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[[File:US-$10000-GC-1934-Fr.2412.jpg|thumb|A $10,000 1934 gold certificate depicting [[Salmon P. Chase]], [[Smithsonian Institution]]]]
A '''gold certificate''' in general is a certificate of ownership that [[gold]] owners hold instead of storing the actual gold. It has both a historic meaning as a U.S. [[paper currency]] (1863–1933) and a current meaning as a way to invest in gold.

Banks may issue gold certificates for gold that is ''allocated'' (non-fungible) or ''unallocated'' ([[fungible]] or pooled). Unallocated gold certificates are a form of [[fractional-reserve banking]] and do not guarantee an equal exchange for metal in the event of a [[bank run|run]] on the issuing bank's gold on deposit.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://gold.bullionvault.com/How/GoldCertificate | title = Gold Certificate | work = BullionVault }}</ref> Allocated gold certificates should be correlated with specific numbered bars, although it is difficult to determine whether a bank is improperly allocating a single bar to more than one party.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2010/4/7_Andrew_Maguire_%26_Adrian_Douglas.html | work = King World News | date = 2010-04-07 | title = Interview: Harvey Organ, Lenny Organ, Adrian Douglas | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100701170920/http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2010/4/7_Andrew_Maguire_%26_Adrian_Douglas.html | archivedate = 1 July 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Historic U.S. gold certificates (1863–1933)==
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<!--[[File:US-$100-GC-1882-Fr.1207.jpg|thumb|$100 1882 gold certificate depicting [[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]]]]
[[File:US-$100-GC-1934-Fr.2406.jpg|thumb|[[United States one hundred-dollar bill|$100]] gold certificate (1934) depicting [[Benjamin Franklin]]]]
[[File:US-$1000-GC-1882-Fr.1218g.jpg|thumb|$1,000 1882 gold certificate depicting [[Alexander Hamilton]]]]
[[File:US-$1000-GC-1934-Fr.2409.jpg|thumb|[[United States one thousand-dollar bill|$1000]] gold certificate (1934) depicting [[Grover Cleveland]]]]
[[File:US-$10000-GC-1900-Fr.1225.jpg|thumb|$10,000 1900 gold certificate depicting [[Andrew Jackson]]. There was a massive fire in a new Post Office building at the corner of 12th and Pennsylvania, in Washington D.C., on Friday, December 13, 1935. At the time, part of the 6th floor was being used for Treasury Department storage. Fire Fighters threw many boxes of documents out of the windows and into the streets below. One such box contained almost every surviving piece of the series 1900 Gold Certificates. Passersby quickly grabbed them up off the street, although all of the notes had been previously redeemed and canceled. Treasury records indicate that there are no outstanding redeemable notes of this series.]]

[[File:US100000dollarsbillobverse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|$100,000 gold certificate, obverse<ref name="NMAH">{{cite web|url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/main?edan_q=$100,000&edan_start=0|title=$100,000 Gold Certificate|publisher=National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=2017-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507094533/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/main?edan_q=$100,000&edan_start=0|archive-date=2017-05-07}}</ref>]]-->

The gold certificate was used from 1863 to 1933 (although there is the rare 1934 issue) in the United States as a form of [[paper currency]]. Each certificate gave its holder title to a corresponding amount of [[gold coin]] at the statutory rate of $20.67 per troy ounce established by the [[Coinage Act of 1834]]. Therefore, this type of paper currency was intended to represent actual gold coinage. In 1933 the practice of redeeming these notes for gold coins was ended by the U.S. government and until 1964 it was actually illegal to possess these notes. (In 1964 these restrictions were lifted, primarily to allow collectors to own examples legally; however the issue technically converted to standard legal tender with no connection to gold.)

After the [[Executive Order 6102|gold recall]] in 1933, gold certificates were withdrawn from circulation. As noted above, it was illegal to own them. That fact, and public fear that the notes would be devalued and made obsolete, resulted in the majority of circulating notes being retired. In general, the notes are scarce and valuable, especially examples in "new" condition.

The early history of United States gold certificates is somewhat hazy. They were authorized under the Act of 3 March 1863, but unlike the [[United States Note]]s also authorized, they apparently were not printed until 1865. They did not have a series date, and were hand-dated upon issue. "Issue" meant that the government took in the equivalent value in gold, and the first several series of gold certificates promised to pay the amount only to the depositor, who was explicitly identified on the certificate itself. The first issue featured a vignette of an eagle uniformly across all denominations. Several later issues (series 1870, 1871, and 1875) featured various portraits of historical figures. The reverse sides were either blank or featured abstract designs. The only exception was the $20 of 1865, which had a picture of a $20 gold coin.

From 1862 to 1879, United States Notes were [[legal tender]] and the dominant paper currency but were not convertible at face value into gold and traded at a discount. However some transactions, such as customs duties and interest on the federal debt, were required to be made in gold. Thus the early gold certificates were acceptable in some transactions where United States Notes were not, but were not used in general circulation due to their premium value. After 1879, the government was willing to redeem United States Notes at face value in gold, bringing the United States Notes into parity with gold certificates, making the latter also a candidate for general circulation.

The Series of 1882 was the first series that was payable to the bearer; it was transferable and anyone could redeem it for the equivalent in gold. This was the case with all gold certificate series from that point on, with the exception of 1888, 1900, and 1934. The series of 1888 and 1900 were issued to specific depositors, as before. The series of 1882 had the same portraits as the series of 1875, but a different back design, featuring a series of eagles, as well as complex border work.

<!--The fronts of all gold certificates from 1870 to 1882 had the portrait off to one side (usually left, but occasionally the right) and a large denomination counter opposing it. The middle section held the correct verbiage and signatures, both of which varied extensively over the years.

The issues of 1905, 1907, and 1913 featured different designs, more like "modern" currency. These featured a central portrait and the customary "numbers in the corners, words on top and bottom". The reverse design was abstract, and incorporated the Great Seal of the United States.-->
Gold certificates, along with all other U.S. currency, were made in two sizes—a larger size from 1865 to 1928, and a smaller size from 1928 to 1934. The backs of all large-sized notes and also the small-sized notes of the Series of 1934 were orange, resulting in the nickname "goldbacks". The backs of the [[Series of 1928 (United States Currency)|Series of 1928]] bills were green, and identical to the corresponding denomination of the more familiar [[Federal Reserve Note]]s, including the usual buildings on the $10 through $100 designs and the less-known abstract designs of denominations [[Large denominations of United States currency|$500 and up]]. With the 1934 issue, the promise to pay was amended with the phrase "as authorized by law", as redemption was now restricted to only certain entities. The phrase "in gold coin" was changed to "in gold" as the physical amount of gold represented would vary with changes in the government price. Both large and small size gold certificates feature a gold treasury seal on the obverse, just as U.S. Notes feature a red seal, silver certificates (except World War II Hawaii and North Africa notes) a blue seal, and Federal Reserve Notes a green seal.

Another interesting note is the Series of 1900. Along with the $5,000 and $10,000 of the Series of 1888, all 1900 bills ($10,000 denomination only) have been redeemed, and no longer have legal tender status. Most were destroyed, with the exception of a number of 1900 $10,000 bills that were in a box in a post office near the [[U.S. Treasury]] in Washington, D.C. There was a fire on 13 December 1935, and employees threw burning boxes out into the street. The box of canceled high-denomination currency burst open. Much to everyone's dismay, they were worthless. There are several hundred outstanding, and their ownership is technically illegal, as they are stolen property. However, due to their lack of intrinsic value, the government has not prosecuted any owners, citing more important concerns. They carry a collector value in the numismatic market and, as noted in Bowers and Sundermans' ''The 100 Greatest American Currency Notes'', the only United States notes that can be purchased for less than their face value. This is the only example of "circulating" U.S. currency that is not an obligation of the government, and thus not redeemable by a Federal Reserve Bank. The note bears the portrait of [[Andrew Jackson]] and has no printed design on its reverse side.

<!--Summary of gold certificate series. All designs are black obverse and gold reverse, unless otherwise noted.

to depositor variants:
* 1865: eagle on front, abstract design on back
* 1870, 1871, 1875: portrait on front, same abstract design on back
* 1888: similar to 1875, except blank reverse
* 1900: similar to 1888

to bearer variants:
* 1882: slightly modified front from 1875, with offset portrait. New back design featuring eagles.
* 1905–1913: new design, similar to modern currency, central portrait, Great Seal of the United States on reverse.
* 1922: design elements taken from 1882 or 1905–1913.
* [[Series of 1928 (United States Currency)|1928]]: similar to [[Federal Reserve Note]]s, green back.
* 1934: similar to above, gold back, for bank use only to settle gold balances. "As authorized by law" replaced "in gold coin" in the promise to pay. Still not legal to privately own.-->

==Issue==

===Series and varieties===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Series and varieties of large-size gold certificates<ref>Friedberg & Friedberg, pp. 164–173.</ref>
|-
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Series
! scope="col" style="width:85px;"| Value 
! scope="col" style="width:500px;"| Features/varieties 
|-

|1865
{{#tag:ref |Notes issued under a given Series (e.g., Series 1882, Series 1907) are, in some cases, released over a period of years, as reflected in the Friedberg number signature and seal varieties. For example, based on dates of the signature combinations,<ref>Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 303.</ref> the Series 1907 $10 gold certificate was first issued with the signature combination of Vernon and Treat (in office together from 1906 to 1909) and last issued with the Teehee and Burke signatures (in office together from 1915 to 1919). Therefore, a Series 1907 note could have been issued as late as 1919. | group="nb"}}
|$20, $100<br/>$500, $1,000<br/>$5,000<br/>$10,000
|Notes from this first issue are extremely rare in lower ($20 and $100) denominations. A single $1,000 and $5,000 are reported to exist in a government collection, and an issued $500 or $10,000 has never been seen.<ref name="Friedberg165">Friedberg & Friedberg, 2013, p. 165.</ref> In addition to the two engraved signatures customary on United States banknotes (the [[Register of the Treasury]] and [[Treasurer of the United States]]), the earlier issues of Gold certificates (i.e., 1865, 1870, 1875, and some 1882) included a third signature of one of the Assistant Treasurers of the United States (in New York or Washington, D.C.).<ref>Blake, p. 19.</ref> Known as a countersigned or triple-signature note, this feature existed for all Series prior to 1882 (and the first printing of the Series 1882).
|-

|1870–75 
|$100, $500<br/>$1,000<br/>$5,000<br/>$10,000
|Series 1870 notes introduced portraits to gold certificates. Both Series of 1870 and Series of 1875 are countersigned notes. Between the two series, the $100 is extremely rare, the $500, $1,000, and $10,000 are unique (in government collections), and the $5,000 is unknown.<ref name="Friedberg165"/> 
|-

|1882
|$20, $50<br/>$100, $500<br/>$1,000<br/>$5,000<br/>$10,000
|The Act of 12 July 1882 authorized denominations “not less than $20”.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Waldron |first1=George B. |year=1896 |title=A Handbook on Currency and Wealth: With Numerous Table and Diagrams |journal= |volume=|issue=|pages= 20 |publisher=Funk & Wagnallis Company |doi= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pxQ5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q&f=false | accessdate=6 July 2014|edition= |isbn=}}</ref>

|-

|1888
|$5,000<br/>$10,000
|Series 1888 notes were intended for bank use to balance accounts without having to transport large volumes of gold bullion or currency.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=1888 |title= |journal=The Bankers' Magazine |volume=43|issue=|pages= 813 |doi= |url= |edition= |isbn=}}</ref> They have all been redeemed.<ref>Friedberg & Friedberg, 2013, pp. 172-173.</ref>
|-

|1900
|$10,000
|Canceled -- Not legal tender. Several hundred notes exist and examples occasionally appear for sale. See above.
|-

|1905
|$20
|
|-

|1906
|$20
|
|-

|1907
|$10<br/>$1,000
|
|-

|1913
|$50
|
|-

|1922
|$10, $20<br/>$50, $100<br/>$500, $1,000
|
|-

|}

===Complete United States Gold Certificate type set===

====Large====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Large-size United States Gold Certificates
|-
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"| Value
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"| Issue
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| Series
! scope="col" style="width:40px; "| Fr.
! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Image
! scope="col" style="width:150px;" class="unsortable"| Portrait
! scope="col" style="width:400px;" class="unsortable"| Signature & seal varieties 
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">20</span>$20
|1st
|1865
|Fr.1166b
|<!--[[File: |200px|alt=$20 Gold Certificate, Series 1865, Fr.1166b, with a vignette of an eagle and shield (left) and justice (bottom center).]]-->Image pending
|Vignettes of eagle with shield
|1166b – [[Stoddard B. Colby|Colby]] and [[Francis E. Spinner|Spinner]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|1st
|1865
|Fr.1166c
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1863-FR-1166c.jpg |200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1865, Fr.1166c, with a vignette of an eagle and shield (left) and justice (bottom center).]]
|Vignette of eagle with shield
|1166c – [[Stoddard B. Colby|Colby]] and [[Francis E. Spinner|Spinner]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">500</span>$500
|1st
|1865
|Fr.1166d<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$500-GC-1863-Fr-1166d (PROOF).jpg|200px|alt=$500 Gold Certificate, Series 1865, Fr.1166d, with a vignette of an eagle and shield (left) and justice (bottom center).]]
|Vignette of eagle with shield
|1166d – [[Stoddard B. Colby|Colby]] and [[Francis E. Spinner|Spinner]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|1st
|1865
|Fr.1166e<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1863-Fr-1166e (PROOF).jpg|200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1865, Fr.1166e, with a vignette of an eagle and shield (left) and justice (bottom center).]]
|Vignettes of eagle with shield, and justice with scales.
|1166e – [[Stoddard B. Colby|Colby]] and [[Francis E. Spinner|Spinner]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">5000</span>$5,000
|1st
|1865
|Fr.1166f<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$5000-GC-1863-Fr-1166f (PROOF).jpg|200px|alt=$5,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1865, Fr.1166f, with a vignette of an eagle and shield (left) and justice (bottom center).]]
|Vignettes of eagle with shield and female
|1166f – [[Stoddard B. Colby|Colby]] and [[Francis E. Spinner|Spinner]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|1st
|1865
|Fr.1166g<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1863-Fr-1166g (PROOF).jpg|200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1865, Fr.1166g, with a vignette of an eagle and shield (left) and justice (bottom center).]]
|Vignettes of eagle with shield
|1166g – [[Stoddard B. Colby|Colby]] and [[Francis E. Spinner|Spinner]] – small red
|-

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! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|Second
|1870
|Fr.1166h
|[[File: |200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1870, Fr.1166h, depicting Thomas Hart Benton]]
|[[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]]
|1166h – [[xxxxxxx|xxx]] and [[xxxxxxxx|xxx]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">500</span>$500
|Second
|1870
|Fr.1166i
|[[File:US-$500-GC-1870-Fr-1166i.jpg |200px|alt=$500 Gold Certificate, Series 1870, Fr.1166i, depicting Abraham Lincoln]]
|[[Abraham Lincoln]]
|1166i – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and Le Roy Tuttle – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|Second
|1870
|Fr.1166j
|[[File: |200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1870, Fr.1166j, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|1166j – [[xxxxxxx|xxx]] and [[xxxxxxxx|xxx]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">5000</span>$5,000
|Second
|1870
|Fr.1166k
|[[File:US-$5000-GC-1870-Fr-1166k PROOF.jpg |200px|alt=$5,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1870, Fr.1166k, depicting James Madison]]
|[[James Madison]]
|1166k – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|Second
|1870
|Fr.1166l
|[[File: |200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1870, Fr.1166l, depicting Andrew Jackson]]
|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|1166l – [[xxxxxxx|xxx]] and [[xxxxxxxx|xxx]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|Third
|1875
|Fr.1166m
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1875-Fr-1166m.jpg |200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1875, Fr.1166m, depicting Thomas Hart Benton]]
|[[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]]
|1166m – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[John C. New|New]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">500</span>$500
|Third
|1875
|Fr.1166n
|[[File: |200px|alt=$500 Gold Certificate, Series 1875, Fr.1166n, depicting Abraham Lincoln]]
|[[Abraham Lincoln]]
|1166n – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[John C. New|New]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|Third
|1875
|Fr.1166o
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1875-Fr-1166o PROOF.jpg |200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1875, Fr.1166o, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|1166o – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[John C. New|New]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|Third
|1875
|Fr.1166q
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1875-Fr-1166q PROOF.jpg |200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1875, Fr.1166q, depicting Andrew Jackson]]
|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|1166q – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – large red
|-
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! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|2nd & 3rd
|1870–75
|Fr.1166h
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1875-Fr-1166m.jpg |200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1875, Fr.1166h, depicting Thomas Hart Benton]]
|[[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]]
|1166h – [[xxxxxxx|xxx]] and [[xxxxxxxx|xxx]] – large red (1870)<br/>1166m – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[John C. New|New]] – large red (1875)
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">500</span>$500
|2nd & 3rd
|1870–75
|Fr.1166i
|[[File:US-$500-GC-1870-Fr-1166i.jpg |200px|alt=$500 Gold Certificate, Series 1870, Fr.1166i, depicting Abraham Lincoln]]
|[[Abraham Lincoln]]
|1166i – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [https://books.google.com/books?id=ejRZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=tuttle+assistant+treasurer&source=bl&ots=3_Ob8ncoFR&sig=5b5DE8ofIWDAQTPUkfi1Cph1iTE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1VBYU7S4CsOdyQGOiICgDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=tuttle%20assistant%20treasurer&f=false Tuttle] – large red (1870)<br/>1166n – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[John C. New|New]] – large red (1875)
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|2nd & 3rd
|1870–75
|Fr.1166j<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1875-Fr-1166o PROOF.jpg |200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1875, Fr.1166j, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|1166j – [[xxxxxxx|xxx]] and [[xxxxxxxx|xxx]] – large red (1870)<br/>1166o – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[John C. New|New]] – large red (1875)
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">5000</span>$5,000
|2nd & 3rd
|1870–75
|Fr.1166k<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$5000-GC-1870-Fr-1166k PROOF.jpg |200px|alt=$5,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1870, Fr.1166k, depicting James Madison]]
|[[James Madison]]
|1166k – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – large red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|2nd & 3rd
|1870–75
|Fr.1166l<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1875-Fr-1166q PROOF.jpg |200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1875, Fr.1166l, depicting Andrew Jackson]]
|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|1166l – [[xxxxxxx|xxx]] and [[xxxxxxxx|xxx]] – large red (1870)<br/>1166q – [[John Allison (Representative)|Allison]] and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – large red (1875)
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10</span>$10
|7th
|1907
|Fr.1172
|[[File:US-$10-GC-1907-Fr-1172.jpg|200px|alt=$10 Gold Certificate, Series 1907, Fr.1172, depicting Michael Hillegas]]
|[[Michael Hillegas]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1167 – 1172|
1167 –	[[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – Gold<br/>
1168 –	Vernon and [[Lee McClung|McClung]] – Gold<br/>
1169 –	[[James Carroll Napier|Napier]] and McClung – Gold, Act of 1882<br/>
1169a –	 Napier and McClung – Gold, Act of 1907<br/>
1170 – Napier and [[Carmi A. Thompson|Thompson]] – Gold, Act of 1882<br/>
1170a –	 Napier and Thompson – Gold, Act of 1907<br/>
1171 –	[[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – Gold<br/>
1172 –	[[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke – Gold}}
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10</span>$10
|9th
|1922
|Fr.1173
|[[File:US-$10-GC-1922-Fr-1173.jpg|200px|alt=$10 Gold Certificate, Series 1922, Fr.1173, depicting Michael Hillegas]]
|[[Michael Hillegas]]
|1173 – [[Harley V. Speelman|Speelman]] and [[Frank White (governor)|White]] – Gold<br/>
1173a –	 Speelman and White – Gold, small serial numbers
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">20</span>$20
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1175a
|[[File:US-$20-GC-1882-Fr-1175a.jpg|200px|alt=$20 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1175a, depicting James Garfield]]
|[[James Garfield]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1174 – 1178|
1174 – [[Blanche Bruce|Bruce]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – brown<br/>	
1175* – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by [[Thomas C. Acton]]<br/> 
1175a –	Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by Thomas C. Acton<br/> 						
1176 – Bruce and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] –  brown<br/>	
1177 – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James N. Huston|Huston]] – large brown<br/>	
1178 – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red}}
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">20</span>$20
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1177
|[[File:US-$20-GC-1882-Fr-1177.jpg|200px|alt=$20 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1177, depicting James Garfield]]
|[[James Garfield]]
|<!--Reg. non-triple sig-->
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">20</span>$20
|7th
|1905
|Fr.1180
|[[File:US-$20-GC-1905-Fr-1180.jpg|200px|alt=$20 Gold Certificate, Series 1905, Fr.1180, depicting George Washington]]
|[[George Washington]]
|1179 –	[[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1180 – Lyons and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">20</span>$20
|7th
|1906
|Fr.1185
|[[File:US-$20-GC-1906-Fr-1185.jpg|200px|alt=$20 Gold Certificate, Series 1906, Fr.1185, depicting George Washington]]
|[[George Washington]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1181 – 1186|
1181 –	[[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – Gold<br/>	
1182 –	Vernon and [[Lee McClung|McClung]] – Gold<br/>	
1183 –	[[James Carroll Napier|Napier]] and McClung – Gold<br/>	
1184 –	Napier and [[Carmi A. Thompson|Thompson]] –	 Gold<br/>	
1185 –	[[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – Gold<br/>	
1186 –	[[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke – Gold}}
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">20</span>$20
|9th
|1922
|Fr.1187
|[[File:US-$20-GC-1922-Fr-1187.jpg|200px|alt=$20 Gold Certificate, Series 1922, Fr.1187, depicting George Washington]]
|[[George Washington]]
|1187 –	[[Harley V. Speelman|Speelman]] and [[Frank White (governor)|White]] – Gold
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">50</span>$50
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1189a
|[[File:US-$50-GC-1882-Fr-1189a.jpg|200px|alt=$50 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1189a, depicting Silas Wright]]
|[[Silas Wright]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1188 – 1197|
1188 – [[Blanche Bruce|Bruce]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – brown<br/>	
1189* – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by [[Thomas C. Acton]]<br/> 
1189a – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by Thomas C. Acton<br/>					
1190 – Bruce and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – brown<br/>	
1191 – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] – large red<br/>	
1192 – Rosecrans and [[James N. Huston|Huston]] – large brown<br/>	
1192a – Rosecrans and Huston – small red<br/>	
1193 – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1194 – Lyons and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – small red<br/>	
1195 – [[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and Treat – small red<br/>	
1196 – Vernon and [[Lee McClung|McClung]] – small red<br/>	
1197 – [[James Carroll Napier|Napier]] and McClung – small red}}
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">50</span>$50
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1195
|[[File:US-$50-GC-1882-Fr-1195.jpg|200px|alt=$50 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1195, depicting Silas Wright]]
|[[Silas Wright]]
|
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">50</span>$50
|9th
|1913
|Fr.1199
|[[File:US-$50-GC-1913-Fr-1199.jpg|200px|alt=$50 Gold Certificate, Series 1913, Fr.1199, depicting Ulysses Grant]]
|[[Ulysses S. Grant]]
|1198 – [[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – Gold<br/>	
1199 – [[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke – Gold
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">50</span>$50
|9th
|1922
|Fr.1200a
|[[File:US-$50-GC-1922-Fr-1200a.jpg|200px|alt=$50 Gold Certificate, Series 1922, Fr.1200a, depicting Ulysses Grant]]
|[[Ulysses S. Grant]]
|1200 – [[Harley V. Speelman|Speelman]] and [[Frank White (governor)|White]] – Gold<br/>	
1200a – Speelman and White – Gold, small serial numbers
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1202
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1882-Fr-1202.jpg|200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1202, depicting Thomas Hart Benton]]
|[[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1201 – 1214|
1201 – [[Blanche Bruce|Bruce]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – brown<br/>	
1202* – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by [[Thomas C. Acton]]<br/>
1202a – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by Thomas C. Acton<br/>					
1203 – Bruce and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – brown<br/>	
1204 – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] – large red<br/>	
1205 – Rosecrans and [[James N. Huston|Huston]] – large brown<br/>
1206 – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1207 – Lyons and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – small red<br/>	
1208 – [[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and Treat – small red<br/>	
1209 – Vernon and [[Lee McClung|McClung]] – small red<br/>	
1210 – [[James Carroll Napier|Napier]] and McClung – small red<br/>	
1211 – Napier and [[Carmi A. Thompson|Thompson]] – small red<br/>	
1212 – Napier and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – small red<br/>	
1213 – [[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and Burke – small red<br/>	
1214 – [[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke  – small red}}	
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100<!--Existing FP image-->
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1207
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1882-Fr.1207.jpg|200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.xxxx, depicting Thomas Hart Benton]]
|[[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]]
|
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|9th
|1922
|Fr.1215
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1922-Fr-1215.jpg|200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1922, Fr.xxxx, depicting Thomas Hart Benton]]
|[[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]]
|1215 – [[Harley V. Speelman|Speelman]] and [[Frank White (governor)|White]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">500</span>$500
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1216a
|[[File:US-$500-GC-1882-Fr-1216a.jpg|200px|alt=$500 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.xxxx, depicting Abraham Lincoln]]
|[[Abraham Lincoln]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1215a – 1216b|
1215a – [[Blanche Bruce|Bruce]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – brown<br/>	
1215b – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by [[Thomas C. Acton]]<br/>
1215c – Bruce and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – brown<br/>	
1215d – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] – large red<br/>	
1216 – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1216a – [[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – small red<br/>	
1216b – [[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke – small red}}
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">500</span>$500<!--Existing image 2013-->
|9th
|1922
|Fr.1217
|[[File:US-$500-GC-1922-Fr.1217.jpg|200px|alt=$500 Gold Certificate, Series 1922, Fr.xxxx, depicting Abraham Lincoln]]
|[[Abraham Lincoln]]
|1217 – [[Harley V. Speelman|Speelman]] and [[Frank White (governor)|White]] – small red
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1218a
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1882-Fr-1218a.jpg|200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1218a, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1218 – 1218g|
1218 – [[Blanche Bruce|Bruce]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] –brown<br/>	
1218a* – Bruce and Gilfillan –brown, CS by [[Thomas C. Acton]]<br/>
1218b – Bruce and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – brown<br/>	
1218c – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] –large red<br/>	
1218d – Rosecrans and [[James N. Huston|Huston]] – large brown	<br/>
1218e – Rosecrans and [[Enos H. Nebecker|Nebecker]] – small red<br/>	
1218f – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1218g – Lyons and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – small red}}
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000<!--Existing FP image 2013-->
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1218g
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1882-Fr.1218g.jpg|200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1218g, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|8th
|1907
|Fr.1219
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1907-Fr-1219.jpg|200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1907, Fr.1219, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1219 – 1219e|
1219 – [[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – Gold<br/>	
1219a – Vernon and [[Lee McClung|McClung]] – Gold<br/>	
1219b – [[James Carroll Napier|Napier]] and McClung – Gold<br/>	
1219c – Napier and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – Gold<br/>	
1219d – [[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and Burke – Gold<br/>	
1219e – [[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke – Gold}}
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|9th
|1922
|Fr.1220
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1922-FR-1220.jpg|200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1922, Fr.1220, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|1220 – [[Harley V. Speelman|Speelman]] and [[Frank White (governor)|White]] – Gold	
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">5000</span>$5,000
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1221a<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$5000-GC-1882-Fr-1221a.jpg|200px|alt=$5,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1221a, depicting James Madison]]
|[[James Madison]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1221 – 1221j|
1221 – [[Blanche Bruce|Bruce]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – brown<br/>	
1221a* – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by [[Thomas C. Acton]]<br/>
1221b – Bruce and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – brown<br/>	
1221c – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] – large red<br/>	
1221d – Rosecrans and [[Enos H. Nebecker|Nebecker]] – small red<br/>	
1221e – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1221f – [[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – small red	<br/>
1221g – Vernon and [[Lee McClung|McClung]] – small red<br/>	
1221h – [[James Carroll Napier|Napier]] and McClung – small red<br/>	
1221i – [[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – small red<br/>	
1221j – [[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke – small red}}

|-
! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">5000</span>$5,000
|5th
|1888
|Fr.1222a<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$5000-GC-1888-Fr-1222a (PROOF).jpg|200px|alt=$5,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1888, Fr.1222a, depicting James Madison]]
|[[James Madison]]
|1222 – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] – large red<br/>	
1222a – Rosecrans and [[Enos H. Nebecker|Nebecker]] – small red

|-
! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|4th
|1882
|Fr.1223a<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1882-Fr-1223a.jpg|200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1882, Fr.1223a, depicting Andrew Jackson]]
|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1223 – 1223g|
1223 – [[Blanche Bruce|Bruce]] and [[James Gilfillan|Gilfillan]] – brown<br/>	
1223a – Bruce and Gilfillan – brown, CS by [[Thomas C. Acton]]<br/>
1223b – Bruce and [[A. U. Wyman|Wyman]] – brown<br/>
1223c – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] – large red<br/>	
1223d – Rosecrans and [[Enos H. Nebecker|Nebecker]] – small red<br/>	
1223e – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1223f – [[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – small red	<br/>
1223g – [[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – small red}}	

|-
! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|5th
|1888
|Fr.1224a<br/>proof
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1888-Fr-1224a (PROOF).jpg|200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1888, Fr.1224a, depicting Andrew Jackson]]
|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|1224 – [[William Rosecrans|Rosecrans]] and [[James W. Hyatt|Hyatt]] – large red<br/>	
1224a – Rosecrans and [[Enos H. Nebecker|Nebecker]] – small red

|-
! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000<!--Existing image-->
|6th
|1900{{#tag:ref |There was a massive fire in a new Post Office building at the corner of 12th and Pennsylvania, in Washington D.C., on Friday, December 13, 1935. At the time, part of the 6th floor was being used for Treasury Department storage. Fire Fighters threw many boxes of documents out of the windows and into the streets below. One such box contained almost every surviving piece of the series 1900 Gold Certificates. Passersby quickly grabbed them up off the street, although all of the notes had been previously redeemed and canceled. Treasury records indicate that there are no outstanding redeemable notes of this series.<ref>Friedberg & Friedberg, 2013, p. 173.</ref>| group="nb"}}
|Fr.1225
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1900-Fr.1225.jpg|200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1900, Fr.1225, depicting Andrew Jackson]]
|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:left; padding-right:3em;|1225a – 1225h|
1225a – [[Judson Whitlocke Lyons|Lyons]] and [[Ellis H. Roberts|Roberts]] – small red<br/>	
1225b – Lyons and [[Charles H. Treat|Treat]] – small red<br/>	
1225c – [[William Tecumseh Vernon|Vernon]] and Treat – small red<br/>
1225d – Vernon and [[Lee McClung|McClung]] – small red<br/>	
1225e – [[James Carroll Napier|Napier]] and McClung – small red<br/>	
1225f – Napier and [[John Burke (politician)|Burke]] – small red<br/>	
1225g – [[Gabe E. Parker|Parker]] and Burke – small red<br/>	
1225h – [[Houston Benge Teehee|Teehee]] and Burke – small red}}	
|}

====Small====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Small-size United States Gold Certificates  
|-
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"| Value
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| Series
! scope="col" style="width:40px; "| Fr.
! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Image
! scope="col" style="width:150px;" class="unsortable"| Portrait
! scope="col" style="width:400px;" class="unsortable"| Signature & seal varieties
|-
! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10</span>$10
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2400
|[[File:US-$10-GC-1928-Fr-2400.jpg |200px|alt=$10 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2400, depicting Alexander Hamilton]]
|[[Alexander Hamilton]]
|2400 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold<br/>
2401 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] (1928A) – gold.	
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">20</span>$20
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2402
|[[File:US-$20-GC-1928-Fr-2402.jpg |200px|alt=$20 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2402, depicting Andrew Jackson]]
|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|2402 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold<br/>
2403 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Ogden L. Mills|Mills]] (1928A) – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">50</span>$50
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2404
|[[File:US-$50-GC-1928-Fr-2404.jpg |200px|alt=$50 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2404, depicting Ulysses Grant]]
|[[Ulysses Grant]]
|2404 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold<br/>
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2405
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1928-Fr-2405.jpg |200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2405, depicting Benjamin Franklin]]
|[[Benjamin Franklin]]
|2405 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">500</span>$500
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2407
|[[File:US-$500-GC-1928-Fr-2407.jpg |200px|alt=$500 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2407, depicting William McKinley]]
|[[William McKinley]]
|2407 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2408
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1928-Fr-2408.jpg |200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2408, depicting Grover Cleveland]]
|[[Grover Cleveland]]
|2408 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">5000</span>$5,000
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2410
|[[File:US-$5000-GC-1928-Fr-2410.jpg |200px|alt=$5,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2410, depicting James Madison]]
|[[James Madison]]
|2410 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|<span style="display:none">1928</span>1928
|Fr.2411
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1928-Fr-2411.jpg |200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1928, Fr.2411, depicting Salmon P. Chase]]
|[[Salmon P. Chase]]
|2411 – [[W. O. Woods|Woods]] and [[Andrew Mellon|Mellon]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100</span>$100
|<span style="display:none">1934</span>1934
|Fr.2406
|[[File:US-$100-GC-1934-Fr-2406.jpg|200px|alt=$100 Gold Certificate, Series 1934, Fr.2406, depicting Benjamin Franklin]]
|[[Benjamin Franklin]]
|2406 – [[William Alexander Julian|Julian]] and [[Henry Morgenthau, Jr.|Morgenthau]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">1000</span>$1,000
|<span style="display:none">1934</span>1934
|Fr.2409
|[[File:US-$1000-GC-1934-Fr.2409.jpg|200px|alt=$1,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934, Fr.2409, depicting Grover Cleveland]]
|[[Grover Cleveland]]
|2409 – [[William Alexander Julian|Julian]] and [[Henry Morgenthau, Jr.|Morgenthau]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">10000</span>$10,000
|<span style="display:none">1934</span>1934
|Fr.2412
|[[File:US-$10000-GC-1934-Fr-2412.jpg|200px|alt=$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934, Fr.2412, depicting Salmon P. Chase]]
|[[Salmon P. Chase]]
|2412 – [[William Alexander Julian|Julian]] and [[Henry Morgenthau, Jr.|Morgenthau]] – gold.
|-

! scope="row"|<span style="display:none">100000</span>$100,000
|<span style="display:none">1934</span>1934
|Fr.2413
|[[File:US-$100000-GC-1934-Fr-2413.jpg |200px|alt=$100,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934, Fr.2413, depicting Woodrow Wilson]]
|[[Woodrow Wilson]]
|2413 – [[William Alexander Julian|Julian]] and [[Henry Morgenthau, Jr.|Morgenthau]] – gold.
|}

==Modern usage by the Federal Reserve System==
Since the time of the gold recall legislation the United States Treasury has issued gold certificates to the Federal Reserve Banks.  The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to "prescribe the form and denominations of the certificates".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter 31, United States Code|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5117|accessdate=31 March 2013}}</ref>  Originally, this was the purpose of the Series of 1934 Certificates which were issued only to the banks and never to the public.  However, since the 1960s most of the paper certificates have been destroyed,<ref>{{cite web|title=CUSTODY OF GOLD CERTIFICATES, SERIES OF 1934, as specified by the United States Treasury|url=http://tfm.fiscal.treasury.gov/v2/p6/c300.html|accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref> and the currently prescribed form of the "certificates" issued to the Federal Reserve is an electronic [[book entry]] account between the Federal Reserve and the Treasury.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISSUE AND REDEMPTION OF GOLD CERTIFICATES, as specified by the United States Treasury|url=http://tfm.fiscal.treasury.gov/v2/p6/c200.html|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>  The electronic book entry system also allows for the various regional Federal Reserve Banks to exchange certificate balances among themselves.<ref>{{cite web|title=GOLD CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT, as Specified by Federal Reserve System|url=http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/mdrm/data-dictionary/search/item?keyword=J653%20&show_short_title=False&show_conf=False&rep_status=All&rep_state=Opened&rep_period=Before&date_start=20140221&date_end=21140221|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>

As of December 2013 the Federal Reserve reported<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Reserve H.4.1 Release|url=http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/20131226/|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> holding $11.037 billion face value of these certificates.  The Treasury backs these certificates by holding an equivalent amount of gold at the statutory exchange rate of $42 2/9 per troy ounce of gold, though the Federal Reserve does not have the right to exchange the certificates for gold.  As the certificates are denominated in dollars rather than in a set weight of gold, any change in the statutory exchange rate towards the (much higher) market rate would result in a windfall accounting gain for the Treasury.

==Series catalogue==
This is a chart of some of the series of gold certificates printed. Each entry includes: series year, general description, and printing figures if available.

===Small-size gold certificates===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|+Small-size gold certificates
! Series !! Denominations!! Signatures !! Printing Figure
|-
| 1928 || $10 || [[W. O. Woods]] – [[Andrew W. Mellon]] || align="right"|33,356,000
|-
| 1928 || $20 || W. O. Woods – Andrew W. Mellon || align="right"|67,704,000
|-
| 1928 || $50 || W. O. Woods – Andrew W. Mellon || align="right"|5,520,000
|-
| 1928 || $100 || W. O. Woods – Andrew W. Mellon || align="right"|3,240,000
|-
| 1928A || $100 || W. O. Woods – [[Ogden L. Mills]] || align="right"|120,000*
|-
| 1934 || $100|| [[William Alexander Julian|W. A. Julian]] – [[Henry Morgenthau, Jr.]] || align="right"|120,000*
|-
| 1928 || $500 || W. O. Woods – Andrew W. Mellon || align="right"|420,000
|-
| 1928 || $1,000 || W. O. Woods – Andrew W. Mellon || align="right"|288,000
|-
| 1934 || $1,000 || W. A. Julian – Henry Morgenthau, Jr. || align="right"|84,000*
|-
| 1928 || $5,000 || W. O. Woods – Andrew W. Mellon || align="right"|24,000
|-
| 1928 || $10,000 || W. O. Woods – Andrew W. Mellon || align="right"|48,000
|-
| 1934 || $10,000 || W. A. Julian – Henry Morgenthau, Jr. || align="right"|36,000*
|-
| 1934 || $100,000 || W. A. Julian – Henry Morgenthau, Jr. || align="right"|42,000*
|}
* Notes: All Series 1928A gold certificates were consigned to destruction and never released; none<ref>{{cite web|title=USPaperMoney.Info|url=http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/all___h.html|accessdate=9 December 2011}}</ref> are known to exist. All Series 1934 gold certificates were issued only to banks and were not available to the public.  The Series 1934 gold certificates are also distinguished from the previous gold certificates in their gold clause, which adds the phrase "as authorized by law" to denote that these notes cannot be legally held by private individuals, and by their distinctive orange reverses. Only a few museum specimens of these Series 1934 gold certificates survive today.  The $100,000 note is the largest denomination currency ever issued by the United States.

==See also==
{{Portal|Money}}
* [[Silver certificate (United States)]]
* [[National gold bank note]]
* [[Digital gold currency]]

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|group="nb"}}
{{reflist|group=note}}

==Notes==
{{reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book |last1=Friedberg |first1=Arthur L. |last2=Friedberg |first2=Ira S. |year=2013 |title= Paper Money of the United States: A Complete Illustrated Guide With Valuations |journal=|volume=|issue=|pages= |publisher= Coin & Currency Institute |doi= |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=eMFWoWl2UYkC&pg=PA182 |accessdate=14 February 2014|edition=20th|isbn=978-0-87184-520-7}}

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