1957 Silver Certificate Dollar: When $1 Was Backed by Silver Before the modern U.S. dollar became purely fiat currency, Americans once held paper money that represented real silver held by the U.S. Treasury. The 1957 $1 Silver Certificate is one of the last reminders of that era. In this video, we take a look at a stack of original 1957 $1 Silver Certificate Notes in Good to Very Fine condition. These historic bills feature the iconic portrait of George Washington and the famous promise printed

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