The 1878 Bland-Allison Act and the Coinage Act authorized the U.S. Federal Bureau to issue silver certificates for the redemption of the silver coins or silver bullion in denominations ranging from $1 to $1,000.   

There is a blue seal on the front page of the 1957 silver certificate, with the words Washington DC printed over it. On the left, instead of the usual black Federal Reserve bank seal we see on today’s bank note, there is the number one and the inscription, ‘’This certificate is legal tender for all debts public and private.”

The last of the silver certificates were printed in June of 1963.  

Each note tells a story.