Definition of silver certificate
: a certificate formerly issued against the deposit of silver coin as legal tender in the U.S. and its possessions
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Martha Washington was on the $1 silver certificates in 1886, 1891, and 1896.
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In the late 1800s, Martha Washington was pictured on the $1 silver certificate.
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First Known Use of silver certificate
1882
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