Historic Currency

During the Civil War, coins were difficult to come by as people tended to safeguard small change. Stamps were used as a substitute but were fragile...

During the Civil War, coins were difficult to come by as people tended to safeguard small change. Stamps were used as a substitute but were fragile...

The Exchange Bank of Norfolk, Virginia, issued paper money from about 1838 until 1865. Date on bank note was handwritten and bank officers personal...

This $1 Dollar banknote was issued on July 1, 1861 by the Bank of Richmond in the State of Virginia. It is beautifully preserved, and features a vi...

Issued by the Bank of the Empire State, this $2 note displays a portrait of George Washington in the top left corner. At one time it was legal for ...

A truly beautiful $5 banknote issued in Virginia by the Bank of the Commonwealth. Appealing vivid red ink design. Hand numbered 3703 and issued Jul...

This $1 Dollar banknote was issued in 1859 by the Ocoee Bank in the State of Tennessee. Features a vignette of Indians observing "Civilization" in ...

This $1 Dollar banknote was issued in 1875. Beautifully preserved in intact original condition. Features a portrait of George Washington in the cen...

The first version of the Half Dollar was known as the Bust Half Dollar and was introduced in 1794. It remained in production until the late 1830s. ...

This small silver medal with George Washington on observe and Lincoln on reverse, dates from the 1860s. It is a high-relief diminutive coin issued ...

In the 1780s, several States minted their own coins. Vermont coinage started in 1785 while Vermont was still a Republic (it became the 14th America...

Exceptional quality and tone for this truly one-of-a-kind specimen. The first version of the Half Dollar was known as the Bust Half Dollar and was ...

This unique collector's piece highlights a colonial currency, an historic image and a brief history of colonial money. The currency featured here i...

This is the first U.S. Paper Money with the “IN GOD WE TRUST” motto.  The motto was added only at the tail end of 1935G silver certificate producti...

This unusual bank note was issued in 1853 in the old coastal town of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The note contains images of George Washington,...

The 1896 US Silver Certificate has elaborate engravings, a red seal, and dark blue serial numbers. The design on the front, history instructing you...

The first version of the Half Dollar was known as the Bust Half Dollar and was introduced in 1794. It remained in production until the late 1830s. ...

Queen Anne Half Crowns were minted between 1703 and 1714. In 1707, the Treaty of Union was passed by the Parliament of England and the Parliamen...

This exceptional large silver coin is a French Silver Ecu minted the year of George Washington's birth! French silver and gold coins were legal ten...