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3 cent note George Washington: 5 cent note Thomas Jefferson: 10 cent note William M. Meredith: 15 cent note Bust of Columbia 25 cent note Robert Walker: 50 cent note William Crawford: $500 bill: William McKinley: $1,000 bill: Grover Cleveland: $2,000 bill Various historical figures $5,000 bill: James Madison: $10,000 bill: Salmon P. Chase ...
The reverse of the note features portraits of inventors Robert Fulton and Samuel Morse. [1] The note is of the US large size variety at 7.375 in (187.3 mm) inches by 3.125 in (79.4 mm). The currency notes in use today in the United States is 6.14 in (156 mm) by 2.61 in (66 mm). [4]
An 1883 postal note of Homer Lee Bank Note Co., Philadelphia 7 Sept 1883. Postal notes were the specialized money order successors to the United States Department of the Treasury's postage and fractional currency. They were created so Americans could safely and inexpensively (for a three cent fee) send sums of money under $5 to distant places. [1]
Uncut currency sheets are common numismatics collector's items. They are often sold as souvenirs by issuers. They are often sold as souvenirs by issuers. After cutting, usually the banknotes can be used as legal tender; however, the cost to purchase uncut currency sheets is typically higher than the aggregate face value of the cut notes.
A note in UNC condition is generally worth up to ten times more in this condition compared with merely VG (Very Good). An UNC note can be worth three times as much as a VF one. For notes seldom found in uncirculated condition, the premium may be even higher. The difference between Gem Uncirculated and Uncirculated can also be substantial.
Since United States Notes were discontinued in 1971, Federal Reserve Notes are the only type of currency circulating in the US. In 1976, a $2 note was added, 10 years after the $2 denomination of United States Note was officially discontinued. The denomination proved to be unpopular and is now treated as a curiosity, although it is still being ...
The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money was a well-known catalogue of banknotes that was published by Krause Publications in three volumes. These catalogues are commonly known in the numismatic trade as the Pick catalogues, as the numbering system was originally compiled by Albert Pick, but are also referred to as "Krause" or "SCWPM".
Counterfeit money is currency produced outside of the legal sanction of a state or government, usually in a deliberate attempt to imitate that currency and so as to deceive its recipient. Producing or using counterfeit money is a form of fraud or forgery , and is illegal in all jurisdictions of the world.