[U. S. Currency]

The First Dollar Bill

Washington DC: US Treasury, National Bank Note Company, 1862. The first Federal printed paper dollar, from the first series of U. S. legal tender. Serial No. 74261. Paper toned, chips at 2 corners, even edge wear, once folded in quarters and light wear along those fold, slabbed and graded “Good 6” by PMG. Portrait of Salmon P. Chase, originator of the national banking system and Lincoln’s sitting Secretary of the Treasury (Washington’s portrait replaced Chase’s in 1869). Ref: Friedberg 16, with “National Bank Note Company” printed twice in the lower border. PMG’s census shows 145 survivors in all grades. good. Item #938

Price: $1,500.00