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    Oct 17, 2008, 10:12 PM
    values of 1957 B blue seal silver certificate
    I have silver certificate in excellent condition. It has Washington D.C. over the seal one dollar T56398035 A. What's it worth?
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    Oct 17, 2008, 10:19 PM

    Hi, xnun!

    Flying Blue Eagle is a person on this site who has the current documentation concerning the possible monetary value of such things. As such, I'm sure that he will be along eventually to address your post.

    In the meantime, and as per Flying Blue Eagle's request, it would be helpful if you would post the following information concerning the currency that you have. I know that you have already provided some of the information that is asked for in the quote that is below.

    Thanks!

    #1 - Series date, Example 1935, 1935A ,1935B, etc.
    #2 - Signatures - Example - Priest -Anderson
    #3 - Color of seal,- color of serial numbers, Is there a star before or after the serial numbers, what color?
    #4 - What is written above on the very top, Example - SILVER CERTIFICATE<Federal reserve notes, treasury or coin notes. Legal tender notes, etc. etc.
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    Oct 17, 2008, 10:21 PM
    What it is worth monetarily will also greatly depend on the graded condition of it. Do you know what the graded condition of it is? "Excellent" is not a normal term that would be used for grading.

    If you might not, then what is below should be helpful to you. Flying Blue Eagle will also need to know what the possible graded condition of it is.

    What is posted below is quoted from the following site. 1.9) How do you grade the condition of paper money?

    1.9) How do you grade the condition of paper money?

    The condition of a note is critical to its value. Lowering the
    grade of a note one notch can decrease its value by 1/3 or even
    1/2. An expensive note which falls between two categories might
    be worth a thousand dollars more in the higher category than the
    lower one. Thus, it's often important to be more precise than
    using a limited number of categories.

    But here's a general guideline. Note that many dealers have
    slightly different grading systems, especially with various
    sub-grades of uncirculated. There's no official system of grading,
    unfortunately. But these are pretty much universally accepted.
    I've received a lot of input and tried to hammer out the best
    descriptions for each category.

    Crisp Uncirculated, UNC or CU: This means absolutely not the
    slightest sign of any handling or wear or folding or *anything*.
    Some people use additional grades to distinguish qualities such
    as perfect centering or other printing characteristics. Certainly
    a note which has centering problems which are visible from a
    distance of 1 meter (3 feet) should have this mentioned in the
    condition description.

    Almost Uncirculated (or About Uncirculated), AU: This means there
    is a slightly detectable imperfection such as a counting fold on one
    corner or slightest fold in the center (nothing which breaks the
    surface of the paper) or a pinhole. At first glance it looks like
    an UNC note.

    Extremely Fine, EF or XF: Generally three light folds or one strong
    fold which breaks the surface. There may be slight rounding at the
    corners.

    Very Fine, VF: May have several folds although the note is still
    crisp and has a minimum of dirt. There may be minor tears or very
    small holes but nothing which distracts from the overall appearance
    of the note. Take an uncirculated note and crumple it once in your
    hand, then flatten it out: this is a Very Fine note. Repeat the
    crumpling and it's still pretty much a VF note.

    Fine, F: A circulated note where individual folds and creases may
    no longer be visible. To distinguish this from a VF note, when
    inspecting a Fine note, it clearly does not look like a note which
    has merely been crumpled a few times: It doesn't have the crispness
    and brightness of a VF note. No tears may extend into the printing.
    This is your average in-the-wallet note.

    Very Good, VG: Tears and small holes can be present. The note is
    not crisp at all. The is your lower quality in-the-wallet note.
    Lots of people on the 'net don't realize that a note in "very good"
    condition is really pretty lousy.

    Good, G: Small pieces missing, graffiti. A worn out note.

    Fair: Major tears, etc. A badly worn out note.

    Poor: Even worse.

    To grade a note precisely, it can help to hold the note about
    20 cm (7 inches) under a strong light source (use the same source
    for comparing notes) and on top of a white piece of paper and
    use a 3x or 4x power magnifying glass. Make sure your hands are
    clean before handling a note. This method will show a lot of
    minor imperfections which are not normally visible.

    Note that note from many countries have standard features which
    exist for even Uncirculated notes. Some notes from Bangladesh,
    Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, India, Nepal, and Pakistan are only found
    with staple holes where staples are always used to hold packs of
    notes together. Most dealers list Uncirculated notes of this type
    as having the usual staple holes (often abbreviated as uSH-UNC).

    Also, some notes printed in France (for about 15 different
    countries) have a slight crinkle effect.
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    #4

    Oct 18, 2008, 09:30 PM

    Xnun - As per yopur request - THE Silver Certificate You have Described is ( 1957B seriesw ,Blue seal) I had just enough information to go by - The Signatures Should Be ( GRANAHSAN-DILLON:SERIAL NUMBER MAKES NO DIFFERENCE Un less it was a RED STAR NOTE::
    VG-20 UNC-63
    #1621.- $ 3.00 $ 9.00
    # 1621 * -$ 4.00 $ 15.00
    VG-20- Means VERY GOOD COND.
    UNC-63 Merans UNCIRCULATED COND.
    THE 20 and 63 Means Cond.of grade
    These values as stated arer out of the 2008 RED BOOK ON usa currency
    Have a very nice day and GOD BLESS :: F.B.E.
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    Jan 13, 2012, 11:01 AM
    Hi my name is james this is my first time on here I also have a 1957 B blue seal silver certificate but I also have one that a 1957 blue seal silver certificate that just says series 1957 no letter after it ans up by the serial number there no number in front it instead it is a star here what it says well its blue too it has a blue star then 56355601 c then at the bottom it sighn robert be anderson then on the bottom under the serial number its signed grey priest the middle name looks like it says baker so I would like to know why this one is so much different from the regular 1957 B blue seal silver certificate and the 1957 a blue seal silver certificate I also have both of those but can you also tell me how much there worth
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    Sep 15, 2012, 10:41 PM
    Hi my name is Iris and I have 4 1957 silver certificates two of them have a b after the 1957, one have an a and the other one doesn't have any letters. Can some one tell me how much they worth?

    Thanks.
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    Jan 24, 2013, 01:20 PM
    Hi I have 1 1957B # A758 silver certificate with red ink on back /bule seal on front hoe much is worth ? Thank you

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