Post Your Gold Certificates - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 35 / Views: 11,269	Page: of 3
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 03:43 am I will start with this one. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 03:56 am Which is the most valuable - This $10,000 Gold Certificate, or gold to the value of $10,000? Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5841 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 07:22 am Wait, do you actually own that gold certificate? darn... OK, I just looked it up and see that a Series 1900 $10,000 gold certificate is actually only worth somewhere around $2000-3000. Now I'm really confused. I always assumed collector value was always at least face value. Live and learn, I guess. Anyway, I don't have any rare or particularly valuable examples, but I do have these: [I'm hoping to pick up a Series 1907 $20 Gold Certificate sometime in the near future, but that's about as far as I am planning to go with gold certificates.] Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23487 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 07:48 am Great Collections You honor us by sharing Thank you rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
hajduk Pillar of the Community Germany 645 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 4:10 pm I have this examples. Edited by hajduk 04/05/2015 4:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
half n a half Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 7:57 pm Quote: OK, I just looked it up and see that a Series 1900 $10,000 gold certificate is actually only worth somewhere around $2000-3000. Now I'm really confused. I always assumed collector value was always at least face value. Live and learn, I guess. This would be true, except the 1900 $10,000 gold certificates have an interesting story behind them. All were cancelled (you can see the CANCELLED stamp on the OP's note), but a box of the cancelled notes were involved in a fire at a post office near the U.S. Treasury. It was thrown out the window and many of the cancelled notes ended up in various hands and are now on the collector's market. No intrinsic value any more, but definitely collector's value. Report this Post to the Staff
WheatBack Pillar of the Community United States 2850 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 10:09 pm One of my better ones I have scanned. I'll have to post the rest later. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 10:19 pm 1928 $20.00 Gold certificate (I wish mine was as nice as some of these posted) Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12815 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 10:39 pm Oh so very excellent photos! Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 11:01 pm 1928 $10.00 Report this Post to the Staff
Dave L Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 11:28 pm Here's my three notes: Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 03:27 am Keep them coming! This note is interesting since it says "repayable to the bearer on demand". I think all gold certificates are interesting since they were illegal to own at one time and subject to confiscation. It is my understanding that $100 was approximately equal to 3-4 months wages back in 1882. Edited by jimbucks 04/06/2015 03:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mikeymus Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 04/26/2015 10:39 am jimbucks I believe the reason they were illegal to own was because of the great depression and Roosevelt's making gold illegal to own by the everyday man or woman. Which is why you don't see any newer gold certificates after 1928 and gold was legal to own again after his death. Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5841 Posts	Posted 04/26/2015 3:31 pm Well, I finally picked up a nice Series 1906 $20 Gold Certificate that I was missing at the show I went to last week: Now, all I need is a Series 1913 $50 Gold Certificate to round off the collection. A Technicolor note would also be nice, obviously, but I don't see that in the cards anytime soon... Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5841 Posts	Posted 05/31/2019 1:49 pm Sorry to dig up such an old thread, but I forgot to post when I finally did manage to obtain the Series 1913 $50 Gold Certificate I needed to round off my collection of gold certificates: Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 05/31/2019 1:58 pm Quote: Well, I finally picked up a nice Series 1906 $20 Gold Certificate that I was missing at the show I went to last week: No need to be sorry for this fine example! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 35 / Views: 11,269	Page: of 3

Last 15 Replies

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: US Coins and Currency Forums Forum: US Paper Money and Banknotes

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.5 seconds to rattle this change.