Yes red and not like someone wrote on it in ink pen to do it, it has words on the top and the botton in red like "pay to the" or "silver.."?
2007-06-24 19:22:33 · 5 answers · asked by Brent T 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
sounds like what you have is a silver certificate, which were circulated back when us currency was on the silver standard. back in the day, you could've exchanged that bill with the government for $50 worth of actual silver.
2007-06-24 19:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by jimmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a Silver Certificate
Silver Certificates were used for a time in the United States as a form of paper currency. They were produced in response to silver agitation by citizens angered by the "Crime of '73", which placed the United States on the gold standard. The certificate was matched to the same amount of value in silver coinage. For example, one fifty dollar silver certificate = fifty silver dollars.
2007-06-25 08:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by SniperX4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe, too, it is now being done to prevent counterfeiting. If it does say silver certificate, it can probably still be exchanged at a mint for $50 in silver. Take it to a bank to be sure.
2007-06-25 03:49:55 · answer #3 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is just the style of money, like a $5 bill is blue and a $20 bill is green
2007-06-25 03:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Jeanette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
send it to me and I will determine if it is real or not for you.
2007-06-25 04:08:26 · answer #5 · answered by da old man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋