Bidspirit auction | 1899 $1 Black Eagle Silver

1899 $1 Black Eagle Silver Certificate - A large-size US $1 Silver Certificate, Series of 1899. This note, colloquially known as the ”Black Eagle” note, features a central vignette of a spread-winged American bald eagle perched on a draped United States flag, with the United States Capitol building visible in the background. The design includes two small circular portraits: Abraham Lincoln on the lower left and Ulysses S. Grant on the lower right. The face displays a large blue numeral 1 on the left and a blue scalloped treasury seal on the right. The serial number T7923376T is printed twice in blue ink. The note bears the printed signatures of Houston B. Teehee, Register of the Treasury, and John Burke, Treasurer of the United States. The reverse is printed in green ink with ornate lathework and the word ONE in the corners. The center of the reverse contains a circular vignette with a text block regarding the certificate's legal tender status.