1862 $5.00 Legal Tender Alexander Hamilton F-12 PMG (Fr#61A)
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Currency Highlights:
This note is a quality example of early U.S. paper money issues and is in Fine condition with the usual edge issues found on these early notes. Add this classic to your cart today!
The necessity of financing military operations during the Civil War forced the federal government to print paper money. The 1862 $5 Legal Tender Note is a Civil War-era issue featuring Alexander Hamilton, America’s first Treasury Secretary, and one of the earliest examples of federally issued paper money. Issued during a time of national crisis, it represents both historical significance and foundational monetary reform.
Own a tangible piece of Civil War history today — a rare and compelling note that captures the origins of America’s modern financial system.
Here's your chance to obtain a Civil War era issue of U.S. paper money. This Series 1862 $5 legal tender note is graded Fine-12 by PMG. These notes are rarely available at any level of preservation.
Currency Highlights:
- One of the very first legal tender notes issued by the United States.
- Housed in an archival quality currency holder by PCGS Currency.
- Series of 1862 $5 United States legal tender note.
- Graded Fine-12 by PMG.
- Face: Features a likeness of "Freedom," the statue that sits atop the dome of the U.S. Capitol at left. A small portrait of Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the Treasury under George Washington, is at right.
- Back: Displays “FIVE” over a large "V" to the left and right with the obligation in the center.
- Chittenden/Spinner signatures—Friedberg #61a.
This note is a quality example of early U.S. paper money issues and is in Fine condition with the usual edge issues found on these early notes. Add this classic to your cart today!
The necessity of financing military operations during the Civil War forced the federal government to print paper money. The 1862 $5 Legal Tender Note is a Civil War-era issue featuring Alexander Hamilton, America’s first Treasury Secretary, and one of the earliest examples of federally issued paper money. Issued during a time of national crisis, it represents both historical significance and foundational monetary reform.
Own a tangible piece of Civil War history today — a rare and compelling note that captures the origins of America’s modern financial system.
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