obligation is "This certifies that there have been deposited in the Treasury of the United States of America ...Dollars in gold coin payable to the bearer on demand"

A portrait of George Washington is on the face, while the back shows the Great Seal of the United States.
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CLICK HERE to see Eagle with Flag vignette

Series of 1928/1934

These notes were short lived as the Gold Reserve Act of 1933 required the surrender of all gold certificates, of both large and small size. On April 24, 1964, all restrictions were removed and it is now legal to possess them.

The obligation reads "This certifies that there have been deposited in the Treasury of the United States of America ___ Dollars in gold coin payable to the bearer on demand...This certificate is a legal tender in the amount thereof in payment of all debts and dues public and private"

This note is special to me as I found it in circulation while working at the bank.
CLICK HERE to see the 1934 note

CLICK HERE to see the 1928 note