$5.00 Silver Certificates
Large Sized $5.00 Silver Certificates were issued for five series: 1886, 1891, 1896, 1899 and 1923. There are eight distinct varieties (differences with face Design, Seal type and / or back design) within this denomination.


Series 1886			Series 1886 Face Design		Series 1886 Back Design

Series 1886 is the first Series of $5.00 Silver Certificates. The portrait on the right side of the face is of Ulysses S. Grant. Because there are 5 Silver Dollars depicted on the back, this type of notes is often referred to as the "Silver Dollar Back".


				Series 1886 - Overprinted with Small Plain Red Seal at just left of lower center.
Identifier LSC5-1 LSC5-2		Fr. # 259 260		Register Rosecrans Rosecrans		Treasurer Jordan Hyatt


				Series 1886 - Overprinted with Large Red Seal at center.
Identifier LSC5-3 LSC5-4		Fr. # 261 262		Register Rosecrans Rosecrans		Treasurer Hyatt Huston


				Series 1886 - Overprinted with Large Brown Seal at center.
Identifier LSC5-5 LSC5-6		Fr. # 263 264		Register Rosecrans Rosecrans		Treasurer Huston Nebeker


				Series 1886 - Overprinted with Small Scalloped Red Seal at lower right.
Identifier LSC5-7		Fr. # 265		Register Rosecrans		Treasurer Nebeker


Series 1891			Series 1891 Face Design		Series 1891 Back Design
The Series 1891 $5.00 Silver Certificate face design is similar to the design of Series 1886. The back represents a complete new design from the Series 1886 Series.


				Series 1891 - Overprinted with Small Red Scalloped Seal at right.
Identifier LSC5-8 LSC5-9		Fr. # 266 267		Register Rosecrans Tillman		Treasurer Nebeker Morgan


Series 1896			Series 1896 Face Design		Series 1896 Back Design
The Series 1896 $5.00 Silver Certificates represents a complete new design from the Series 1886 and 1891 Series. The Face Design is an allegory figure representing "Electricity as the Dominant Force in the World". The portraits on the back are Ulysses S. Grant, on the left and Philip Sheridan, a Civil War Union general, on the right. This note is part of the "Educational Series" of 1896, along with the $1.00 and $2.00 Silver Certificates of the same series.


				Series 1896 - Overprinted with a Small Red Seal at lower Right.
Identifier LSC5-10 LSC5-11 LSC5-12		Fr. # 268 269 270		Register Tillman Bruce Lyons		Treasurer Morgan Roberts Roberts


Series 1899			Series 1899 Face Design		Series 1899 Back Design
The Series 1899 $5.00 Silver Certificates represents a complete new design from the 1896 Series. The Portrait in the center of the Face Design is "Running Antelope". This note is often refered to as the "Chief" or "Uncpapa".


				Series 1899 - Overprinted with a Small Blue Seal at lower Right.
Identifier LSC5-13 LSC5-14 LSC5-15 LSC5-16 LSC5-17 LSC5-18 LSC5-19 LSC5-20 LSC5-21 LSC5-22 LSC5-23		Fr. # 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281		Register Lyons Lyons Vernon Vernon Napier Napier Parker Teehee Elliot Elliot Speelman		Treasurer Roberts Treat Treat McClung McClung Thompson Burke Burke Burke White White


Series 1923			Series 1923 Face Design		Series 1923 Back Design
Series 1923 $5.00 Silver Certificates represent a complete new design from the 1899 Series. The portrait at the center is Abraham Lincoln. Because of the Circular Design around the portrait, this note is often called the "Porthole" note.


				Series 1923 - Overprinted with a Blue Seal at the Left and a Blue "5" at the right.
Identifier LSC5-24		Fr. # 282		Register Speelman		Treasurer White