1957 $1 Silver Certificate Value: Price Chart by Series

Series 1957. The 1957 series was the first U.S. currency officially issued with IN GOD WE TRUST printed on it (a 1955 law required the motto on all currency), placed above the ONE on the back. All 1957 and later series carry this motto from then on.

• Series 1957 — Priest (Treasurer) and Anderson (Secretary), blue seal
• Series 1957A — Smith (Treasurer) and Dillon (Secretary), blue seal
• Series 1957B — Granahan (Treasurer) and Dillon (Secretary), blue seal

Same as the 1935 series (the page does not mention the obligation text being rewritten again for the 1957 series)

• IN GOD WE TRUST is printed above the ONE on the back
• Blue seal, current-design back (not Funnyback)
• IN GOD WE TRUST on the back

Difference from the 1935F with the same signatures (Priest / Anderson): 1935F has no motto on the back, while 1957 has the motto.

Identical in appearance to the 1935G Motto version with the same signatures (also Smith / Dillon), differing only in the series-year label.

Identical in appearance to the 1935H with the same signatures (also Granahan / Dillon), differing only in the series-year label.

Greysheet (Greensheet & Friedberg CPG) retail value ranges, updated September 25, 2026, from a worn circulated note to a top-grade crisp uncirculated one:

• 1957 (Fr. 1619): $1.50–$210
• **1957 Star Replacement (Fr. 1619*):** $2–$160
• 1957A (Fr. 1620): $1.50–$280
• **1957A Star Replacement (Fr. 1620*):** $2–$135
• 1957B (Fr. 1621): $1.50–$260
• **1957B Star Replacement (Fr. 1621*):** $2–$130

The low end is a folded, circulated note; the high end is a gem uncirculated note, usually one certified by PMG or PCGS Banknote. Star notes (a star next to the serial number) replaced misprinted sheets and usually sell above the regular note. Condition moves the price more than anything else: a note that has been folded even once is no longer uncirculated. Fancy serial numbers can add more; check yours with the serial number checker.

A 1957 $1 silver certificate is worth about $1.50 worn and $210–$280 only as a top-grade uncirculated note (Greysheet, September 25, 2026). Retail asking prices seen on September 25, 2026 sit near the low end: SilverTowne lists a crisp uncirculated Series 1957 to 1957B note at $12.57 (check or wire price), and Littleton Coin lists an About Uncirculated 1957 star note at $32.50. PGS Gold & Coin's chart gives $1.25–$2 circulated, $5–$12 crisp uncirculated and $15–$40 for an uncirculated star. Dealers buying from you pay less than these retail prices.

Series 1957 was the first $1 series with IN GOD WE TRUST on the back (Littleton Coin) and the last regular silver certificate series (Wikipedia). SilverTowne notes the notes were printed from 1957 to 1963. Final $1 silver certificate production came in late 1963, when Federal Reserve Notes took over the $1 (Wikipedia). Those facts make it a popular first note for collectors, but they also mean a lot of 1957 notes survive, which keeps prices low.

The serial number is printed twice on the face, in blue ink like the seal (PGS Gold & Coin). It reads one letter, eight digits and a letter; on a star note the star comes before the digits, as in *75681423A (US Currency Auctions). Littleton Coin reports fewer than 11% of 1957 notes are stars. Enter the digits in our serial number checker to see whether they form a fancy pattern such as a solid, ladder or radar.

Research and drafting for this page were assisted by AI and checked line by line against the sources listed below. Prices are copied from the named price guide or dealer page with its date; where a figure could not be confirmed we say so rather than estimate. If you find an error, tell us and we will correct it.