Silver Certificates

A Silver Certificate is a type of legal tender in the form of paper currency that was issued by the United States Government between 1878 and 1964. As the name implies, the holder of a Silver Certificate could redeem it for a certain amount of silver.

The Silver Certificates no longer carry monetary value as an exchange for silver, but they are still legal tender at their face value.  In the market, however, Silver Certificates are often worth more than their face value as currency collectors still seek them out.