K.T. writes: I found a huge dollar bill from 1917 with Washington on it. What can you tell me about it?
Your note is a one dollar “United States Note”, also known as a “Legal Tender Note”. It was issued from 1874-1917. The 1917 United States $1 Note features a portrait of Washington in the center. An engraving of Charles Schussele’s famous painting, Columbus Discovery of Land appears at left. The note is valued by condition and signature combinations. Star notes (replacements for damaged or destroyed notes) also exist and are more valuable. There were just under one billion 1917 United States $1 notes printed and many survived as souvenirs when U.S. banknotes were radically changed in 1928.
Collectors try to collect these notes in the highest grades available. Supplies of low grade notes are plentiful but notes about uncirculated (AU) or uncirculated are scarce. Choice or gem examples are worth far more than the prices listed here. Value Range depending on grade: $20 – $200+.
