silver certificate
Redeemable paper money
A silver certificate was a type of paper currency issued by the United States government, redeemable for its face value in silver.
These notes circulated alongside standard currency from 1878 until 1964, when redemption for silver ended.
Silver certificates remain legal tender but are now collected as curiosities rather than exchanged for metal.
- currencyMedium of exchange
- dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- banknotePrinted legal tender
- redeemableAble to be reclaimed
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