Harry S. Truman Dollar Bill and Typed Letter Signed.

TRUMAN, Harry S.

$8,200.00

Item Number: 147068

Kansas City, MO: Federal Reserve Bank Building, 1953.

Rare silver certificate one dollar bill, boldly signed by Harry S. Truman. Framed with a typed letter signed to Alexander Jones of The Daily Home News. One page on Truman’s personal letterhead, the letter is dated June 5, 1953 and reads in full: Thanks a lot for your thoughtfulness in sending me the 1924 dollar. If I remember correctly, the last dollars were coined in 1926. Mr. Hy Gardner took it upon himself to set the date of the last coinage and you gave me credit for it. I am fixing it so there will be no robbery — the enclosed bill will make a fair exchange. Sincerely yours, “Harry Truman.” Double matted and framed with a portrait of Truman and an engraved plaque. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 20.75 inches by 20.25 inches.

President Harry S. Truman famously had a sign on his desk in the White House that read, “The Buck Stops here!” The reverse side of the painted glass sign mounted on a walnut base read “I’m from Missouri.” United States Marshal Fred A. Canfil had seen a similar sign while visiting the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklahoma. Canfil asked the warden if a similar sign could be made for President Truman, and the sign was mailed to Truman in October 1945. It became a favorite fixture in his office, and Truman popularized the statement. He referred to it several times in public statements, including his farewell address in January 1953.