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You can't. However, depending on its age and denomination a silver certificate may be worth extra as a collectible item. You should investigate its value before deciding what to do with it.
There used to be what was called the gold or silver standard where our dollars were backed by a certain amount of silver and gold. You could trade in those silver and gold certificates for a certain amount of the metal, but that's not the case anymore. Redemption of gold certificates for metal ended in 1933. Redemption of silver certificates ended in 1968.
What else can I help you with?
Can you still receive silver when you exchange a silver certificate?
No. The ability to exchange them for silver ended in 1968.
What to say to exchange paper dollars for silver at banks?
First build a time machine to travel back to the early 1960s. Then go to a bank with a silver certificate and ask the teller to exchange it for silver coinage. Silver certificates haven't been redeemable for silver coins since 1968.
Can you still use a 1 dollar silver certificate?
Silver certificates were never formally withdrawn so you could still spend one, but you can't exchange them for silver anymore. However depending on its date it may not make much sense to spend a silver certificate. Common ones (mostly 1957 $1 bills) are pretty much only worth a bit more than face value to collectors, but some older-date silver certificates can be worth much more.
Can you trade a 1935 silver certificate for silver?
No, redemption of silver certificates for silver metal was halted back in 1968, after the price of silver was deregulated.
What is the value of a us blue ink silver certificate?
What is the value of a us blue ink 2 dollar certificate
Can you still receive silver when you exchange a silver certificate?
No. The ability to exchange them for silver ended in 1968.
Can you exchange a 1 dollar silver certificate for silver?
No. When the US deregulated the price of silver back in the 1960s, the practice of redeeming silver certificates for metal was discontinued.
Why are they called silver certificate dollar bills?
The US Treasury would exchange them for silver coins. That policy ended in the mid-1960s when silver coinage was discontinued.
What to say to exchange paper dollars for silver at banks?
First build a time machine to travel back to the early 1960s. Then go to a bank with a silver certificate and ask the teller to exchange it for silver coinage. Silver certificates haven't been redeemable for silver coins since 1968.
Can a 1957 series A blue seal one dollar silver certificate be exchanged for a one dollar silver eagle coin and if so where do you exchange it?
No. Redemption of silver certificates for coins was ended in 1964 and for silver bullion in 1968. In any case a typical 1957 $1 silver certificate sells for about $1.25 to $1.50 in circulated condition while a silver eagle sells for at least the current price of an ounce of silver so it would definitely be an unequal exchange.
1957a silver certificate?
How much is a 1957a silver certificate worth?
When did the US get rid of silver certificate dollar bills?
1964 was the last year they printed silver certificates, although they were dated 1957 B. Until 1968 it was possible to exchange your silver certificate for its face value in silver dollars or the equivalent in silver bullion/coins. However, since 1968 they have become fiat money and somewhat of a collector's item. They are no longer convertible for silver and can be found rarely in change.
What replaced the silver certificates?
The silver certificate and the gold certificate were replaced by the Federal Reserve Dollar.
What is a US 1 dollar silver certificate?
A silver certificate is a US banknote (bill) that could be redeemed for an equivalent amount of silver. Please see the question "What is a silver certificate?" for a much more detailed explanation.
What is a US 5 dollar silver certificate?
A silver certificate is a US banknote (bill) that could be redeemed for an equivalent amount of silver. Please see the question "What is a silver certificate?" for a much more detailed explanation.
What is the value of a 1989 silver certificate 1 dollar bill?
There is no such thing as a 1989 $1 Silver Certificate.
Can you get silver for silver certificate dollars?
Not since 1967.
