According to coin specialist website CoinValueLookup, The first $1 dollar bills were issued for the first time in 1862, and although millions have circulated since then, only a few bills have managed to sell on the auction market for thousands of dollars.
Although throughout these years the production and image of this banknote has undergone numerous changes, due to its state of conservation and printing details some received high grades from the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), being sought after by collectors and among these are:
- 1862 US $1 bill: $7,000.
- 1875 National Bank $1 bill: $3,000 dollars.
- 1874 US $1 bill: $10,000 dollars.
- 1886 US $1 bill: $2,500.
- 1869 US $1 bill: $2,500
- 1917 $1 legal tender bill: $1,150.
- 1928 $1 bill: $1,000 dollars.
Among the most common details that can be observed on banknotes are printing errors, prominent patterns in serial numbers, and their relationship to a historical event or commemoration.
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