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The dimensions of the modern (small-size) U.S. currency is identical to the size of Philippine peso banknotes issued under United States administration after 1903, which had proven highly successful. [56] The American large-note bills became known as "horse blankets" or "saddle blankets". [57]
They were removed from circulation in 1964, at the same time as silver coins. They were issued in large size through 1929 and in small size thereafter. They were originally issued in denominations of $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000. $1, $2 and $5 notes were added in 1882. Small size notes were only made in denominations of $1, $5 and $10.
The silver-colored Susan B. Anthony dollar was replaced with gold-colored Sacagawea dollar in 2000 and Presidential Dollars 2007-2016; though the composition changed, the coin's size and weight remain the same. Some variances in coin size and weight occurred over time, especially as the value of silver varied.
Modern measurements of these large size notes reveal an average dimension of 7 + 3 ⁄ 8 by 3 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (18.7 cm × 7.9 cm). Small size notes (described as such due to their size relative to the earlier large-size notes) are an average 6 + 1 ⁄ 8 by 2 + 5 ⁄ 8 inches (15.6 cm × 6.7 cm), the size of modern U.S. currency. Each ...
The first small-size $1 Silver Certificate Common reverse of $1 Silver Certificates (Series of 1928-1934) and $1 United States Notes (Series of 1928), commonly referred to as "Funnybacks" The first small-size $1 United States Banknote printed (6.14 length × 2.61 width × 0.0043 in thickness = 156 × 66.3 × 0.11 mm)
The Secretary of the Treasury directed a reduction in paper currency from a 7 + 7 ⁄ 16 inch by 3 + 9 ⁄ 64 inch size to a 6 + 5 ⁄ 16 inch by 2 + 11 ⁄ 16 inch (6.31" × 2.69") size, which allowed the Treasury Department to produce 12 notes per 16 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch by 13 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch sheet of paper that previously would yield 8 notes at the ...
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1929: Under the Series of 1928, all U.S. currency was changed to its current size and began to carry a standardized design. All variations of the $100 bill would carry the same portrait of Benjamin Franklin, same border design on the obverse, and the same reverse with a vignette of Independence Hall.