Bidspirit auction | 1899 $1 Black Eagle Silver
1899 $1 Black Eagle Silver Cert - A United States $1 Silver Certificate, Series of 1899. This large-size currency, commonly referred to as a Black Eagle note, features a central vignette of a bald eagle with outspread wings perched upon a draped US flag, with the United States Capitol building in the background. Below the eagle are circular portrait medallions of Abraham Lincoln on the left and Ulysses S. Grant on the right. The face of the note is printed in black ink and features blue serial numbers E9410931A and a blue scalloped treasury seal. The bottom left bears the printed signature of H.V. Speelman under the title Register of the Treasury, and the bottom right bears the printed signature of Frank White under the title Treasurer of the United States. The reverse is printed in green ink with a decorative border and large numerals and text indicating the denomination ONE.