Rare 1862 5 First US Five Dollar Note Ever Issued- 5 Legal Tender

For sale is a Rare 1862 5 Legal Tender Dollar Note. This Rare 1862 5 Note is the First US Five Dollar Bill Ever Issued in the United States. Guidebook Value: 2,300The front side features the Freedom statue that sits atop the U.S. Capitol dome, along with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton.Condition: as shown. Fine to Very Fine details, circulation wear on the edges and a tiny rip on one corner. Strong ink coloring and excellent full details on all images and designs. Originally intended to be a temporary emergency currency while the Treasury was bankrupt, this note instead authorized as legal tender on February 25th 1862 and became the first 5 dollar note in the United States.

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