The 1899 redesign of the $1 US Silver Certificate saw one of the three most-beautiful designs in the history of American paper currency depart the note. However, it was replaced by a design that has gone down in history as not only one of the longest-lived on Silver Certificates, but also one of the more beloved. While 1899 Black Eagle Silver Certificates are hard-to-come-by today, the Merrick Mint has used advanced technology to recreate the graphics from that note over the images of the modern US $1 bill. The Black Eagle design was also known as the Dual Presidents for its use of two presidential effigies along with the Black Eagle on the obverse. Right now, 1899 $1 Black Eagle Dual Presidents Legal Tender Notes are available to purchase online at Silver.com.
Note Highlights:
- Ships to you in a blue presentation folio with a Certificate of Authenticity included!
- Duplicates the Black Eagle design from the 1899 $1 Silver Certificate!
- Authentic US legal tender notes!
- High-definition graphics on the obverse side!
- Bears a face value of $1 (USD) backed by the federal government.
- A bald eagle with the American flag features alongside effigies of President Lincoln and President Grant on the obverse.
- The all-seeing eye and Great Seal of the United States are on the reverse.
Each 1899 $1 Black Eagle Dual Presidents Legal Tender Note listed here at Silver.com comes with its own packaging. The notes are housed inside of blue presentation folios and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The famous Black Eagle design on the obverse has been produced on the note using proprietary, high-definition processes that recreate the impressive visuals from the historic Silver Certificate. Each one of these $1 bills is an uncirculated Federal Reserve Note that is clean and crisp, and comes straight from a sealed pack of bills from the Federal Reserve. These are modern $1 US bills with the 1899 Black Eagle design included on the obverse for the purposes of generating a collectible work of art for monetary enthusiasts.
The 1899 $1 Black Eagle Silver Certificate replaced the $1 Silver Certificate from the Educational Series. The latter had run for just over two years in production from 1896 until its replacement in 1899 with the Black Eagle design. The Black Eagle design was not only one of the longest-lived Silver Certificate designs, in production until 1922, it was also one of the last forms of large-sized paper currency in the United States.
A bald eagle features at the center of the 1899 $1 Black Eagle Dual Presidents Legal Tender Notes. The design is known as the Black Eagle because the design featured a deep-black tone to the American bald eagle. As the bird clutches an American flag on a small flagpole, the busts of President Abraham Lincoln and President Ulysses S. Grant feature beneath. The 1899 $1 Silver Certificate remains the only paper currency issued in the United States with the busts of two former presidents on the same face of the bill.
For the reverse design of 1899 $1 Black Eagle Dual Presidents Legal Tender Notes, the modern $1 bill imagery is present. Here, you will find the all-seeing eye atop a pyramid on the left and the Great Seal of the United States on the right.
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