Gold certificates were turned over to the U.S. It actually became illegal to possess the notes so nearly all circulating During the Great Depression, thegovernment officially ended the practice of redeeming Gold Certificates for gold coins. President, gold certificates were among the most attractive of all paper currency. With the reverse printed in a brilliant golden orange and an obverse that typically featured the portrait of a significant American, most often a U.S. Gold Certificates were colorful banknotes that represented ownership of the corresponding amount of gold coins. President Woodrow Wilson, creator of the Federal Reserve. 'America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to discover and maintain liberty among men.'
Gold Certificates of the United States Coin Set
