United States Paper Money Gift of foe Nua: i i flW^ UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY A REFERENCE LIST OF PAPER MONEY, INCLUDING FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, ISSUED SINCE 1861 ALSO A LIST OF UNITED STATES COINS ISSUED BY THE U. S. MINTS SINCE THEIR ORGANIZATION SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATICS: LIBRARY The Ed Hallett Collection BY GEORGE H. BLAKE Member American Numismatic Association NEW YORK Copyright, 1908, by GEORGE H. BLAKE PRICE, ONE DOLLAR INDEX PAG K NO. Introduction — United States Paper Money 5 Concerning the Manufacture of Paper Money 5 Legal Tender Value of Coins and Paper Money (3. Demand Notes 7 Legal Tender or United States Notes — First Issue. . . Legal Tender or United States Notes — Second Issue Legal Tender or United States Notes — Third Issue 9 Legal Tender or United States Notes — Fourth Issue 10 Legal Tender or United States Notes — Fifth Issue 12 Treasury or Coin Notes 13 Gold Certificates — First Issue 14 Gold Certificates — Second Issue 15 Gold Certificates — Third Issue 15 Gold Certificates — Fourth Issue 10 Gold Certificates — Fifth Issue 17 Gold Certificates — Sixth Issue 17 Gold Certificates — Seventh Issue 17 Gold Certificates — Eighth Issue is Gold Certificates — Ninth Issue ]g Silver Certificates — First Issue lg Silver Certificates — Second Issue 20 Silver Certificates — Third Issue 21 Silver Certificates — Fourth Issue 22 National Bank Notes — First Charter Period ... 22 National Bank Notes — Second Charter Period 25 National Bank Notes — Second Charter Period, 1908 Series 20 National Bank Notes — Third Charter Period 26 National Bank Notes — Third Charter Period, 1908 Series 27 National Gold Bank Notes 28 Interest- Bearing Notes — Three Years 28 Interest-Bearing Notes — Two Years 29 Interest-Bearing Notes — One Year 29 Compound Interest Notes 30 Refunding Notes 30 Currency Certificates of Deposit 31 Fractional Currency — Its Origin 32 Fractional Currency — First Issue 33 Fractional Currency — Second Issue 34 Fractional Currency — Third Issue 35 Fractional Currency — Third Issue, with Red Backs 37 Fractional Currency — Third Issue, Essay for 15 Cents 3g Fractional Currency — Fourth Issue 39 Fractional Currency — Fifth Issue 40 Fractional Currency, Table of — Issued, Redeemed and Outstanding 41 Coinage of the United States 42 Table Showing Coinage of the Charlotte Mint 42 Table Showing Coinage of the Dahlonega Mint 43 Table Showing Coinage of the Denver Mint 43 Table Showing Coinage of the San Francisco Mint 44-45 Table Showing Coinage of the New Orleans Mint 40-47 Table Showing Coinage of the Philadelphia Mint 48-58 Table Showing Coinage of the Carson City Mint 54 Authority for Coinage, etc 55 I 6C * II - UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY Paper money has performed an important part in the history of these United States. Adopted as a matter of necessity, and not from choice, by Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1600, it was grad- ually issued by other colonies until in general use by all. It was the original intention of the colonies to have it equal current coin, but depreciation took place, followed by succeeding issues of paper money, until it became practically worthless. During the Revolution a new kind of paper money was issued by authority of the Continental Congress, for the purpose of carrying on the war with England. This was known as Continental Currency. Most of this, also, became worthless. The Spanish silver dollar became' the monetary unit, Congress so decreeing in 1786. The Federal Constitution, adopted in 1787, forbid any state to “coin money, emit bills of credit, or make anything but gold and silver a tender in payment of debt.” The Act of April 2, 1792, resulted in the establishment of the Mint and the issuance in 1793 of the first coins of the United States. Thereafter no notes were issued until called forth by the War of 1812. This issue (1812-15) was not intended to circulate as money and was retired as quickly as possible. More than twenty years elapsed before it became again necessary to issue Treasury notes. In 1835 the United States was practically out of debt, there being on deposit sufficient funds to meet outstanding obligations. Soon after, however, the requirements of the government neces- sitated the further issuance of Treasury notes. Commencing in 1837 and continuing to 1843, Congress authorized each year an issue of Treasury notes. Most of these notes were quickly redeemed, and, in consequence, the First Comptroller on March 31, 1847, directed the Register to close the several accounts of above issues and con- solidate and transfer the balances outstanding, aggregating 8328,083.14, to a new account, to be known as “ Old Debt.” This designation has been continued to the present time. The amount outstanding on this account June 30, 1907, being $151,635.26. The next issues of Treasury notes were in 1846 and 1847, to meet deficits created in conse- quence of the war with Mexico. In 1857, there being a great reduction in the revenues from customs, owing to the monetary crisis prevailing at the time, another issue of Treasury notes was resorted to. In 1860 Congress authorized a loan of $21,000,000, but the government failed to realize the whole amount, owing to the political troubles preceding the War of the Rebellion. To supply the deficiency Treasury notes were issued. Still another issue of Treasury notes was author- ized in 1861, a few weeks before the commencement of hostilities between the North and South. All the Treasury notes which have been mentioned here were time or promissory notes and bore varying rates of interest. None were used, or intended to be used, as circulating notes or money. In 1861 Congress first authorized the issue of notes intended to circulate as money. These were known as Demand Notes, because payable on demand when presented at the Treasury (then in New York) or at certain designated sub-treasuries. When first issued they were not legal tender, but were subsequently made so, and also redeemable in coin. Later issues of legal tender notes, which are also known as United States Notes, were not made payable “ on demand.” Other issues of paper money are Gold Certificates, Silver Certificates, Treasury or Coin Notes, National Bank-notes and Fractional Currency. None of these bear interest, but one, two and three-year notes were issued in the early sixties and bore interest ranging from 4% to 7 t %%. CONCERNING THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER MONEY The early issues of paper money, from 1861 until 1876, were made under contracts with various Bank Note Companies. After that date the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington com- menced the manufacture of all United States paper money and have continued to the present time. G UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. Since paper money became a circulating medium there have been many changes in design, character of paper and varieties of seals used, besides changes in signatures of Register and Treasurer because of their retirement from office. A number of notes were so successfully counterfeited the Government deemed it wise to dis- continue their issue. Happily this trouble has been reduced to a minimum owing to the vigil- ance of the Secret Service men, and now very few counterfeit notes are in circulation. The first issues of United States paper money were printed on plain bank note paper of vary- ing quality and thickness. After a few years silk fibre paper was adopted and its use has been continued since. At one time, as an additional safeguard against counterfeiting, some of the bank-note paper was tinted. The Crane Mills at Dalton, Massachusetts, have for many years made the paper for all bank- notes issued by the United States Government. As the Treasury regulations prescribe the general character of bank-note designs, not much latitude is left to the designer except in the minor details. In these details ihere have been constant changes, each succeeding issue being widely different from any preceding issue. On the early notes a larger part of the obverses were covered with engraved work than in later issues, while some of the reverses were entirely covered. Of late years the tendency has been to use less lathe work, but of a higher quality and more complicated design, trusting largely to the security offered by the silk fibre paper. Owing to the extreme care exercised in the manufacture of bank-notes, and their frequent and rigid inspection before they are placed in circulation, errors and misprints are seldcm found. Such as have found their way into the hands of the public have been mostly rational bank-notes whose reverse was of a different denomination from the obverse. This was caused by re- versing the paper when the second printing took place, the plate from whic h the sheet was printed bearing more than one denomination of value. The current issue of Silver Certificates, series 1899, one dollar, two dollars and five dollars and Legal Tender, series of 1901, ten dollars, have been issued with inverted backs. LEGAL TENDER VALUE OF COINS AND PAPER MONEY Rut few persons have a definite knowledge as to the legal tender status of United States coins and paper money. Perhaps the best information on this subject has been given in a recent publication by the Government, as follows: “There are ten different kinds of money in circulation in the United States, namely, gold coins, standard silver dollars, subsidiary silver, gold certificates, silver certificates, Treasury notes issued under the act of July 14, 1890, United States notes (also called greenbac ks and lega tenders), national-bank notes, and nickel and bronze coins. These forms of money are all avail- able as circulation. While they do not all possess the full legal tender quality, each kind has such attributes as to give it currency. The status of each kind is as follows: “Gold coin is legal tender at its nominal or face value for all debts, public and private, when not below the standard weight and limit of tolerance prescribed by law and when below suc h standard and limit of tolerance it is legal tender in proportion to its weight. “Standard silver dollars are legal tender at their nominal or face value in payment of all debts, public and private, without regard to the amount, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. “Subsidiary silver is legal tender for amounts not exceeding 810 in any one ] ayment. “Treasury notes of the act of July 14, 1890, are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. “ United States notes are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. “Gold certificates, silver certificates and national-ban', notes are not legal tender, hut both classes of certificates are receivable for all public dues, while national bank note's are receivable for all public clues except duties on imports, and may be paid out by the Government for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to individuals, corporations and associations within the United States, except interest on the public debt and in redemption of the national currency. All national banks are required by law to receive the notes of other national banks at par. The minor coins of nickel and copper are legal tender to the extent of 25 cents.” ISSUES OF PAPER MONEY The various series of paper money issued by t lie United Stales follow and are described in detail. A number has been given to each type note which refers co the design, while variations of signature and seal and reissues are designated by numbers and letters. DEMAND NOTES Ad of Congress, July 17, 1861, and supplemental Notes dated Aug. 10, 1861 Act of Aug. 5, 1861. Denominations issued, So. 00, SI 0.00 and S20.00. The whole amount authorized under above acts was issued prior to April 1, 1862. The notes were payable “on demand” by the Assistant Treasurer at New \ ork, and at the Sub-Treasuries in Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, and bore the in- scription: “Receivable in payment of all public dues.” The obverses briefly described are as follows: 1 So. 00 2 10.00 3 20.00 la So. 00 2a 10.00 3a 20.00 lb S5.00 2b 10.00 3b 20.00 Ic 85.00 2c 10.00 3c 20.00 Id 85.00 2d 10.00 3d 20.00 PAYABLE IN NEW YORK Portrait, Alexander Hamilton (right); large 5 (center); Crawford’s statue America (left) Portrait, Abraham Lincoln (left); Art (right); American eagle and shield (center) Vignette, Liberty and Capitol, with large 20 repeated on either side PAYABLE IN PHILADELPHIA Portrait, Alexander Hamilton “ Abraham Lincoln Vignette, Liberty PAYABLE IN ROSTON Portrait, Alexander Hamilton “ Abraham Lincoln Vignette, Liberty PAYABLE IN CINCINNATI Portrait, Alexander Hamilton “ Abraham Lincoln Vignette, Liberty PAYABLE IN ST. LOUIS Portrait, Alexander Hamilton “ Abraham Lincoln Vignette, Liberty All of this issue have their values printed in light green on the face. The backs are a darker green in elaborate designs of repeated value, with the inscrip- tion “United States of America.” 3 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. These notes being the first ever issued by the United States with backs in green, were called “Greenbacks,” a name which has since been applied generally to all our paper money except fractional currency. They were engraved by the American Bank Note Company of New York. They were signed by employees of the Government with their own names “for the Register” and “for the Treasurer.” This issue is the only one which does not bear the seal of the United States Treasury. Their being receivable for duties somewhat embarrassed the Government, after the suspension of specie payments, in providing for the gold interest upon the public debt. By the terms of the law they were not made payable in gold, but in a circular sent out by the Secretary of the Treasury, before the suspension of specie payments, they were proclaimed payable in coin, and the Government felt obligated to so redeem them, in order to sustain its credit. In consequence, these notes were at times quoted at about the same premium as gold. LEGAL TENDER NOTES KNOWN ALSO AS UNITED STATES NOTES FIRST ISSUE Act of Congress, Feb. 25, 1862. Notes dated March 10, 1862. Denominations issued, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100.00, $500.00, and $1,000.00. The five, ten and twenty-dollar notes are the same design on obverse as previous issue with the following exceptions: The words “on demand” are omitted, as is also the in- scription " Receivable in payment of all public dues.” The signatures of L. E. Chittenden, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, are regu- larly printed on the notes, instead of being signed by a clerk “for the Register” or “for the Treasurer,” as heretofore. This issue was the first to bear the seal of the United States Treasury, which was printed in red on the right side, and the reverses were green, in a new design. The following is a brief description of the obverses: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $5.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton 10.00 “ Abraham Lincoln 20.00 Vignette, Liberty 50.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton 100.00 Vignette, Spread eagle 500.00 Portrait, Albert Gallatin 1,000.00 “ Robert Morris All have large numerals on obverse, giving value of note, on either side, except the $100.00 note, on which they are repeated three times. They were all inscribed “Payable at the Treasury of the United States in New York.” The Act of Congress authorizing this issue directed that a portion of the notes should be exchangeable for United States six per cent, twenty-year bonds, and accordingly two different obligations are found upon the reverse: The first were known as “convertible notes” and read as follows: “This note is a Legal Tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and is exchangeable for United States six per cent. Twenty- Year Bonds, redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after Five years.” The second: “This note is a Legal Tender for all Debts, Public and Private, except Duties on Imports and Interest on the Public Debt, and is receivable in payment of all loans made to the United States.” UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 9 The following are the denominations issued with the second obligation: 4a $5.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton 5a 10.00 “ Abraham Lincoln 6a 20.00 Vignette, Liberty 7a 50.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton 8a 100.00 Vignette, Spreadeagle 9a 500.00 Portrait, Albert Gallatin 10a 1,000.00 Robert Morris LEGAL TENDER NOTES SECOND ISSUE Act of Congress, July 11, 1862. Notes dated Aug. 1 , 1802. Denominations issued, $1.00 and $2.00. These were the first legal tender notes of small denomination. ~f"~l I $1.00 Portrait, Salmon P. Chase (left) 12 2.00 “ Alexander Hamilton The reverses are green, and bear the second obligation mentioned in the previous issue. These were issued in many “series” and each series was numbered independently of an other, no note having been observed bearing a higher number than 100,000. The same will apply also to the preceding and next following issue. The signatures on these notes are L. E. Chittenden, Registei , and F. E. Spinner, Treas- urer, and double numbering now first appears. Both the American Bank Note Company and National Bank Note Company were con- cerned in the engraving and printing. LEGAL TENDER NOTES THIRD ISSUE Act of Congress, March 3, 1863. 1 Notes dated March 10, 1863. Denominations issued, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100.00, $500.00, and $1,000.00. The designs of these notes are the same as those dated March 10, 1862. A portion of the issue is numbered on both the lower left side, and upper right side of note. All bear the signatures of L. E. Chittenden, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer. 4b $5.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton 5b 10.00 Abraham Lincoln 6b 20.00 Vignette, Liberty 7b 50.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton 8b 100.00 Vignette, Spread-eagle 9b 500.00 Portrait, Albert Gallatin 10b 1,000.00 Robert Morris The reverses are green and of same design as those issued under Act of February 25, 1862, with the second obligation, previously mentioned. These notes were engraved by the American Bank Note Company. 10 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. LEGAL TENDER NOTES FOURTH ISSUE Act of Congress , March 3, 1863. Series of 1869, 1874, 1875, 1878, 1880 and 1907. Denominations issued, $1.00, $2.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100.00, $500.00, $1,000.00, $5,000.00, and $10,000.00. Tlie.se notes hear the following portraits: 13 $1.00 Portrait , George Washington 14 2.00 U Thomas Jefferson 15 5.00 a Andrew Jackson 16 10.00 « Daniel Webster 17 20.00 u Alexander Hamilton 18 50.00 “ Henry Clay on series of 1869 ar.d 19 50.00 “ Benjamin Franklin on series of 1874, 1875, 1878 and 1880 20 100.00 “ Abraham Lincoln 21 500.00 a John Quincy Adams on series of 1869, and 22 500.00 “ General J. K. Mansfield on series of 1874, 1875, 187S and 1880 23 1 ,000.00 u De Witt Clinton in center, Columbus at left 24 5,000.00 u James Madison on series of 1878 only 25 10,000.00 u Andrew Jackson The series of 1874 included only $1.00, $2.00, $50.00, and $500.00, and no $1,000.00 hills were issued of 1874 and 1875. Series of 1907 consists of $5.00 only. The reverses are green, in two classes of designs, that adopted in 1874 continuing through all the re-issues. They were so numerous and so long in issue that some of the denominations are occa- sionally seen at the present time. In 1869 the United States Government began the use of silk fibre paper in it> banknotes. They are found as follows: SIGNATURES AND SEALS $1.00 13 1869, John Allison, Register, F. E. Spinner, Tr 13a 1874, “ U U 13b 1875, “ John C. New, I3bb 1875, “ “ “ Series B “ “ “ i Se- 1875, “ A. U. Wyman, nd 1878, “ Jas. Gilfillan, I3e 1880, G. W. Scofield, “ “ 1 3f 1880, B. K. Bruce, “ “ 1 3g 1880, “ A. Lb Wyman, 131 18S0, W. S. Rosecrans “ J. N. Huston, 13m 1880, “ u « 1 So 1880, “ E. 11. Nebeker, 1 3p 18S0, J. Fount. Tillman, “ I). X. Morgan, $2.00 14 1869, John Allison, Register, F. E. Spinner, Tr 14a 1874, a u 14b 1875, “ John C. New, 1 4bb 1875, “ “ “ Series B 1 4c 1875, “ A. U. Wyman Large red with spikes (right) Red with rays (left) Large brown with spikes (right) Large red with spikes (right) “ brown “ Red, scalloped (left) Large red with spikes (right) Red with rays (left) UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 11 I4d 1878, John Allison, Register, I4e 1880, G. W. Scofield, 1 4f 1880, B. K. Bruce, I 4g 1880, “ 141 1880, W. S. Rosecrans, 14m 1880, “ I 4o 1880, “ I4p 1880, J. Fount. Tillman, “ $ 2.00 Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, A. U. Wyman, J. N. Huston, U ll E. H. Nebeker, D. X. Morgan, Red with rays (left) Large brown with spikes (right) u u Large red with spikes (right) Large brown with spikes (right) Red, scalloped (right) - $5.00 15 1869, John Allison, Register, F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, Large red with spikes (right) 15b 1875, “ John C. New, Red with rays (left) I5bb 1875, “ “ Series A 44 44 44 44 1 5bbbl875, “ “ “ Series B “ “ 44 44 44 44 15c 1 875, U (4 A. U. Wyman, “ 44 44 44 44 I5d 1878, “ “ u Jas. Gilfillan, 44 44 44 4. 15c 1880, G. W. Scofield, “ “ “ Large brown with spikes (right) 1 5f 1880, B. K. Bruce, ** “ “ “ 44 44 44 44 44 I5g 1S80, 11 “ A. U. Wyman, 44 44 44 4. 44 I5h 1SS0, 14 44 “ “ “ “ red, no spikes I5i 1880, W. S. Rosecrans, C. X. Jordan, 44 44 44 44 44 I5j 1880, 44 44 James W. Hyatt, “ “ “ “ “ “ 151 1880, 4. 44 J. X. Huston, “ “ with “ 15m 1 8S0, 44 44 44 “ “ “ “ brown “ I5n 1880, 44 44 44 F. H. Nebeker, “ 44 4. *4 44 44 l5o 1880, 44 44 44 “ “ “ Red, scalloped (right) I5p 1880, J. Fount. Till man, D. X. Morgan, “ “ “ I5(] 1880, B. K. Bruce, 44 Ellis H. Roberts, “ 44 44 44 I5r 1880, J. W. Lyons, 44 “ “ “ 44 44 44 15 s 1907, W. T. Vernon, Chas. H. Treat, 810.00 16 1869, John Allison, Register, 16b 1 875, “ I6d 1878, “ 16c 1880, G. W. Scofield, I6f 1880, B. K. Bruce I6g 1 8S0, “ 1 61 1 1880, “ I6i 1880, W. S. Rosecrans, “ 1 6 j 1880, “ 16k 1880, “ 161 1880, “ 16m 1880, “ I6r 1880, J. W. Lyons, 17 1869, John Allison, Register 17b 1875, “ I7d 1878, “ I7g 1880, B. K. Bruce, I7h 1880, “ I7i 1880, W. S. Rosecrans, “ 171 1880, “ 17m 1S80, “ I7r 1880, J. W. Lyons, F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, John C. New, Jas. Gilfillan, Jas. Gilfillan, A. U. Wyman, C. N. Jordan, James W. Hyatt, J. X. Huston, Ellis H. Roberts, $20.00 F. F. Spinner, Treasurer, John C. New, Jas. Gilfillan, A. U. Wyman, C. X. Jordan, J. X. Huston, Ellis H. Roberts, “ Large red with spikes (right) Red with rays (left) Large brown .with spikes (right) red, no “ with brown Red, scalloped (right) Large red with spikes (left) Red with rays (right) Large brown with spikes (right) “ led. no with “ brown “ Red, scalloped (right) 12 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. $50.00 18 1869, John Allison, Register, 19 1874, “ 19c 1875, “ I9g 1880, B. K. Bruce, I9j 1880, W. S. Rosecrans, “ 19 m 1880, “ 20 1869, John Allison, Register. 20d 1878, “ 20g 1880, B. K. Bruce, 20i 1880, W. S. Rosecrans, “ 20m 1880, “ SI, 000.00 23d 18S0, J. Fount. Tillman, Register, D. N. Morgan, Treasurer, Red, scalloped, right 23f 1880, J W. Lyons, Ellis H Roberts, " $5,000.00 24 1878, G. W. Scofield, Register Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Large brown with spikes (right) $10,000.00 25e 1878, G. W Scofield, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer. F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, Large red with spikes (right; Medium red with rays “ A. U. Wyman, “ “ “ “ “ “ Large brown with spikes (right) James W. Hyatt, " “ red, no J. N. Huston, “ “ SI 00.00 F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, Large red with spikes (right) Jas. Gilfillan, “ Meduim red with rays A. U. Wyman, “ Large brown with spikes (right) C. N. Jordan, “ “ red, no spikes, J. N. Huston, “ “ brown with spikes “ LEGAL TENDER NOTES FIFTH ISSUE Authorized by the Legal Tender Acts of 1862 and 1863. Series oj 1901. Denomination issued, $10.00. This has on obverse the value of note in red and the inscription: “This Note is a legal tender for ten dollars, subject to the provisions of Section 3588 R. S.” 26 $10.00 Buffalo in center, vignettes, Lewis and Clark, on either end. The reverse is in green with standing female figure l>etween two column- representing Enlightenment and reads: “This Note is a Legal Tender at its face value for all Debts Public and Private, except Duties on Imports and Interest on the Public Debt.” SIGNATURES AND SEALS 26 J. W. Lyons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Red, scalloped (right) 26a W. T. Vernon, “ Chas. H. Treat, 26b “ “ “ UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 13 TREASURY OR COIN NOTES /ZTc Act of Congress, July 14, 19 00 . Series of 1890 and 1891. Denominations issued, 81.00, 82.00, 85.00, 810.00, 820.00, 850.00, 8100.00, 8500.00 and 81,000.00. These notes were issued in payment of silver bullion, which Congress directed the Sec- retary of the Treasury to purchase from time to time, in accordance with the above Act. They are redeemable in gold or silver coin, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. They are a legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where other- wise expressly stipulated in the contract, and are receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues. They bear the following portraits: 27 81.00 Portrait, Edwin M. Stanton 28 2.00 44 General McPherson 29 5.00 44 “ Thomas 30 10.00 44 “ Sheridan 31 20.00 u John Marshall 32 50.00 “ William H. Seward 33 100.00 41 Admiral Farragut 34 500.00 44 General Sherman 35 1,000.00 44 “ Meade The reverses are green and very handsome, the denomination of each note being carried across it in large letters of attractive design. They are found as follows: SIGNATURES AND SEALS 81.00 27 1890, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, 27a 1890, “ 44 44 27b 1890, " 44 * 44 27c 1891, “ 44 44 27d 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, “ 27e 1S91, B. K. Bruce, J. N. Huston, Treasurer, Large brown with spikes (right) E. H. Nebeker, Red, scalloped (right) D. N. Morgan, Ellis II . Roberts, “ 44 44 44 82.00 28 28a 28b 28c 28d 28* 1890, \Y. S. Rosecrans, Register, 1890, " 1890, “ 1891, “ 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, 1891, B. K. Bruce, J. N. Huston, Treasurer, Large brown with spikes (right) E. H. Nebeker, " Red, scalloped (right) I). N. Morgan, Ellis H. Roberts, “ 85.00 29 29a 29b 29c 29d 29e 29l 1890, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, 1 S90, “ 1890, “ 1891, “ 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, 1891, B. K. Bruce, 1891, J. W. Lyons, J. N. Huston, Treasurer, Large brown with spikes (right) E. H. Nebeker, “ “ “ Red, scalloped (right) T). N. Morgan, Ellis H. Roberts, “ 14 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. SI 0.00 30 301) 30c 301 1890, \Y. S. Rosecrans, Register, 1890, “ 1891, “ 1891, B. K. Bruce, J. X. Huston, Treasurer, Large brown with spikes (right) E. H. Xebeker, “ Red, scalloped (right) Ellis H. Roberts, “ $20.00 31 31a 31b 3ld 1890, W . S. Rosecrans, Register, 1890, “ 1890, “ 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, J. X. Huston, Treasurer, Large brown with spikes (right) E. H. Xebeker, Red, scalloped (right'' I). X. Morgan, $50.00 32c 1891, \Y. S. Rosecrans, Register, E. H. Xebeker, Treasurer, Red, scalloped (right) $100.00 33 1890, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, J. X. Huston, Treasurer, Large brown with spikes (right) GOLD CERTIFICATES FIRST ISSUE Act of Congress, March 3, 1803. With written dates. Denominations issued, $20.00, $100.00, $500.00, $1,000.00, $5,000.00 and $10,000.00. The price of gold at the time of the passage of the above Act was over I50(^. As duties on imports were payable in gold, and many commercial transactions were conducted on a gold basis, it was then bought and sold like merchandise at the ruling market rates. Congress bv this Act authorized the deposit of gold coin and bullion with the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the United States in sums not less than $20.00 and the issue of certificates therefor, in denominations the same as United States notes. It was not until Xov. 13, 1865, that the first of these certificates was issued. Very few were seen by the general public, most of them being for clearing house purposes, in the large denominations of 81,000.00, $5,000.00 and $10,000.00. They were signed by S. B. Colby, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, and certifi- cates issued at any Hub-Treasury also bore the signature of the Assistant Treasurer in charge. To be typical of gold they were printed in black on yellow paper. The following is a brief description of these certificates: PAYABLE AT XE\Y YORK 36 $20.00 Vignette, Eagle with flag and shield 37 100.00 Eagle over flag and shield, female head 38 500.00 Eagle with flag and shield 39 1 ,000.00 Eagle with flag, female head 40 5,000.00 Eagle, with Hag, female head 41 10,000.00 Eagle with Hag and shield UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 15 PAYABLE AT WASHINGTON AND COUNTERSIGNED BY ASSISTANT TREASURER $20.00 Vignette, Eagle with Hag and shield 100.00 “ Eagle over Hag and shield 5,000.00 “ Eagle with flag, female head PLACE OF PAYMENT BLANK $20.00 Vignette, Eagle with flag and shield 100.00 “ Eagle over Hag and shield The backs were printed in red with the value in large letters. GOLD CERTIFICATES SECOND ISSUE Act of Congress, March 3, 1863. Series cf 1870 and 1871. Denominations issued, SI 00.00, $500.00, SI, 000.00 $5,000.00 and $10,000.00. All this issue was made payable at New York to blank_order and countersigned by the Assistant Treasurer. si oo.oo 500.00 1 ,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 Portrait, Thomas II. Benton (Series 1871 only) Abraham Lincoln Alexander Hamilton “ James Madison “ Andrew Jackson On all of this issue were the large red seal with spikes, and printed signatures of Allison and New, Allison and Gilfillan, and Allison and Wyman. Some of the larger denominations bore autographic signatures. The backs were left blank for endorsement. GOLD CERTIFICATES THIRD ISSUE Act of Congress, March 3, 1863. Series 1875. Denominations issued, $500.00 and $1,000.00. $500.00 Portrait, Abraham Lincoln 1 ,000.00 “ Alexander Hamilton The $500 certificates bore the signatures of John Allison, Register, and John C. New, Treasurer. On the $1,000.00 certificates blank spaces were left for autograph signatures of Register and Treasurer, and both were countersigned by the Assistant Treasurer in New York, where they were made payable. 16 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. GOLD CERTIFICATES FOURTH ISSUE Act of Congress, July 12, 1882. Hated, Sept. 1, 1882. Denominations issued, $20.00, $50.00, 8100.00, 8500.00, 81 ,000.00, $5,000.00 and 810,000.00. These certificates were issued for deposits of gold coin, and are receivable in payment of customs, taxes and all public dues. They bear the following portraits: 49 820.00 Portrait, James A. Garfield 50 50.00 " Silas Wright 51 100.00 “ Thomas H. Benton 52 500.00 Abraham Lincoln 53 1 ,000.00 Alexander Hamilton 54 5,000.00 “ James Madison 55 10,000.00 Andrew Jackson The reverses, being in yellow, present a very attractive appearance and are suggestive of the gold they represent. Some of this issue were made payable bv the Assistant Treasurer in New York, and when so payable were countersigned by him. They are found as follows: PAYABLE AT WASHINGTON SIGNATURES AND SEALS 820.00 49 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped 49b 1882, “ A. U. Wyman, “ u u 49d 1882, W. S. Rosecrans, “ J. N. Huston, “ Large brown with spikes 49e 1882, J. W. Lyons, Ellis H. Roberts, “ Red, scalloped $50.00 50 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, , Brown, scalloped 50b 1882, “ A. U. Wyman, “ u “ 50c 1882, W. S. Rosecrans, “ James W. Hyatt, “ Large red with spikes 8100.00 51 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, , Brown, scalloped 51c 1882, W. S. Rosecrans, " James W. Hyatt, “ Large red with spikes 5ld 1882, “ J. N. Huston, “ “ brown with “ PAYABLE AT NEW YORK AND COUNTERSIGNED BY ASSISTANT TREASURER $20.00 49a 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped $50.00 50a 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped 8100.00 51a 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped UNITED ^STATES PAPER MONEY. GOLD CERTIFICATES 17 FIFTH ISSUE Act of Congress, July 12, 1882. Series 1888. Mot dated Denominations issued, 55,000.00 and 510,000.00. 56 55,000.00 Portrait, James Madison 57 10,000.00 “ Andrew Jackson These were made payable in New York to bearer and also to blank order, and were signed W. S. Rosecrans, Register, and James W. Hyatt, Treasurer, also W. S. Rose- crans, Register, and E. H. Nebeker, Treasurer, and were countersigned by the Assistant Treasurer at New York. GOLD CERTIFICATES SIXTH ISSUE Act of Congress, March 14, 1900. Series of 1900. Denomination issued, 510,000.00. 58 510,000.00 Portrait, Andrew Jackson The place of payment. was left blank on this certificate. It bore the signatures of the following: 58 J. W. Lyons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer 58a “ “ “ Chas. H. Treat, 58b W. T. Vernon, “ “ “ It was also countersigned by the Assistant Treasurer of United States. GOLD CERTIFICATES SEVENTH ISSUE Act of Congress, July 12, 1882. Series of 1905, 1906 and 1907. Denominations issued, 510.00 and $20.00. The obverses of these notes are printed in black. On the 520.00 the words ‘in gold coin” are printed in yellow on the series of 1905, left white in 1906, and shaded in 1907. 59 $10.00 Portrait, Michael Hillegas 60 20.00 “ George Washington The reverses are yellow and have in center the coat of arms of the United States, with the value, etc.; the color is of a deeper tone than any previously used. Both 520.00 are printed from the same plate, but vary in having at left, on obverse, a yellow monogram of S20.00 on the 1905 issue, which is changed to XX in 1906. This is one of the handsomest notes ever issued by the United States. 18 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. Sl< ! NATURES AN 1U. SEALS $10.00 59 1007, AY. T. A’ernon, Register, Chas. H. Treat, Treasurer, Yellow, scalloped $20.00 60 1905, J. AY. Lyons, Register, 60a 1905, “ 60b 1906, AA’. T. Vernon, “ Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Red, scalloped Chas. H. Treat, Yellow, scalloped GOLD CERTIFICATES EIGHTH ISSUE Act of Congress, July 12 , 18S2. Series 1907. Denomination issued, §1,000.00. 61 $1,000.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton This bears the signatures of AA T . T. Vernon, Register, and Chas. H. Treat, Treasurer. GOLD CERTIFICATES NINTH ISSUE Act oj Congress, .July 12, 1882. Series of 1908. Denominations to be issued, §50.00 and §100. 00. At present writing these certificates have not been placed in circulation. They are of the same general character as those of 1905-6 and 7 series. They are numbered in yellow and have the scalloped seal in the same color. 62 §50.00 Portrait, U. S. Grant 63 100.00 “ Abraham Lincoln SILVER CERTIFICATES FIRST ISSUE Act of Congress, Feb. 28, 1S78. Scries of 1S7S and 18S0. Denominations issued, $10.00, §20.00, §50.00, §100.00, §500.00 and $1,000.00. These certificates on obverse bear the following inscription: “ Certificate of Deposit” “This certifies that there have been deposited with the Treasurer of the United States at AYashington, 1). C\, payable at his office to the bearer, on demand silver dollars/’ Some of the 1878 series were issued for silver deposited with the Assistant Treasurer in New York, and were countersigned by him or his subordinate, in which case the in- scription was altered to meet this condition. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 19 The Washington certificates were countersigned by the Assistant Treasurer of t lie United States. They bear the following portraits: 64 810.00 Portrait, Robert Morris 65 20.00 “ Commodore Decatur 66 50.00 Edward Everett 67 100.00 “ James Monroe 68 500.00 " Charles Sumner 69 1 ,000.00 William L. Marcy The reverses are printed in black and are very similar to each other in design, the prin- cipal feature being the word “silver” in large letters extending across the certificate. They also bear the inscription “This certificate is receivable for customs, taxes and all public dues arc! when so received may be reissued.” They are found as follows: SIGNATURES AND SEALS $10.00 64 1878,*G. \\ . Scofield, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Large red with rays, key point- ing to right 64a 1880, “ “ “ “ “ “ Large brown with short rays 64b 1S80, B. K. Bruce, “ A. U. Wyman, “ Large red, no rays 64c 18S0, " “ “ “ “ “ Large brown with short rays ^Countersigned J. C. Hopper, r for Assistant Treasurer, New York. 820.00 65 1878,*G. W. Scofield, Register 65a 1880, « 65c 1SS0,** “ « 4. 65d 1880, B. K. Bruce, 65e 1880, “ a ii 65f 1880, “ 41 II Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Large red with rays, key point- ing to right Large brown with short rays A. U. Wyman, Small, round red Large brown with short rays “ spikes *Countersigned A. U. Wyman, Assistant Treasurer, Washington, D. C. **Countersigned Thos. Hillhouse, Assistant Treasurer, New York. $50.00 66e 1880, B. K. Bruce, Register, 66g 1S80, W. S. Rosecrans, “ 66h 1880, “ A. U. Wyman, Treasurer, Large brown with short rays J. N. Huston, “ “ “ “ spikes E. H. Nebeker, “ Red, scalloped $ 100.00 67 1 878, *G. W. Scofield, Register, Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer, Large red with rays, key point- ing to right 67g 1880, W. S. Rosecrans, “ J. N. Huston, “ Large brown with spikes ^Countersigned A. U. Wyman, Assistant Treasurer, Washington, D. C. 20 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. SILVER CERTIFICATES SECOND ISSUE Act of Congress, Aug. 4, 18S6. Series of 1886, 1891, and 1908 on S10.00 only. Denominations issued, 81.00, 82.00, 85.00, 810.00 and >'20.00. They bear the following portraits: 70 81.00 Portrait, Martha Washington 71 2.00 u General Hancock and 72 2.00 u William Windom, on series of 1891 only 73 5.00 “ General Grant 74 10.00 “ T. A. Hendricks 75 20.00 Daniel Manning The reverses of the 1886 series are in green, very closely covered with la t lie work, while those of 1891 are in a more open design. The most striking occurs on the 85.00 certificate, which has a representation of five silver dollars, the center one bearing the date 1886. Roth series bear the same inscription regarding customs, taxes, etc., as those of 1878 and 1880. SIGNATURES AND SEALS 81.00 70 1886, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, C. N. Jordan, Treasurer, , Small red, round 70a 1886, " “ •las. W. Hyatt. * 44 « u 70b 1886, “ (4 “ “ “ “ Large red with spikes 70c 1886, “ U J. N. Huston, “ “ u “ 70d 1886, “ “ “ “ “ 44 • brown 41 70e 1886, “ M E. H. Nebeker, “ “ “ 44 70f 1886, " U “ “ “ Medium red, scalloped 70g 1891, “ ** u u u «4 *4 II 7 Oh 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, D. N. Morgan, " 82.00 Hancock 71 1886, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, C. N. Jordan, Treasurer, , Small red, round 71a 1886, “ U Jas. W. Hyatt, M M U 71b 1886, “ 44 MU U U Large red with spikes 71c 1886, - U J. N. Huston, »4 “ M 44 7 Id 1886, " U U U «4 “ brown “ 82.00 Windom 72 1891, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, E. H. Nebeker, Treasurer, Medium red, scalloped 72a 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, D. N. Morgan, 85.00 73 1886, W. S. Rosecrans. Register, C. N. Jordan, Treasurer, Small red, round 73a 1886, “ U Jas. W. Hyatt, M M M 73b 1886, “ MUM M Large red with spikes 73c 1886, “ ** J. N. Huston, M a 44 41 73d 1886, “ U MM “ brown “ 73e 1886, " U E. H. Nebeker, MUM M 73f 1886, " 44 U MM Medium red, scalloped 73g 1891, “ U U MM U 44 14 73h 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, U D. N. Morgan, “ • 44 44 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY 21 . 810.00 74 1886, W. S. Rosecrans,, Register, C. N. Jordan, Treasurer, Small red, round 74a 1SS6, “ Jas. W. Hyatt, u u u 74b 1886, “ ■* “ “ Large red with spikes 74c 1886, “ J. N. Huston, a u u u 74d 1886, “ “ “ “ “ brown “ 74e 18S6, “ E. H. Nebeker, “ “ •• " 74g 1891, “ “ " Medium red, scalloped 74i 1891, J. W. Lyons, Ellis H. Roberts, “ ll u « 74j 190S, W. T. Vernon, Chas. H. Treat, “ Blue, scalloped 820.00 75b 1S86, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, Jas. W. Hvatt, Treasurer, Large red with spikes 75d 1886, “ J. N. Huston, " “ brown “ " 75g 1891, “ E. H. Nebeker, Medium red, scalloped 751) 1891, J. Fount. Tillman, D. N. Morgan, MM M SILVER CERTIFICATES THIRD ISSUE Act of Congress, Aug. 4, 18S6. Series of 1896. Denominations issued, 81.00, 82.00 and 85.00. These certificates were legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. Permission was also given to issue them in lieu of silver certificates of larger denominations in the Treasury, or in exchange there- for upon presentation by the holders, and to that extent those of larger denominations were to be cancelled and destroyed. The obverse designs were highly artistic and a radical departure from anything else which had been previously issued. All bear the small red seal. The reverses, printed in green, are very ornamental and interesting. The notes arc described as follows: 76 81.00 History instructing youth (obverse) Reverse, portraits, Martha and George Washington 77 2.00 Science presenting Steam and Electricity to Commerce and Manufacture Reverse, portraits, Fulton and Morse 78 5.00 Electricity, the dominant force of the world Reverse, portraits, Generals Grant and Sheridan They are found as follows: SIGNATURES AND SEALS • 81.00 76 1896, J. Fount. Tillman, Register, D. N. Morgan, Treasurer, Small red 76a 1896, B. K. Bruce, " Ellis H. Roberts, “ 82.00 77 1896, J. Fount. Tillman, Register, D. N. Morgan, Treasurer, Small red 77a 1896, B. K. Bruce, “ Ellis H. Roberts, “ " “ 22 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 85.00 78 78a 78b 1896, J. Fount. Tillman, Register, 1896, B. K. Bruce, 1896, J. W. Lyons, I). N. Morgan, Treasurer, Small red Ellis H. Roberts, “ SILVER CERTIFICATES FOURTH ISSUE Act of Congress, Aug. 4, 1886. Series of 1899. Denominations issued, 81.00, 82.00 and 85.00. 79 81.00 American eagle with Capitol in background, below small vignettes of Abraham Lincoln and General Grant 80 2.00 Portrait, George Washington with Mechanics and Agriculture on either side 81 u 5.00 Large head of Sioux Indian Chief “Onepapa” The reverses of these certificates are green and have the open back, and bear the in- scription “This Certificate is receivable for Customs, Taxes and all Public Dues, and when so received may be reissued.” SIGNATURES AND SEALS 81.00 79 1899, J. W. Lvons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Blue, scalloped 79a 1899, “ ( lias. II. Treat, “ u 791. 1899, W. T. Vernon, 82.00 80 1899, J, W. Lyons, Register, Ellis II. Roberts, Treasurer, Blue, scalloped 80a 1899, “ Chas. H. Treat, .. 4 801) 1899, W. T. Vernon, * 85.00 81 1899, J. W. Lyons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Blue, scalloped 81a 1899, “ Chas. H. Treat, U U 81b 1899, W. T. Vernon, U U U U u u NATIONAL BANK-NOTES FIRST CHARTER PERIOD Issued under Acts of Congress, Feb. 25, 1863, and June 3, 1S64. Denominations issued, SI. 00, 82.00, 85.00, 810.00, 820.00, 850.00, 8100.00 8500.00 and 81,000.00. Ilv the National Banking Act all banks having charters from the National Govern- ment were allowed to issue notes by depositing government bonds with the Treasurer of the United States at Washington to an amount limited to 90% of the par value of bonds so deposited. The notes for all banks were of the same design, the only variations being on obverse the name and address of bank and date of charter, and on reverse, the coat of arms of State in which the bank was located. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 23 The American Bank Note Company made the designs for the SI. 00, $10.00, $20.00, §50.00 and $100.00 notes, the National Bank Note Company made the $2.00, $500.00 and $1,000.00, and the Continental Bank Note Company the $5.00 notes. They bore the signatures of the Register of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the L nited States, the seal of the United States Treasury and the number of the note. The reverses were green, and printed in the center, in black, were copies of historical paintings in the Capitol at Washington. On both ends were upright ovals, the right con- taining the American eagle and the left the state arms. The notes are described as follows: 82 $1.00 83 2.00 84 5.00 85 10.00 86 20.00 8? 50.00 88 100.00 89 500.00 90 1,000.00 Two female figures standing before an altar (on the face) Reverse, Landing of the Pilgrims America seated holding the flag (left); with large numeral two— thus **^£L**~^ J Reverse, Signing the Declaration of Independence Genius of the American Navy (left); arrival of the Sirius, New York, 183S (right) Reverse, Surrender of General Burgoyne General Winfield Scott entering the City of Mexico (left) ; Capitol at 5\ ash- ington (right) Reverse, Washington resigning his commission to «X ce (left) ; Liberty with symbol On the reverses of all was the following: “This note is receivable at par in all parts of the United States in payment of all taxes and excises and all other dues to the United States, except duties on imports; and also for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to individuals, corporations and associations within the United States, except interest on public debt”; also “Counterfeiting or altering this note, or passing any counterfeit or alteration of it, or having in possession any false or counterfeit plate or impression of it, or any paper made in imitation of the paper on which it is printed, is felony, and is punishable by $1,000 fine or fifteen years’ imprisonment at hard labor or both.” The SI. 00 and $2.00 notes were made with three $1.00 and one $2.00 on a plate, with three exceptions. These were plates of four $1.00 and four $2.00 onfjieFirst National Bank of Philadelphia and a plate consisting of two $1.00 and two $2.00 onfhe Washington County National Banl^t Greenwich, N. \. The $5.00 notes were made four on a plate. In the higher values quite a variety of combinations occur, of which the following are the most frequent: Four $10.00^ three $10.00, and one $20.00 ; two $10.00, one S20.00 and one $50.00 ; three $20.00 and one $50.00 : one S50.00 and one $100.00; two $20.00, one S50.00 and one $100.00; three $50.00 and one S100.00, etc. These notes were printed and sent to the banks in sheets, each containing four notes. 24 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY Upon the face space was left for the signatures of the president and cashier. In some instances they have been issued with one or both signatures lacking, which, however, did not affect their validity. Before being issued the notes were usually cut apart with shears at the bank, although in some cases they were sent to the Bank Note Companies to be not only severed by machi- nery, but also to have printed facsimile signatures of the bank’s officers, instead of obliging them to laboriously sign each with pen and ink. The use of rubber stamps made in fac- simile for this purpose is quite common to-day. They are found as follows: SIGNATURES AND SEALS $1.00 82a 1865, S. B. Colby, Register, F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, 82b 1865, John Allison, 82c 1875, “ John C. New, 8 2d 1875, “ A. U. Wyman, 82e 1875, “ Jas. Gilfillan, $2.00 83a 1865, S. B. Colby, Register, F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, 83b 1865, John Allison, M II U 83c 1875, “ John C. New, 83d 1875, “ A. U. Wyman, 83e 1875, “ Jas. Gilfillan, Red, scalloped (right) Red, scalloped (right) 1863, $ 5.00 84 1864, \ L. E. Chittenden, Register, F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, Small red with rays (right) [ 1 865, j 84a 1865, S. B. Colby, 84aa 1865, N. L. Jeffries, 84b 1865, John Allison, 1875, “ 1875, “ 1875, G. W. Scofield, 1875, B. K. Bruce, 84c 84e 84f 84g John C. New, Jas. Gilfillan, Red, scalloped (right) 85 1864, L. E. Chittenden, Register, , \ 85a 1865, S. B. Colby, 85b 1865, John Allison, $10.00 F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, Small red with rays (right) 85c v> 85f 1875, “ 1875, G. W. Scofield, John C. New, Jas. Gilfillan, Red, scalloped (right) 86 1864, L. E. Chittenden, Register, 86a 1865, S. B. Colby, 86b 1865, John Allison, 86g 1875, B. K. Bruce, $20.00 F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, Small red with rays (right) Jas. Gilfillan, $50.00 Red, scalloped 87 c L. E. Chittenden, Register, F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, Small red with rays (right) 87f 1875, (i. W. Scofield, 2 ' c *( •/ f -t- K Jas. Gilfillan, _ ¥ sT. OJUU.+ Red, scalloped (right) --f UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 25 SI 00.00 r” 88 | | L. E. Chittenden, Register, F. E. Spinner, 88a 1865’ S. B. Colby, 44 44 88c 1875, John Allison, John C. New, 88g 1875, B. K. Bruce, Jas. Gilfillan, 1 1 S 65 } S - B ‘ Colb Y> Agister, $500.00 89a F. E. Spinner, r't'Jlo culLw v\_j $1,000.00 90 1864, L. E. Chittenden, Register, F. E. Spinner, Red, scalloped (right) f TT NATIONAL BANK-NOTES SECOND CHARTER PERIOD Series of 1882. Denominations issued, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00 and $100.00. These notes were first issued in the early “eighties” by newly chartered banks and by old banks whose charters had been extended for another twenty years. The obverses bore a new form of seal in brown, the center of the note being occupied, as before, by the name and location of the issuing bank. The reverses were brown, except the central portion in which the historical pictures were omitted and in place the bank’s charter number was printed in green in open work numerals; otherwise they were similar to the first issue. With the exception of the $5.00 note, on which the portrait of James A. Garfield ap- peared, the notes of this issue, on the obverse, are in general character the same as those of the first issue of national bank-notes. The obverses are described as follows: 9 1 $5.00 Portrait, James A. Garfield 92 10.00 Franklin experimenting with electricity,, etc. 93 20.00 Battle of Lexington, etc. 94 50.00 Washington crossing the Delaware, etc. 95 100.00 Commodore Perry leaving his flagship, Lawrence, etc. These are found as follows: SIGNATURES AND SEALS $5.00 91 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, 91a 1882, W. S. Rosecrans, “ 91b 1882, J. Fount. Tillman “ 91c 1882, J. W. Lyons, 92 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, 92a 1882, W. S. Rosecrans, “ 92aa 1882, “ 92b 1882, J.Fount.Tillman, “ 92c 1882, J. W. Lyons, A. U. Wyman, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped (right) J. N. Huston, D. N. Morgan, Ellis H. Roberts, $10.00 A. U. Wyman, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped (right center) J. N. Huston, C. N. Jordan, D. N. Morgan, Ellis H. Roberts, “ 26 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 820.00 93 1882, B. K. Bruce, Register, A. U. Wyman, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped (right) 93a 1882, W. S. Rosecrans, “ J. N. Huston, 93b 1882, J. Fount. Tillman, “ D. N. Morgan, S50.00 94a 1882, W. S. Rosecrans, Register, J. N. Huston, Treasurer, Brown, scalloped (right) NATIONAL BANK-NOTES SECOND CHARTER PERIOD. SERIES OF 1908 Issued under .lc< of Congress, May 30, 1008. Denominations issued, 85.00, 810.00, 820.00, 850.00 and 8100.00. The above Act authorizes an increase in circulation of national banks, and permits other securities than United States bonds to be deposited as security. In appearance these notes are very much the same as those of the 1882 series. The principal changes are in the seal, which is of the blue scalloped variety, and in the inscrip- tion which reads “This note is secured by bonds of the United States or other securities.” The reverses are printed in green, the central portion being blank with the exception of a small ornamental device upon each side of which are the dates 1882 1!K)S. They are found as follows : 96 S5.00 Portrait, James A. Garfield 97 10.00 Franklin experimenting with electricity, etc. 98 20.00 Battle of Lexington, etc. 99 50.00 Washington crossing the Delaware, etc. 100 100.00 Commodore Perry leaving his flagship Lawrence, etc. NATIONAL BANK-NOTES THIRD CHARTER PERIOD Series of 1902. Denominations issued, 85.00, 810.00, 820.00, 850.00 and 8100.00. These notes, like those of the second issue, emanated from newly chartered banks, and from old banks which had extended their charters for another period of twenty years. The designs are entirely different from any previously issued, being less intricate on both obverse and reverse, allowing more of the paper to be seen, more dependence being placed on it as a preventative to counterfeiting. They are described as follows: 101 5.00 Portrait, Benjamin Harrison Reverse, Landing of the Pilgrims 102 10.00 Portrait, William McKinley Reverse, Female figure and ships 103 20.00 Portrait, Hugh McCullough Reverse, Female figure and Capitol 104 50.00 Portrait, John Sherman Reverse, Train of cars Portrait, John Jay Knox Reverse, Eagle on shield, two male figures 105 100.00 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 27 In conformity with the National Banking Act, no smaller denominations than five dollars have been furnished to the banks since the resumption of specie payments on January 1, 1S79. Since that date the yearly redemption of $1.00 and $2.00 notes has grown smaller each year. . The last issue of the denomination of $1,000.00 was made in 1884, and of the $500.00 in 1885. The number of $1,000.00 notes outstanding in 1007 was twenty-four and of the $500.00 notes one hundred and eighty-six. These are found as follows: SIGNATURES AND SEALS $5.00 101 1902, J. W. Lyons, Register, I Ola 1902, W. T. Vernon, “ Ellis II. Roberts, Treasurer, Red, scalloped (right) Chas. H. Treat, $10.00 102 1902, J. W. Lvons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Red, scalloped (right) 102a 1902, W. T. Vernon, “ Chas. H. Treat, $20.00 103 1902, J. W. Lyons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Red, scalloped (right) 103a 1902, W. T. Vernon, “ Chas. H. Treat, $50.00 104 1902, J. W. Lyons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Red, scalloped (right) 104a 1902, W. T. Vernon, “ Chas. H. Treat, $ 100.00 105 1902. J. W. Lyons, Register, Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, Red, scalloped (right) 105a • 1902, W. T. Vernon, “ Chas. H. Treat, NATIONAL BANK-NOTES THIRD CHARTER PERIOD. SERIES OF 1908 Issued under Act of Congress, May 30, 1908. Denominations authorized, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100.00, $500.00, $1,000.00 and $10,000.00. Bank notes authorized by above Act of Congress are known as “ Emergency Currency." The designs of the first five denominations are the same as those of the 1902 series, with the exception of the seal, which is the scalloped blue, and of the insciiption, vhk h is as follows: “This note is secured by bonds of the United States or other securities." The designs for the tliree largest denominations have not yet been determined. The reverses are the same as the 1902 series, but with the addition of the dates 1902- 1908 placed in a prominent position. 28 106 107 108 109 1 10 1 1 1 112 113 I 14 I 15 I 16 117 118 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. They are as follows: $5.00 Portrait, Benjamin Harrison 10.00 “ William McKinley 20.00 “ Hugh McCullough 50.00 “ John Sherman 100.00 “ John Jay Knox 500.00 1 1.000.00 > Design not yet determined. 10 / 100.00 ) NATIONAL GOLD BANK-NOTES ISSUED MAINLY IN CALIFORNIA Act of Congress, July 12, 1870. Denominations issued, $5.00, 810.00, 820.00, 850.00 and $100.00. On obverse these bills bore the same general design as the regular National Bank-notes of the first issue. They were printed on yellow paper and read “redeemable in gold coin.” On reverse the center contained a representation of the current United States gold coins, printed in black, but otherwise were the same as the regular issue, except that they were printed in brown instead of green. These notes were issued by California banks and were used to facilitate their trans- actions in gold. They were secured by deposits of Government bonds with the United States Treasurer at Washington. $5.00 Columbus in sight of land, etc. 10.00 Franklin experimenting with electricity, etc. 20.00 Battle of Lexington, etc. 50.00 Washington crossing the Delaware, etc. 100.00 Commodore Perry leaving his flagship Lawrence, etc. The gold banks issuing these notes were the First National Cold Banks of San Fran- cisco, Oakland, Santa Barbara, Stockton and Petaluma, Union National Cold Bank of Oakland, National Cold Bank of D. O. Mills & Co. of Sacramento, National Cold Bank and Trust Company of San Francisco, Farmers’ National Cold Bank of San Jose, all in California, and the Kidder National Gold Bank of Boston, Mass. INrEREST-BEARING NOTES THREE-YEAR NOTES Act of Congress, July 17, 18(51. Motes dated October 1, 1861. Interest at 7 3/10 per cent., payable semi-annually. Denominations issued, $50.00, $100.00, $500. 00, $1,000.00 and $5,000.00. The above Act of Congress was the first one passed for the purpose of raising funds to suppress the rebellion. Congress met in extra session on July 4, 1801. The Secretary of the Treasury estimated the expenditures for the fiscal year 1862 at over 8318,500,000. President Lincoln asked authority to borrow 8400, 000, 000, but this Act authorized only $250,000,000, of which a little less than 8140,000,000 was issued. There were five denominations, all of which were made payable to order, with space provided on back for the endorsement of payee. The plates and printing were done by the American Bank Note Company, three notes l>eing made on a plate. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 29 The following is the description: 1 19 $50.00 Large American eagle (center) 120 100.00 Portrait, General Scott 121 500.00 “ George Washington, Justice seated (left); Ceres (right) 122 1 .000.00 “ Salmon P. Chase (center) 123 5,000.00 An Indian maiden, seated, with shield and eagle at her side, Justice standing (left) ; large 5,000 (right) They had five coupons, each being for six months’ interest. The last six months’ in- terest was payable with the note, and this condition was so stated. The rate of interest authorized was 7 3/10 per cent., the interest on a $50.00 note amounting to one cent per day and each coupon calling for payment of $1.82 > 2 . On a $100.00 note, interest two cents per day, coupons $3.65; on a $500.00 note, interest ten cents per day, coupons $18.25; on a $1,000.00 note, interest twenty cents per day, coupons $30.50, and on a $5,000.00 note, one dollar per day, coupons $8 65.00 ? •£/ ’ -7 _> By the supplemental Act of Aug. 5, 1861, these notes were convertible into twenty- year 6 per cent, bonds, of no denomination less than $500.00. INTEREST-BEARING NOTES TWO-YEAR NOTES Act of Congress, March 3, 1863. Denommations issued, $50.00, $100.00, $500.00 and $1,000.00. These bore interest at 5 per cent, and were of two classes. The $500.00 note had three coupons on the right end, while on the others interest was payable at maturity on redemption. They had green backs, and are described as follows: 124 125 126 127 $50.00 Three emblematic female figures, Justice being in the center with Caduceus and Loyalty. 100.00 Vignettes, Farmer and Mechanic, sailors and cannon, “In the Turret ” and the Treasury building. 500.00 Liberty with anchor and flag at left, and in center eagle and nest. 1,000.00 Vignettes, ships Guerriere and Constitution and De Soto discovering the Mississippi River. INTEREST-BEARING NOTES ONE-YEAR NOTES Act of Congress, March 3, 1863. Interest at 5% payable on redemption. Notes made payable to bearer. Denominations issued, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100.00, $500.00, $1,000.00 and $5,000.00. The following is the description: 128 129 130 131 $10.00 Portrait, Salmon P. Chase (left); Peace holding sheaf of wheat (right); Eagle holding flag (center) 20.00 Portrait, Abraham Lincoln, figure of Victory and mortar firing 50.00 “ Alexander Hamilton (right); figure of Loyalty (left) 100.00 “ George Washington standing (center); Justice and shield (right); figure, “The Guardian,” (left) 30 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 132 133 134 500.00 Vignette, “Standard Bearer” and ship New Ironsides 1.000. 00 Vignettes, Liberty with eagle and shield (right); JusticeV(left) ; Eagles and shield (center) 5.000. 00 Vignette, female figure, “The Altar of Liberty” COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES Acts of Congress, March 3, 1863, and June 30, 1864. Denominations issued, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100.00, $500.00 and $1,000.00. These notes were authorized and issued during the very trying times of the last years of the Civil War, when the public debt had assumed enormous proportions and money was not easy to obtain. They were made to run for three years, with interest at 6 per cent., compounded semi-annually. The reverse of each note was printed in green, with a table showing its value every six months up to maturity, when the interest was payable. The size was 3F6 by inches, and across the face of each was printed in large gilt letters COMPOUND INTEREST TREASURY NOTE, with the denomination. The following is the description: 135 136 137 138 139 140 Signatures, L. E. Chittenden, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer. The redemption value of the ten-dollar note was $11.94; of the twenty, S23.SS; fifty, $59.70: one hundred dollars, $119.40; five hundred dollars, $597.03, and one thousand dollars, $1,194.06. $10.00 Portrait, Salmon P. Chase (left); eagle holding flag (ceirter); and Peace holding sheaf of wheat (right) 20.00 Portrait, Abraham Lincoln (right) : mortar firing (center) ; Victory seated (left). Issued in series 1864 only 50.00 Portrait, Alexander Hamilton (right); vignette, Loyalty (left) 100.00 “ George Washington (center); Justice and shield (right); figure, “The Guardian,” (left) 500.00 Vignettes, “Standard Bearer,” and ship New Ironsides. 1,000.00 '• Liberty with eagle and shield (right); Justice (left); eagle and shield (center). Issued in series 1864 only REFUNDING NOTES .1 ct of Congress, Feb. 26, 1879. Notes dated April 1 , 1879. Denomination issued, $10.00. By the terms of above Act the Secretary of the Treasury was authorized to issue, in exchange for lawful money of the United States, certificates of deposit of the denomina- tion of ten dollars, bearing interest at 4 per cent, per annum, and convertible at any time into four per cent, bonds, the money so received to be applied only to the payments of bonds bearing interest at a rate of not less than 5 per cent. There were two forms; the first bore on the obverse the name of the person to whom the note was issued and required the endorsement of the owner in presence of a witness on the reverse; the second was a general certification that ten dollars had been deposited and required no endorsement; both bore red seals and the words “ United States refunding certificate, ten dollars. ' Payable to order 141 $10.00 Portrait, Franklin (left); large 10 (right): 1879, G. W. Scofield, Register. Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer. Medium red, with rays Payable to bearer 142 10.00 Portrait, Franklin (left); large 10 (right); 1879, G. W. Scofield, Register. Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer. Red, scalloped UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 31 The reverses were printed in black, the second form bore the word TEN in large letters and the following inscription: “Interest on this note will accrue as follows: For each 9 days or of a quarter, one cent: for each quarter year, ten cents; for each entire year, forty cents.” The object of the Government in making these notes of a small denomination was to encourage the poorer people to invest small sums of money in United States securities. They were convertible, with accrued interest, into 4 per cent, bonds when presented at the office of the Treasurer of the United States in sums of $50.00 or multiples thereof, but as a matter of fact they were but partially successful in accomplishing this object, and fell mostly into the hands of the national banks. CURRENCY CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT .1 ct of Congress, June 8, 1S72. Denominations issued, $5,000.00 and $10,000.00. By this Act the Secretary of the Treasury was authorized to receive United States notes on deposit, without interest, from national banking associations, in sums not less than ten thousand dollars, and to issue certificates therefor in denominations of not less than five thousand dollars, which were payable on demand in United States notes at the place where the deposits were made. The United States notes so deposited in the Treasury were not to be counted as part of the legal reserve; but the certificates issued therefor could be held and counted by national banks as part of their legal reserve and could be accepted in settlement of clearing house balances at the places where the deposits were made. This act was known as Section 5193 of the Revised Statutes and was repealed March 14, 1900. 143 $5,000.00 Certificates bore the portrait of E. I). Baker 144 10,000.00 “ “ “ “ “ Stephen A. Douglas These certificates were made payable to blank order and were signed by the Register and Treasurer , and the Assistant Treasurer at place of issue. They bore the large green seal with spikes. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY -ITS ORIGIN The origin of Fractional Currency is somewhat peculiar and not generally known. Gen- eral F. E. Spinner, who was for a long time the Treasurer of the United States, was un- doubtedly the inventor of the first issue of fractional currency known as “ Postal Currency." The conditions which led up to the issue of this kind of paper money by the United States are described by Mr. Thomas Cunningham, as follows: “Upon the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, all of the gold, silver and copper money in circulation in the United States disappeared as if by magic, to the extent of many millions in comparatively a few days. “The cause of this disappearance was due to the desire of the timid to save something of actual value from the threatened wreck of the Union, and on the part of the avaricious to hoard up that which was sure to have a large premium in the future. “The notes of the State Ranks then in circulation prevented any serious inconvenience, as regarded amounts from SI .00 upward; but as the silver and copper coins struck by the Government were the only fractional currency in use the inconvenience caused by its sudden disappearance can hardly be imagined at the present time. An illustration of the con- dition of affairs may be cited in the case of a house in New York which had so many copper cents stored in one of its rooms that the floor collapsed. “A relief from this condition was needed promptly, and the first came from individual enterprise. Merchants issued promissory notes on small sizes of paper for amounts varying from 1 cent up and redeemable in goods at their place of business. “Metal tokens in brass, copper and various alloys were also issued by merchants and manufacturers, in the form of advertisements, or bearing patriotic and other mottoes, and these readily passed for cents. “Street car tickets, milk tickets, and anything having an apparent value, was pressed into service for making change. “The Postage Stamp, very naturally, quickly claimed recognition as a circulating medium, but the adhesive back was a serious impediment. The New York Central Rail- road utilized postage stamps by enclosing various amounts in small envelopes, which were issued as change. Stamps w r ere also mounted in small brass circles, with mica over the face and advertisements stamped on the back. “To General F. E. Spinner, then Treasurer of the United States, is due the credit of first pasting upon slips of paper, in definite amounts, the United States Postage Stamps in the semblance of money. “The attention of the Post Office Department having been called to this arrangement of stamps, they readily agreed to redeem them w r ith new r stamps when worn or mutilated. “The convenience and definite value of the pasted stamps, as arranged by General Spinner, were so readily apparent that the matter was at once taken up by Congress, and the regular issue of postal currency was authorized. This ‘Postal Currency' had the sem blance of postage stamps printed on it, on the same plan as General Spinner’s original arrangement. At the time of authorizing the Postal Currency Congress also probihited the issuing of fractional currency and tokens by individuals. The Postal Currency was soon succeeded by the ‘ Fractional Currency,’ which remained in use until the issue of silver again became a possibility. “No similar event has occurred in the history of paper money to that which was marked by the beginning and end of Fractional Currency, and, though of comparatively recent date, but little of it remains in existence." UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 33 A detailed description of the various issues follow: FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FIRST ISSUE Act of Congress, July 17, 1862. Issued from Avg. 21, 1862, to May 27, 1863. Denominations issued, 5c., 10c., 25c., 50c. This issue is known as Postage Currency, the principal designs consisting of reproduc- tions of t he 5-cent and 10-cent postage stamps in use at the time. The 5 and 10-cent notes bear the representation of a single stamp. The 25-cent note bears five 5 cent, and the 50-eent note five 10-cent stamps; the stamps on both notes are placed side by side, overlapping each other. The 5 and 10-cent notes have large numerals on each side of the stamp, but on the 25 and 50-eent notes the numerals are in t he upper corners. The following inscription is upon all the notes: “Postage Currency furnished only by the Assistant Treasurers and designated Depositaries of the U. S. Receivable for Post- age Stamps at any Post Office.” On the reverse of all the denominations is a scalloped oval, in the center of which is a large numeral indicating the value. Within this oval is, also, the following inscription: "Exchangeable for United States Notes by any Assistant Treasurer or designated U. S. Depositary in sums not less than l ive Dollars. Receivable in payment of all dues to the U. States less than Five Dollars. Act approved July 17, 1862.” The obverses were engraved and printed by the National Rank Note Co. The reverses were engraved by the American Rank Note Co. and part printed by this company and part by the Government. They were issued in sheets of twenty notes with perforations between, but the demand became so heavy that the perforations were soon omitted. The following is a description of the various notes: FIVE CENTS 1 5 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper, on reverse Perforated 12. A. R. N. Co. 2 5 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper, on reverse Perforated 16. A. R. N. Co. 3 5 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper, on reverse Unperforated. A. R. N. Co. 4 5 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper, on reverse. Reverse printed upside down Unperforated. A. R. N. Co. 5 5 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper. N. Co. on reverse Perforated 12. Without A. lb 6 5 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper. N. Co. on reverse Unperforated. Without A. R. 7 5 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on white paper, w on obverse TEN CENTS ithout National Rank Note Co. 8 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper, on reverse Perforated 12. A. R. N. Co. 9 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper, on reverse Perforated 16. A. R. N. Co. 10 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Unperforated. A. R. N. Co. on reverse 34 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 1 1 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on while paper. Unperforated, on reverse. Reverse printed up; ide down A. B. N. Co. 12 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on whi e paper. Perforated 12. B. N. Co. on reverse Without A. 13 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on whi e paper. Unperforated. B. N. Co. on reverse TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Without A. 14 25 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper. Perforated 12. on reverse A. B. N. Co. 15 25 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper. Perforated 16. on reverse A. B. N. Co. 16 25 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper. Unperforated, on reverse A. B. N. Co. 17 25 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper. Perforated 12. B. N. Co. on reverse Without A. 18 25 Cents Portrait, Jefferson, brown on yellow paper. Unperforated. B. N. Co. on reverse FIFTY CENTS Without A. 19 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Perforated 12. on reverse A. B. N. Co. 20 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Perforated 14. on reverse A. B. N. Co. 21 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Perforated 16. on reverse A. B. N. Co. 22 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Unperforated, on reverse A. B. N. Co. 23 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Unperforated. Reverse inverted. A. B. N. Co. on reverse 24 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Perforated 12. B. N. Co. on reverse Without A. 25 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, green on white paper. Unperforated. Without A. B. N. Co. on reverse SECOND ISSUE Act of Congress March 3, 18(i3. Issued from ()rt. 10, 1863, to Feb. 23, 1867. Denominations issued, 5c., 10c., 25c., 50c. All notes of this issue on the obverse are alike in design, with the exception of the in- scription denoting value. In the center is portrait of Washington surrounded by an oval gilt ring. In lower left corner are steamboats, anti in the right is a locomotive. All of the obverses are printed in black and bear this inscription: “Furnished only by the Assistant Treasurers and designated Depositaries of the United States.” “ Receivable for all United States Stamps.” “Act approved March 3, 1863.” The reverses are also alike in design with the exception of the numerals denoting value. The central portion contains a shield surmounted by an eagle. The value of the note is placed on this shield in large figures. The following inscription appears on notes of this issue: “Exchangeable for United States notes by the Assistant Treasurers and designated Depositaries of the U. S. in sums not less than 'three Dollar.” “Receivable in payment of all dues to the United States less than l ive Dollars except Customs.” The reverses of this issue are printed in color, upon which are skeleton numerals of value in gilt. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 35 These notes were engraved and printed at the Treasury Department. They are found on several kinds of paper. All the denominations are also found with gilt letters and figures on t he corners of t he reverse. The following are the varieties found: All plain bank-note paper unless otherwise stated FIVE CENTS. BROWN BACKS 26 5 Cents Portrait, Washington 27 5 Cents Portrait, Washington, gilt figures : md letters on back 28 5 Cents Portrait. Washington, fibre paper 29 5 Cents Portrait, Washington, split paper. Gilt figures and 1 TEN CENTS. GREEN BACKS 30 31 32 33 34 10 Cents Portrait, Washington 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, gilt figures and letters on back 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, fibre paper 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, split paper. Gilt figures and letters on back 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, gilt 10 on reverse printed upside down TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. PURPLE BACKS 35 25 Cents Portrait, Washington 36 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, gilt figures 37 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, fibre paper 38 25 Cents Portrait. Washington, split paper. 39 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, gilt 25 on r Gilt figures and letters on back. FIFTY CENTS. CARMINE BACKS 40 41 42 43 50 Cents Portrait, Washington 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, gilt figures and letters on back 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, fibre paper 50 Cents Portrait, Washington, split paper. Gilt figures and letters on back THIRD ISSUE Act of Congress March 3, 1863. Issued from Dec. 5, 1864, to Aug. 16, 1869. Denominations issued, 3c., 5c., 10c., 25c., 50c., 50c. All the notes of this issue have different designs. Excepting the 3 cents and 5 cents, the value of each note is expressed in gilt letters or figures on both the obverse and reverse. The obverses are printed in black and the reverses in green. There were two designs used on the reverse of the 50-cent note with portrait of Spinner. The first design has two large 50s on the ends. The second has one large 50 in the center. The same inscriptions appear on obverse and reverse as on the previous issue. With the exception of the 3 cent, which is unsigned, all the notes bear the facsimile signatures of S. B. Colby, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer. 36 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. Resides the notes listed in this and the two preceding issues, proof impressions with separate obverses and reverses, bearing both printed and autographic signatures, are found upon paper watermarked S. A.’’ (Confederate State's of America) captured from blockade runners during the Civil War. The notes of this issue are found as follows: All plain bank-note paper unless otherwise stated 3 Cents 3 Cents THREE CENTS Portrait, Washington, light curtain Portrait, Washington, dark curtain 5 Cents 5 Cents FIVE CENTS Portrait, Clark Portrait, Clark, small plate letter “a” at left side, varying in size and location 10 Cents 10 Cents 10 Cents TEN CENTS Portrait, Washington Portrait, Washington, plate figure “ 1 ” at left side, varying in sizeand location Portrait, Washington, gilt 10 on reverse printed upside down 25 Cents 25 Cents 25 Cents 25 Cents TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Portrait, Fessenden Portrait, Fessenden, coarse fibre paper Portrait, Fessenden, coarse fibre paper, Gilt figures and letters on back Portrait, Fessenden, small plate letter “a” at side, varying in size and location 25 Cents Portrait, Fessenden, small plate letter “a” at side. Gilt figures and letters on back 25 Cents 25 Cents 25 Cents Portrait, Fessenden, fibre paper, white value in solid gilt design Portrait, Fessenden, white value in solid gilt design, with plate letter “a” Portrait, Fessenden, coarse fibre paper, white value in solid gilt design, with plate letter “a” 25 Cents Portrait, Fessenden, coarse fibre paper, white value in solid gilt design, without plate letter “a” 25 Cents 25 Cents Portrait, Fessenden, thin paper. No gilt figures and letters on back Portrait, Fessenden, thin paper. No gilt on obverse 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents FIFTY CENTS. JUSTICE Vignette, Justice. Vignette, Juslice, thick heavy paper Vignette, Justice, small letter “a” at side Vignette, Justice, gilt figures and letters on back Vignette, Justice, plate figure “1” at side Vignette, Jus. ice, figure ”1“ at side, gilt figures and letters on back Vignette, Justice, coarse fibre paper, (iilt figures and letters on back Vignette, Justice, coarse fibre paper. Without gilt figures and letters on back 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 37 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents FIFTY CENTS. SPINNER Portrait, Portrait, Portrait, Portrait, “la” : Portrait, Portrait, Portrait, Portrait, Portrait, Portrait, side Spinner Spinner. Spinner. Spinner, it side Spinner. Spinner. Spinner, Spinner, Spinner, Spinner, Signatures written by Jeffries and Spinner (lilt figures and letters on back. No plate figure or letter (lilt figures and letters on back. Plate figure and letter Plate figure “ 1 ” at side. Plate letter “a” at side, new back, 50 in centre, new back, 50 in centre, new back, 50 in centre, new back, 50 in centre. (lilt letters and figures on back Gilt figures and letters on back No plate figure or letter Plate figure “ 1 ” at side Plate letter “a” at side Plate figure and letter “ la” at THIRD ISSUE SECOND SERIES WITH RED BACKS Denominations issued, 5c., 10c., 25c., 50c., 50c. The notes of this series are of the same designs as the previous ones, but the reverses are printed in red. Having been printed as specimens, not many found their way into general circulation, although legal tender to the same extent as other fractional notes. All the denominations bear the facsimile signatures of S. B. Colby, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer. The 10 cents and 50 cents also bear autographic signatures of Register and Treasurer. They are as follows: All plain bank-note paper unless otherwise stated FIVE CENTS 5 Cents Portrait, Clark 5 Cents Portrait, Clark, small letter “a” at side, varying in size and location TEN CENTS 10 Cents Portrait, Washington 10 Cents Portrait, Washington. Signatures written by Colby and Spinner 10 Cents Portrait, Washington. Signatures written by Jeffries and Spinner 10 Cents Portrait, Washington. Signatures written by Rosccrans and Spinner 10 Cents Portrait, Washington, signatures written by Tillman and Morgan, and endorsed by D. N. Morgan TWENTY-FIVE CENTS 25 Cents Portrait, Fessenden 25 Cents Portrait, Fessenden, letter “a” at side, varying in size and location. 38 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. FIFTY CENTS JUSTICE 50 Cents Vignette, Justice 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, (lilt figures and letters on back 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, coarse fibre paper. ( lilt figures and letters on back. Plate letter “a” at side. 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, figure “1” at side, (lilt letters and figures on back 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, coarse fibre paper, (lilt figures and letters on back 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, coarse fibre paper. Signatures written by Allison and Spinner 50 Cents Vignette, Justice. Signatures written by Colby and Spinner 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, bard bank note paper. Signatures written by Colby and Spinner, but “ Register” and “Treasurer” are omitted 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, (lilt figures and letters on back. Signatures written by Colby and Spinner 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, fibre paper. Signatures written by Colby and Spinner 50 Cents Vignette, Justice, (lilt figures and letters on back. Signatures written by Rosecrans and Spinner FIFTY CENTS SPINNER 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. “ la " at side Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. Allison and Spinner Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. Allison and New Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. Colby and Spinner. No plate figure or letter Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. Portrait, Spinner, (lilt figures and letters on back. No plate letter or figure Plate figure and letter Signatures written by Signatures omitted Signatures written by Signatures written by Plate letter “a ” at side Plate figure “ 1 ” at side ESSAY FOR THIRD ISSUE Act of Congress March 3, 1863. Denomination of 15 cents Issue forbidden bg Act of Congress, April 7, 1866. Now known as Section 3576 Revised Statutes. The principal design of this note consists of the portraits of General Grant on the right and General Sherman on the left. The backs are separate and were printed in both red and green. Owing to the fact that both of the above generals were then living, Congress considered it unwise to place their portraits, or those of anv living person, upon its currency or other securities, and, therefore, passed the above named act, which forbid the issue. As a matter of fact, a number of these notes were issued and are to-day held by many collectors. They are found as follows: 15 Cents Grant and Sherman, green back. Printed signatures Colby and Spinner 15 Cents Grant and Sherman, green back. Autograph signatures Jeffries and Spinner 15 Cents Grant and Sherman, green back. Autograph signatures Allison and Spinner 1 1 1 I 12 I 13 114 115 116 1 17 I 18 I 19 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 39 15 Cents 15 Cents 15 Cents 15 Cents Grant and Sherman, red back. Grant and Sherman, red back. Grant and Sherman, red hack. Grant and Sherman, red l ack. Printed signatures Colby and Spinner Autograph signatures Colby and Spinner Autograph signatures Jeffries and Spinner Autograph signatures Allison and Spinner FOURTH ISSUE Acts of Congress March 3, 1863, and June 30, 1864. Issued [raw Julg 14, 1809, to Fch. 16, 1875. Denominations issued, 10r., 15c., 25c., 50c., 50c., and 50c. All the notes of t his issue have portraits at left with the e\( option of 1 he 50 ( ents Lincoln, which is at right. The large Treasury seal is found on all except the 50 cent Stanton and 50 cent Dexter. The former has the small round red real, and the latter a green eight- pointed scalloped seal. Two size's of the large seal are found on the 10 cent, 15 cent and 25 cent note's. These note's were printed on several kinds of paper, the commonest variety being silk fibre paper with blue end. They also come on watermarked paper and silk fibre paper with tinted surface. All bear the facsimile signatures of John Allison, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer. The obverses are in black and the reverses in green. The inscriptions on both obverse and reverse are the same as previous issues. The 50 cent Dexter note was the only one issued under the second named act. They are as follows: TEN CENTS Vignette, Liberty, silk fibre paper. Large red seal Vignette, Liberty, watermarked paper. Large red seal Vignette, Liberty, silk fibre paper, pink surface. I arge red seal Vignette, Liberty, silk fibre paper, blue end. Large red seal Vignette, Liberty, silk fibre paper. Smaller reel seal Vignette*, Liberty, silk fibre paper, blue end. Smaller red seal Vignette, Liberty, silk fibre paper. Large red seal. Register’s name mis- spellc'd “Alleson” FIFTEEN CENTS Vignette, Columbia, silk fibre paper. Large red seal Vignette, Columbia, watermarked paper. Large red seal Vignette, Columbia, silk fibre paper, pink surface. Large red seal Vignette, Columbia, silk fibre paper, blue end. Large reel seal Vignette, Columbia, silk fibre paper. Smaller red seal Vignette, Columbia, silk fibre paper, blue end. Smaller reel seal TWENTY-FIVE CENTS 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, silk fibre paper. Large red seal 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, watermarked paper. Large red seal 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, silk fibre paper, pink surface. Large red seal 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, silk fibre paper, blue end. Large red seal 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, silk fibre paper. Smaller red seal 25 Cents Portrait, Washington, silk fibre paper, blue end. Smaller red seal 15 Cents 15 Cents 15 Cents 15 Cents 15 Cents 15 Cents 10 Cents 10 Cents 10 Cents 10 (.’ents 10 Cents 10 Cents 10 Cents 40 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 i 4 1 142 143 144 145 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. FIFTY CENTS 50 Cents Portrait, Lincoln, silk fibre paper. Large ml seal 50 Cents Portrait, Lincoln,, silk fibre paper, pink surface. Large rod seal 50 Cents Portrait, Lincoln, watermarked paper. Large red seal 50 Cents Portrait, Stanton, silk fibre paper. Small round red seal 50 Cents Portrait, Stanton, silk fibre paper, blue end. Small round red seal 50 Cents Portrait, Dexter, silk fibre paper. Scalloped green seal FIFTH ISSUE Acts of Congress March 3, 1803, and June 30, 1864. Issued from Feb. 26, 1874, to Feb. 15, 1876. Denominations issued, 10c., 25c. and 50c. All of this issue have portraits at left and the denomina ion and seal at right. They are printed on silk fibre paper, the obverse in black and the reverse in green. The Treasury seals vary in color, size and shape. All bear the facsimile signatures of John Allison, Register, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer, except the 50 cents, upon which is John C. New, Treasurer. 'I he* inscriptions of obverse and reverse are the same as | revious issues. They are found as follows: TEN CENTS It) Cents Portrait, Meredith, silk fibre paper. Scalloped green seal 10 Cents Portrait, Meredith, silk fibre paper. Scalloped red seal 10 Cents Portrait, Meredith, silk fibre paper. Short key in scalloped red seal T\V ENTY-F1 VE CENTS 25 Cents Portrait, Walker, silk fibre paper. Elongated red seal 25 Cents Portrait, Walker, silk fibre paper. Short key in elongated red seal FIFTY CENTS 50 Cents Portrait, Crawford, silk fibre paper. Elongated red seal with numerals 50 on each side of the design UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 41 FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, ISSUED, REDEEMED AND OUTSTANDING For many years the Treasury Department kept an accurate account of each denomi- nation and issue of all fractional currency redeemed. As this entailed considerable labor with no adequate return, the practice of keeping so detailed an account was changed about fifteen years ago. Since that time record is kept of denominations only. The following table, compiled from the last Treasury report, giving details of amounts issued, redeemed and outstanding, shows there is still unredeemed over 815,000,000.00 of this interesting paper money. Since the above report was made only about $36,500.00 has been redeemed. Undoubtedly a large portion of fractional currency outstanding has been lost and destroyed. Although there are many collectors of it, and nearly every one has a few specimens, there are no large quantities held by dealers in numismatics. It offers a field for collectors which is both interesting and inexpensive. TABLE. AMOUNT ISSUED AMOUNT REDEEMED OUTSTANDING First Issue: 5 cents 10 “ 82,242,889.00 4.115.378.00 5,225,696 00 8.631.672.00 $1,214,740.25 2,871,703.30 $1,028,148.75 1,243,674.70 1,038,681 64 969,668.70 25 “ 4,187,014.36 7,662,003.30 50 “ 820,215,635.00 $15,935,461.21 $4,280,173 79 Second Issue: 5 cents 10 . , . $2,794,826.10 6,176,084 30 7,648,341 .25 82,096,392.33 5,264,196. 17 6,903,294.95 5,795,306 . 10 $698,433.77 911,888. 13 745,046 . 30 749,925.90 25 “ 50 “ 6,545,232 00 Totals $23,164,483.65 $20,059,189.55 $3,105,294.10 Third Issue: 3 cents 5 “ $601,923.90 657,002 75 $511,680.42 524,657.80 15,925,818.53 75.67 $90,243 . 48 132,344 95 1,050,315.97 1,276.73 900,085.52 803,572.95 io •• : : : . . 16.976.134.50 1,352.40 31,143,188.75 36.735.426.50 15 “ 25 “ 30.243,103.23 35,931,853.55 50 “ $86,115,028 80 $83,137,189.20 32.977,839.60 Fourth Issue: 10 cents 15 “ * $34,940,960 00 5,304,216.00 $33,567,870.24 5.065.039.20 57,899,208.17 76,333,485.90 32,000.00 $1,373,089.76 239,176.80 1,023,047.83 1,066,114.10 25 “ 58,922,256 00 50 “ 77,399,600.00 $3,701,428.49 32,000.00 Totals $176,567,032.00 $172,897,603.51 $3,669,428.49 Fifth Issue: 10 cents 25 “ $19,989,900.00 36,092.000 00 6,580.000.00 S19,505,828.34 35,515,232.59 6.397,132.10 $484,071.66 576,767.41 182,867.90 50 “ Totals $62,661,900 00 $61,418,193.03 $1,243,706.97 $15,276,442.95 42 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. COINAGE OF THE UNITED STATES The first National Mint was established in Philadelphia. It commenced in 1793 and has been in continuous operation since. Three branch mints were created by Act of Con- gress of March 3, 1835, at New Orleans, La., Dahlonega, Ua., and Charlotte, N. C. Each of these commenced operations in 1838 and continued until the breaking out of war in 1861 , when they were closed. The mint at New Orleans was reopened in 1879 and has been in operation since. Those at Dahlonega and Charlotte have been dispensed with. The next mint to be established was that at San Francisco, Cal., which was created by Act of Congress July 3, 1852. It has been in continuous operation since 1854. The mint at Carson City, Nev., commenced operation in 1S70 and continued until 1893. The last mint to be established is at Denver, Col., which commenced coinage in 1906. The Char- lotte and Dahlonega mints made only gold coins. The New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City and Denver both gold and silver, while the Philadelphia mint coins gold, silver, nickel and bronze. With the exception of Philadelphia, the coinage of each mint bears a distinguishing letter, as follows: C Charlotte CC Carson City D Dahlonega 0 New Orleans S San Francisco D Denver Dahlonega and Denver have the same mint letter, but as none of the former bear a later date than 1861, and the latter none earlier than 1906, no difficulty will be experienced in determining the mintage of each. Following will be found tables showing the coinage of each mint from its organization to Dec. 31, 1907, or until its discontinuance. By referring to same and noting the amount coined for a given year, the comparative rarity of any coin can be very well ascertained. COINAGE OF THE MINT AT CHARLOTTE. N. C., FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, 1838, TO ITS SUSPENSION, 1861. 1838. . 1839 . 1840. . 1841. 1842. . 1843. . 1844 o 1845 b 1846 1847. ISIS 1849 . 1850. . 1851. . 1852. 1853. . 1854. . 1855. . 1856. . 1857. 1858. . 1859 . 1860. 1861. Total Calender years. TOTAL COINAGE. Half Quarter eagles. eagles. Dollars. S64.565.00 117,335 00 95,140 00 107,555 00 137,400 00 221,765 00 118,155 00 $19,770 00 45.532 50 32.095 . 00 25,742 50 16.842 50 65.240.00 29,055 00 $84,335 00 162.767 50 127,235 00 133,297 SO 154,242.50 287.003 00 147.210 00 64.975 00 420.755 Oil 322,360 00 324,115 00 317.955 00 245.880 00 362,870 00 327,855 00 196.455 00 198,940 00 142.285 00 156,800 (X) 194,280 00 159.235 00 74.065 tK) 34.395 (X) 12.020 00 58,065 00 41,970 00 25,550 00 22,870 00 37,307 50 24.430 00 18,237 50 9,192 50 19.782 50 22.640 00 $11,634 00 6,966 00 41,267 (XI 9,434 00 11,515 00 4 00 9,803 00 13,280 00 5,235 00 18.672 50 76,995 00 478.820.00 364,330 00 361,299 00 347.791.00 324.454 50 396,734 00 339,370 00 214.696 50 217.935 50 162.1X57 . 50 170.080.00 216,920 00 164.470 00 92,737 50 34.395 00 $4,405,135 (X) $544,915 00 $109,138 00 $5,059,188 00 a Mint burned July 27. 1844. 6 No coinage. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 43 COINAGE OF THE MINT AT DAHLONEGA, GA., FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, 1838, TO ITS SUSPENSION, 1861. Calendar years. Half eagles. Three dollars. Quarter eagles. Dollars. TOTAL COINAGE 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1S44 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 Total $102,915.00 ■ 94,695.00 114.480.00 152.475.00 298.040.00 492.260.00 444,910 00 453.145.00 401.470.00 322.025.00 237.325.00 195.180.00 219.750.00 313.550.00 457.260.00 448.390.00 282.065.00 112.160.00 98.930.00 85.230.00 76.810.00 51.830.00 73.175.00 7,985.00 $3,360.00 $5,536,055.00 $3,360 00 $34,185.00 8.830.00 10.410.00 11.607.50 90.522.50 43.330 . 00 48,650 00 48,257 50 39,460 00 34.427.50 27.362.50 30.370.00 28.160.00 10,195.00 7.945.00 4.400.00 2,807 . 50 2.185.00 5.910.00 5,610.00 $21,588.00 8.382.00 9.882.00 6.360.00 6,583.00- 2.935.00 1.811 .00 1.460.00 3.533.00 3.477.00 4.952.00 1.566.00 $102,915.00 128,880.00 123.310.00 162.885.00 309.647.50 582,782 50 488.240.00 501.795.00 449.727.50 361.485.00 271.752.50 244.130.50 258.502.00 351.592.00 473.815.00 462.918.00 292,760 00 116.778.50 102.575.00 94.673.00 80.287.00 62.392.00 74.741 .00 7,985.00 $494,625.00 $72,529.00 $6,106,569.00 COINAGE OF THE MINT AT DENVER, COL.. FROM FEBRUARY, 1906, TO DECEMBER 31, 1907. GOLD COINAGE. SILVER COINAGE. Double eagles Eagles Half eagles Half dollars Quarter dollars Dimes 1906 $12,405,000 16.845,000 $9,810,000 10,300,000 $1,600,000 4,440,000 $2,014,000 1 ,928,000 $820,000 621,000 $406,000 408.000 1907 Totals $29,250,000 $20,110,000 $6,040,000 $3,942,000 $1,441,000 $814,000 44 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. COINAGE OK THE MINT AT SAN FRANCISCO FROM GOLD. SILVER. Calendar years. Double eagles. Eagles. Half eagles. Three dollars. Quarter eagles. Dollars. Dollars. ■» 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1 x.-.s 1859. 1860. 1861. 1M12 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 Total 82.827.360.00 17.593.500.00 23.795.000. 00 19.410.000. 00 16.934.200.00 12.728.900.00 10.899.000. 00 15.360.000. 00 17.083.460.00 19,331,400 00 15.873.200.00 20.850.000. 00 16.845.000. 00 18.415.000 00 16.750.000 00 13.735.000 00 19.640.000 00 18.560.000. 00 15.600.000. 00 20.812.000 00 24.280.000. 00 24.600.000 00 31.940.000 00 34.700.000. 00 34.780.000. 00 24.476.000. 00 16.720.000. 00 14.540.000 00 22.500.000. 00 23.780.000 00 18.320.000. 00 13.670.000 00 ' 5.660.000 00 17.192.000. 00 15.494.000. 00 16.055.000. 00 25.762.500.00 18.603.000 00 19.923.500.00 20.971.000. 00 22.870.000 00 28.078.500 00 29.405.000 00 51.503.500 00 40.206.000 00 49.190.000 00 31.920.000 00 35.072.500 00 19.080.000 00 102,683.500 00 36.260.000 ,00 41.315.000 00 43.316.000 00 81,238,260.00 90.000. 00 680,000.00 260,000.00 118,000.00 70.000. 00 50.000. 00 155.000. 00 125.000. 00 100,000 00 25.000. 00 167.000. 00 200 . 000 . 00 90.000. 00 135.000. 00 64.300.00 80.000 00 165.000. 00 173.000. 00 120.000. 00 100,000.00 50,000.00 170,000.00 261.000 00 2.240.000. 00 5,062,500 00 9.700.000. 00 1.320.000. 00 380,000 00 1.242.500.00 2.280.000 00 8,260.000 00 8.170.000 00 6.487.000 00 4.254.000 00 1.155.000 00 1.413.500.00 250.000 00 490.000 00 1.237.500 00 2.347.500.00 4.736.000 00 8.410.000. 00 810.000 00 28,127,500.00 1.6(»5.ltOO (10 5.380.000. 00 3.692. 500 00 4.570.000 00 2.105.000. 00 1,287,912,020.00 123,502,060.00 «1 340 00 305.000 00 $19 ,800 00 525.500 00 103,500.00 435.000. 00 42,000.00 93.000 00 66,100 00 106.000 00 21,000 00 90.000. 00 47.500.00 85.000. 00 19.440.00 138.060.00 219.600.00 145.000. 00 260.000. 00 155.000. 00 85.000. 00 125.000. 00 182.000. 00 155.000 00 80.000. 00 45.000. 00 20 . 000 . 00 133.500.00 723.500 00 2.131.000. 00 6,744,500 00 4.845.000. 00 4.845.000 00 416.000 00 885.000 00 6.057.500.00 16,340,000 00 9.560.000 00 1.469.500.00 1.492.000 00 1 . 120 , 000.00 279,500 00 560.000 00 777.000 00 1.770.000 00 6.987.000 00 7.725.000 00 1.645.000 00 18,240,000 00 4.695.000 00 9.275.000 00 485,000.00 4.403.500.00 2.990.000 00 $615 00 $14,632.00 177,800.00 170,000.00 3,000.00 38.000. 00 89.000. 00 60.000. 00 20 , 000.00 27,000.00 58,440.00 97,400 00 70,000.00 24,600 00 10 , 000.00 10,000.00 15.000. 00 *20,000.00 13.000. 00 85.000. 00 73,750 00 40,000 00 55.000. 00 45.000. 00 67,500 00 29,000.00 12.500.00 88,500 00 445.000 00 108.750.00 3,000.00 9.000.00 700.00 9.774.000. 00 9.110.000. 00 8.900.000. 00 12,760,000 00 9.250.000 00 6.250.000. 00 3.200.000 00 1.497.000. 00 750.000. 00 1.771.000. 00 657.000 00 700.000 00 8,230,373 00 5.296.000. 00 1 . 200 . 000 . 00 100.000. 00 1.260.000 00 400,000.00 5.000. 000.00 5.825.000 00 4.102.000 00 2.562.000. 00 3.540.000. 00 2.284.000. 00 1.530.000. 00 1.241.000 00 2.304.000. 00 119,978,040 00 186,300.00 1,861,255.00 90,232.00 109,523,073 00 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 45 ITS ORGANIZATION, 1854, TO DECEMBER 31, 1907. SILVER. TOTAL COINAGE. Trade dollars. Half dollars. Quarter dollars. Twenty cents. Dimes. Half dimes. $4,084,207.00 18.172.375.00 25.490.400.00 20.426.500.00 17.432.450.00 13.247.000. 00 11.442.000. 00 16.176.000. 00 17.986.785.00 20.022.150.00 16.279.140.00 21.584.750.00 17.915.500.00 19.350.000. 00 17.874.000. 00 14.431.550.00 20.355.000. 00 20.041.775.00 16.380.600.00 22.075.400.00 27.328.000. 00 32.069.000. 00 42.704.500.00 49.772.000. 00 50.186.500.00 38.065.750.00 37.427.000. 00 41.845.000. 00 37.915.000. 00 30.826.000. 00 23.703.996.90 23.508.869.00 25,370,652.40 25.606.445.00 26.281.500.00 20.545.267.80 24.427.680.60 31.932.111.60 23,304,004.75 23,539,773.85 25.447.052.65 25.427.213.25 35,767,989.35 40.084.291.65 68,933,173.70 60.109.954.80 57.446.634.25 81.072,490 20 47.310.988.00 36.256.716.00 105,829,019.00 46.759.519.90 50.058.741 .00 46.703.847.00 $64,975 00 105.500.00 79,000.00 238.000 00 283.000 00 236.000 00 469.750.00 676.000. 00 458.000 00 329.000 00 337.500.00 527.000. 00 598.000. 00 580.000. 00 328.000. 00 502.000. 00 1.089.000. 00 290.000. 00 116.500.00 197.000. 00 1.600.000. 00 2.264.000. 00 2.678.000. 00 6,000.00 $99,100.00 71.500.00 20,500 00 30.250.00 20,000.00 14.000 00 24.000 00 16.750.00 $7,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 14.000. 00 17.250.00 18.075.00 15.750.00 23.000. 00 17.500.00 13.500.00 14.000. 00 26.000. 00 45.000. 00 5,000.00 32.000. 00 19.000. 00 45,500 00 24.000. 00 907.000. 00 1,042,000.00 234.000. 00 $5,000.00 4,500.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 14,000.00 11,500.00 5,000.00 10,250.00 7,000 00 12,000.00 24.000. 00 19.000. 00 7,725.00 20,750.00 39.000. 00 98.000. 00 170,000.00 2.149.000. 00 2.249.000. 00 35.000. 00 8,050.00 41.850.00 16.200.00 $703,000.00 2.549.000. 00 4.487.000. 00 5.227.000. 00 9.519.000. 00 4.162.000. 00 $231,000.00 :::::::::::: 56.496.90 4,369.00 20,652.40 445.445.00 172.000. 00 97,267.80 142.307.60 319.611.60 99.071.00 249,140.10 2.40 112.000. 00 57,505.60 134,284.40 170,250.70 186,749.30 516.827.00 59,302.20 207,000.00 61.330.00 80,000.00 685,519.90 313.664.00 317.847.00 :::::::::::::::: 304,000.00 :::::::::::::::: 554.000. 00 241.019.75 363.633.75 662.205.25 441.170.25 47,009.75 135.557.25 255.148.00 177.000. 00 464.646.25 . 18,166.00 381.153.00 259.000. 00 514.514.00 370.000. 00 2,024,345 00 554.043.00 570.474.00 466.950.00 1.179.275.00 843,205.50 1.280.161.00 423.522.00 730.335.00 960.386.00 276.519.00 1,247,000.00 870,077 00 625.000. 00 471,000.00 340,000.00 26,647.000.00 26,988,031.50 10,256,534.25 231,000.00 7,040,218.90 119,100.00 1,714.334,864 65 4(5 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY COINAGE OK THE MINT AT NEW ORLEANS EROM ITS ORGANIZATION. 1838. HOLD. Calendar years. Double eagles. Eagles. Half eagles. Three Quarter dollars. eagles. Dollars. 1838 1839 $44,452 50 . 1840 $152,000.00 41,750.00 82,000.00 505,375 00 1,823,000 00 205.000. 00 290.000 . 00 60,000.00 65,500.00 . . 1841 $25,000.00 274.000. 00 1,751,620.00 1.187.000. 00 475.000. 00 817.800.00 5.715.000. 00 358.500.00 239.000 . 00 575.000 00 2.630.000. 00 180.000 00 510.000. 00 525.000. 00 180,000 00 145.000. 00 55,000.00 200.000. 00 23,000 00 111,000.00 18,450 00 1842 49,500.00.. 1843 920,005.00 . . 1844 1845 1846 165,000 00 . . 1847 310,000 00 . . 1848 1849 **>15.000 .00 1850 $2,820,000.00 6.300.000. 00 3.800.000. 00 1.420.000. 00 65.000. 00 160,000.00 45.000. 00 600,000 00 705.000. 00 182.000. 00 132,000.00 100,000 00 46,500 00 210.000. 00 14,000.00 370.000. 00 290,000.00 350.000. 00 140,000.00 290.0(H) 00 1851 1852 205,000.00 1853 1854 230,000.00 55.500.00 50,000 . 00 65.000 00 $72,000.00 382,500.00 1855 55,000 00 1856 52,750.00 1857 85,000.00 1858 1859 :::::::::::::: 1860 1861a 1879 15,000.00 92.000 00 83.500.00 108,200 00 8,000.00 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 213,350.00 1889 1890 1891 1892 286,880.00 170,000.00 1 ,075,000 . 00 980,000 00 50.000. 00 550.000.00 83.000. 00 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 425,000.00 1898 1899 370,470 00 1900 1901 720,410.00 1902 1903 1,127,710 00 1,089,500.00 1904 1905 1906 868,950 00 1907 Total $16,375,500.00 $23,610,890.00 $4,447,625 00 $72,000 00 $3,023,157 50 $1,004,000 00 a No coinage from 1862 to 1878, inclusive. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 47 TO ITS SUSPENSION, 1S61. AND FROM ITS REOPENING, 1879, TO DECEMBER 31, 1907. SILVER. Dollars. Half dollars. Quarter dollars. Dimes. Half dimes. Three cents. $.59,000 00 40,000.00 360,000.00 515,000 00 2,887 5,305 5,708 6,090 8,725 9,730 9,185 10,710 1 1 ,550 12,150 11.875 10,701 7,954 2,744 300 1,723 450 4,900 4,004 4,440 12,290 12,590 13,320 8,636 4,450 3,720 000 00 000.00 000 00 000 00 000.00 000.00 ooo oo 000 00 000.00 000 . 00 000.00 000.00 529 00 000.00 ,000 00 000 . 00 ,000 00 000 00 , 000.00 , 000.00 000 00 ,000 00 ,000.00 000.00 ,000.00 ,000 00 ssi 427 200 478 1,134 1002 1,04 1,152 1,292 1.590 1,155 1,228 201 72 664 2,620 1,844 1 ,329 409 3,647 1.417 645 165 ,488.00 ,550.00 .500.00 ,500 00 , 000.00 .500 00 , 000 . 00 , ,000.00) ,000.00 000,00 ,000 . 00 ,000 . 00 , 000.00 ,000 00 .000 00 ,000 00 . 000.00 .000 00 .000 00 .000 00 . 000.00 ,000 00 , 000.00 SI 06 ,300 00 113.000 00 192,250 00 242.000 00 185,000.00 195 694 1,069 883 462 316 437 86 : 1,372 562 1,263 1,050 558 252 1,223 1,973 ,000.00 ,500 00 . 000.00 . 000,00 . 000.00 . 000.00 , 000.00 .000 00 ,000 00 ,000.00 ,000 00 .000 00 800 00 ,500 00 ,000 00 ,300 00 840,243 40 124,327 20 117,500 00 200.750.00 202.000 00 15,000.00 $54,827 50 46.750 00 40.750 00 17,500.00 92,000 00 23,000.00 . 11 , 000.00 103.000 . 00 22,000 00 24.000 00 333.000 00 371.000 00 44.000 00 242.000 00 295.000 00 130.000. 00 65.000 00 97.000 00 30.000. 00 51.000. 00 40,000 00 43.000. 00 110 , 000.00 177.000 00 118,000 00 154.000 00 29.000 00 48,000.00 4,000.00 17 660 849 713 704 371 353 467 661 854 403 1,187 875 614 307 514 1,140 . 000.00 .000 00 ,000 00 ,000 00 ,000 00 ,000 00 00 00 ,000.00 , 000 . 00 ,000 00 ,000 00 000 00 ,000 00 ,000 00 500 00 ,000 00 ,000 . 00 30.000 00 7,000.00 34.500.00 43.000 00 13.000. 00 118,000.00 78.000 00 30.000. 00 55.000. 00 69.000. 00 83.000 00 28.000 00 [53,000.00 454.000 00 384.170 00 176.000 00 72.000 00 44.000 00 61.000 00 . 66,600.00 . 213.000 00 265.000 00 201.000 00 562.000.00 450.000 00 818.000 00 340,000 . 00 261,000 00 1,086,939 80 821,600 00 $187,111,529.00 $36,974,638.00 $13,346,750 00 $6,981,530 40 $812,327 50 $21,600.00 TOTAL COINAGE. $40,243.40 305,095 . 20 915,600 00 640,200.00 1 ,295,750 00 4.568.000. 00 4.208.500.00 1.750.000. 00 2.483,800 00 7.469.000. 00 1 .978.500 00 1.646.000 00 5.075.500.00 10,122,600 00 4.622.000. 00 3.445.000 00 4.520.500 00 2.368.500.00 2.036.750.00 1 .732.000 00 4.794.000 00 2.123.000. 00 1.557.000 00 265.000 . 00 2.948.500 00 5.397.000 00 5.791.500 00 6.198.200 .00 8.733.000 00 9.730.000 00 9.185.000. 00 10.710.000 00 11.550.000. 00 12.363.350.00 11.875.000 00 10.701.000. 00 8.425.529.00 4,320,050 00 2.739.500 00 4.735.000 00 3.061.000. 00 5.794.000 00 5.165.300.00 5.557.000. 00 14.448.470.00 15.017.000. 00 15,567,410 00 11.536.000. 00 8.320.710.00 5,982,300 00 900.000. 00 2.866.950.00 4,200 239.80 $293,781,547 40 48 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. COINAGE OF THE MINT AT PHILADELPHIA FROM GOLD COINAGE. Calendar years Double eagles. Eagles. Half eagles. Three dollars. Quarter eagles. Dollars. 1793 to 1795 $27,950.00 S43.535 00 1796 60,800.00 16,995 00 $165.00 1797 91,770.00 32,030.00 4,390.00 1798. . . 79.740 00 124,335.00 1,535 "" 1799 174,830.00 37,255.00 1,200.00 1800 259.650 00 68,3 |0 00 1801 . . 292,540 00 130,030 00 1 802 150,900.00 265,880 00 6,530.00 1803 89,790.00 167,530.00 1,057.50 1804 97,950.00 152,375 00 8,317 50 1805 165,915.00 1,452 50 1806 320,465 00 4,040 00 1807 420,465 00 17,030 00 1808 277.890.00 6.775 00 1809 . . 1 69,375 00 1810 501,435 00 1811 497,905 00 1812 290,435.00 1813 477.140 00 1814. . . 77,270 00 1815 . . 3,175 00 1816 1817 1818 ' 242,940 00 1819 . . 258,015 00 i8->n 1.319.02(1 Oil 1821 173.205 00 16,120 (HI 1822 88.980 00 1823. . . 72,421 1 824 86,700.00 6,500 00 1825 145,300 00 11,085.00 1 826 90,845 00 1,900 (10 1827 124,565 00 7,000 00 1828 140,145 00 1829 287.210 00 8.507 50 1830 631,755 00 11,350 (HI 1831 702,970 (H) 11,300 00 1832 787,435 00 1 1 ,000 00 1833 968,150 00 10,400 00 1834 3,660,845 00 293,425 (HI 1 1,857,670 00 328,505 (HI 1836 2,765,735 00 1,369,965 00 1837 1.035,605 00 112.700 00 1838 72,000.00 1,432.940 00 117.575 00 1839 382.480.00 590,715 00 1R40 473,380 00 686,910 00 47,147 50 1841 631,310 00 79,165.00 1842 815,070.00 137,890 00 7,057.50 1843 754,620 00 3,056.025 00 251.365 (HI * 1844 63,610 00 1,701,650 00 16,960 00 1845 261,530 00 2,085.495 00 227.627 50 1846 200.950 00 1.979.710 00 53,995.00 1847 8,622.580 00 4,579,905 00 74 .535 (HI 1848 1.454.840 00 1,303.875 00 22,215 (HI 1849 6.536. ISO 00 665.350 (K) 58,235 00 $688,567 (HI 18.50 $23,40.5.220 00 2,914.510 00 322,455 00 632,307 50 481.953 00 1851 41,743,100 00 1.763.280 00 1,887.525 00 3.431,870 00 3,317,671 00 1 852 41.060,520 00 2,031,000 00 2,869.505 00 2.899.202 5(1 2.045.351 (K) 1853 25.226.520 00 2.012.530 00 1.528,850 00 3,511.670 (HI 4.076.051 00 1854 15,157,980 00 542.500 00 803,375 (H) $415,854 00 1.490,645 00 1.639.445 (HI 1855 7,293,320 00 1,217.010 00 585.490 (H) 151,665 00 588,700 00 758,269 (HI 1856 6,597,560 00 604.900 00 989,950 00 78,030 00 960,600 00 1,762,936 (HI 1857 8,787.500 00 166.060 00 490.940 00 62.673 00 535.325 00 774,789 00 18.58 4,234,280 00 25,210 00 75,680 00 6,399 (in 118.442 50 117,995 00 18.59 871,940 00 160.930 00 84.070 00 46.914.00 98.610 (HI 168,244 00 I860 1 1 .553.400 00 117.830 00 99.125 (H) 21,465 00 56.687 50 36,668 (HI 1861 59.529.060 00 1,132.330 00 3.199.750 00 18,216 00 3.181.295 (HI 527.499 IH) 1862 1.842.660 00 109,950 00 22.325 (H) 17,355 (HI 280,882 50 1,326,865 00 1863 2,855,800 00 12,480 00 12,360 00 15,117 (HI 75 00 6,250 (HI 1861 4,085,700 00 35.800 00 21.100 (Hi 8,040 00 7.185 00 5.950 (HI 1865 7,024,000 00 40.050 00 6.475 (H) 3,495 (HI 3.862 50 3,725 (K) 1860 13,975,600 00 37,800 00 33,600 00 12.090 00 7,775 00 7.18(1 (H) 1867 5,021,300 00 31.400 00 34,600 00 7.950 (HI 8.125 (HI 5,250 (HI 1868 1,972,000 00 106.550 (H) 28.625 (HI 14,625 00 9.062 50 10,525 (HI 1869 3,503,100 00 18.550 00 8,925 00 7.575 (HI 10.862 50 5,925 (HI 1870 3,103,700 00 25.350 (H) 20.175 (H) 10.605 (HI 11.387 50 6,335 00 1871 1.603.0(H) (HI 17.800 00 16,150 IH) 3.990 00 13,375 (HI 3,930 (HI 1872 5,037.600 (H) 16.500 00 8.450 00 6.090 (H) 7.575 00 3.530 (H) 1873 34,190.500 00 8.250 00 562.525 (HI 75 (HI 445,062 50 125,125 (HI 1874 7.336.000 (HI 531.6(H) 00 17.540 00 125,460 00 9.850 00 198.820 00 1875. . . . 5.914,800.00 1,200 (H) 1.100 (III 60 00 1.050 (HI 420 IH) Carried forward. EXITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 49 ITS ORGANIZATION. 1793, TO DECEMBER 31, 1907. SILVER COINAGE. Trade dollars. Dollars. Half dollars. Quarter dollars. Kent's ^ Dimes. Half dimes. Three cents. $204,791.00 72,920.00 7,776 00 327,536 00 423,515.00 220,920 00 $161,572 00 $4,320.80 511 50 2,226 35 $1,473 50 *2,213.50 2,526.10 2,755.00 1 ,959 00 63.00 2,176.00 1,200.00 $397,500.00 987,800 00 218,900 00 54,45-4.00 41.650.00 66.064.00 19.570.00 321 00 173,000 15,144 50 14.945.00 15,857 50 78,259 50 105,861 00 419.788 00 525.788 00 684,300 00 702,905.00 638.138 00 601,822 00 814,029 50 620.951 .50 519.537.50 1.684.50 30,348 . 50 51.531 .00 55,160 75 17,308.00 3.464.00 1,097.50 3.304.00 826.50 . 12,078.00 1.695.50 650 50 1.892.50 780.00 16,500.00 4,471 00 635 . 50 6,518.00 42,150.00 607.783 50 980.161.00 90,293.50 1,104,000.00 36,000.00 375.561 00 31,861 .00 94,258 70 652,898 50 54,212.75 118,651.20 779,786 50 16,020.00 10,000.00 847,100 00 4,450.00 44,000.00 1,752,477.00 . 1,471,583.00 42,000.00 51,000 00 2,002,090.00 . 2,746,700 00 1,000.00 121,500 00 1,537,600 00 25,500 00 12,500.00 1.856.078 00 77.000 00 61.500 00 2.382.400 00 51,000 00 62,000 00 2,936,830.00 99,500.00 77,135.00 62,135 00 2,398.500 00 80,000.00 52,250.00 48,250 00 2,603,000.00 39,000.00 48,500 00 68.500 00 3,206.002 00 71,500.00 63,500.00 74,000.00 2,676,003 00 488,000.00 141,000 00 138.000 00 00 3,273,100 00 118,000.00 119,000 00 95,000 00 1,814,910 00 63,100 00 104,200.00 113.800 00 1,773,000 00 208,000.00 199,250.00 1 12,750 00 .00 1,667,280.00 122,786.50 105,311.50 53,457 50 00 717,504 00 47,031.75 135,858.00 67,204.25 00 155,000 00 30,000 00 162,250.00 57,500.00 .00 1,006,382 00 22,000 00 188,750.00 40.750.00 00 1,922,000 00 161,400 00 137,000.00 58,250 00 00 883,000 00 105,300 00 7,250.00 21,500,00 00 294,500 00 230,500 00 175,500.00 78,200 00 .00 1.105.000 00 127,500.00 3,130 00 1,350 00 .00 578,000 00 183,500 00 24,500 00 63,700 00 IK) 290,000 00 36,500.00 45,150.00 33,400 00 .00 626.000 00 85,000.00 83,900.00 65,450 00 00 113,500 00 47,700 00 193.150 00 47,750 00 oo 100,375 00 40,000.00 102,650.00 39,050 00 $163,422.00 00 38.565 00 44,265.00 153,550 00 50,025.00 559,905 . 00 oo 1 ,766,354 00 3,813,555 00 1,217,301.00 667,251 .00 342,000 . 00 .00 1,491,000.00 3,095,000 00 447,000 00 287,000.00 20,130.00 00 379,750 00 714,250 00 207,500 00 87,500 00 4,170.00 00 469.000 00 1,816,000 00 578,000 00 244,000.00 43,740 . 00 00 994.000 00 2,411,000 00 558.000 00 364,000.00 31,260.00 2,113,000.00 1,842,000 00 154.000 00 175.000 00 48,120 00 .00 374,000 00 336.000 00 43.000 00 17,000.00 10,950.00 00 151,850.00 201,350 00 60,700 00 39,950.00 8,610 00 00 1,444,200 00 1,213,650.00 192,400 00 164,050 00 14,940.00 .00 126,175 00 233,137 50 84.755.00 74,627 50 10,906 . 50 00 251,830 00 48.015 00 1,446.00 923 . (X) 643 80 00 189,785 00 23,517.50 3,907.00 23.50 14.10 00 255,950 00 14,825.00 1,050.00 675.00 255.00 .00 372,812.50 4,381 .25 872,50 536 . 25 681.75 .00 212,162 50 5.156 25 662.50 431.25 138 75 00 189,100 00 7,500.00 46.625 00 4,295.00 123.00 .00 397,950 00 4,150.00 25,660 00 10.430 00 153.00 00 300,450 00 21.850 00 47,150.00 26,830 00 120.00 00 582.680 IM) 42,808 00 75.361 00 74.443 00 127.80 00 440.775 00 45,737 50 239,645.00 147.397.50 58.50 00 1 ,308.750 00 371,075 00 394,710 00 35,630 00 18 00 1,180,150 00 117,975.00 294.070.00 3,013,750 00 1,073,375 00 $7,940.00 1,035.070.00 .50 I'NITKl) STATES PAPER MONEY. COINAGE OF THE MINT AT PHILADELPHIA FROM GOLD COINAGE. Calendar years. Brought forward. 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907, Liberty Head. . 1907, Indian Head.. . 1907, Flying Eagle, MCMVII 1907, Flying Eagle.. . Total Double eagles. Eagles. Half eagles. Three dollars. Quarter eagles. Dollars. $11,678,100.00 7.953.400.00 10,872,900 00 4.152.600.00 1.029. 120.00 45,200 00 12,600.00 800.00 1,422.00 16.560.00 22 . 120.00 2,420 00 4.525.320.00 882,220.00 1.519.900.00 28,840.00 90.460 00 ! 6,886,780 00 27.379.800.00 22.293.120 .00 15.853.260.00 27,665,220 00 3.409.400.00 33.387.680.00 37,491,680 00 2.230.520.00 625.080 00 5,748,560 00 125,135,940.00 1,180,220 00 1 .393.800 . 00 29.037.280.00 \ 225,000.00 $7,320.00 8,170.00 738,000.00 3.847.700.00 16.448.760.00 38.772.600.00 23,244.800 00 2.087.400.00 769.050 . 00 2.535.270.00 2.361.600.00 536.800.00 1.329.960.00 44,850.00 580,430 00 918.680.00 7.975.520.00 18.408.950.00 24.707.780.00 5.678.260.00 763.480.00 10.001.590.00 8,121,970 00 12.023.050.00 2.939.600.00 17.188.250.00 825.130.00 1.259.260.00 1 ,620,380 00 2.010.780.00 1.654.970.00 12.039.730.00 2.394.060.00 $7,385 00 5,760 00 1,509,750 00 15,832,180 00 28,544,000.00 12.572.800 00 1.167.200 00 955.240 . 00 3,007,530 00 1.942.160.00 435 00 91,480 00 37,825.00 21,640 00 307,065 00 3,767,860 00 7,640,985 00 4.789.775.00 6.729.680.00 295,315 00 4,339,415 00 3.167.475.00 8.553, 645 (mi 7.028.650.00 3.080.200 00 862.810.00 1.135.120.00 1,960,680 00 1.511.540.00 1,744,100 00 3,130,960 00 $135 00 4,464 00 246,972 00 9,090 00 3,108 00 1 ,650 (Ml 4,620 0O 2,820 00 3.818 00 2,730 00 3,426 (HI 18,480 00 15,873 00 7,287 00 $10,552.50 $3,245 00 4,130 00 3,920 00 715,650 00 3.020 00 222,475 00 3,030 00 7,490 00 1.636 00 1,700 00 7,660.00 10,100 00 5.040 00 4,900.00 10,840.00 1 .982 50 6,206.00 2,217.50 12,205 00 10,220 00 6,016 00 15,705 00 8,543 00 40,245 00 16,080.00 44,120.00 30,729 00 22.032 50 27.600.00 6,362.50 75.265 00 10,305 00 15.297 50 48,005 00 74.760 00 60,4 1 2 . 50 68,375 00 16S.012.50 228,307 50 334,332 50 e75,080.00 503,142 50 (175,178 00 402.400 00 /25.028 00 544,860 00 /35.041 00 141,225 00 841,120.00 7,233,340.00 $732,942,720.00 $260,320,050.00 $178,098,825.00 $1,357,716 00 $26,487,302.50 $18,533,765.00 Note — Not susceptible of exact statement by years of actual date of coin, the registry of annual comage being of coin delivered by coiners of mints within the given year, and these deliveries not having been invariably completed within the year of the date of the coin, as now required. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 51 ITS ORGANIZATION. 1793, TO DECEMBER 31. 1907— Continued. SILVER COINAGE. Trade dollars. Dollars. $456,150.00 3,039.710.00 900.00 1.541 .00 1.987.00 960.00 1.097.00 979.00 $10,509,550.00 14.807.100.00 12,601,355 00 9,163,975 00 11 . 101 . 100.00 12.291.039.00 14.070.875.00 17.787.767.00 19,963,886 00 20,290,710 00 19.183.833.00 21.726.811.00 16,802,590 00 8,694,206 00 1.037.245.00 378,792 00 110,972.00 12.880 00 9.976.762.00 2,822,731 00 5,8o4,735 00 330,846 00 <18,880,912 .00 6,962,813 00 7.994.777.00 4.652.755.00 2.788.650.00 Half dollars. $4,209,575.00 4,152,255 00 689,200 00 2.950.00 4.877.50 5.487.50 'Quarter dollars. $1,454,287 50 2,727,927 50 565,200 00 3,675.00 3.738.75 3.243.75 Twenty cents. $3,180.00 102.00 120.00 Dimes. Half dimes. $1,146,115.00 731.051 .00 167.880.00 1,510.00 3.735.50 2.497.50 Three cents. 2,750 00 4,519 50 2,637 50 3,065 00 2.943 mi 2,855 00 6,416 50 6,355 50 6,295 00 100,300 00 a942,622 50 62,939.148 50 574,486 00 917,609 00 475,381 00 1,240,365 50 1,478,367 50 2,769,423 00 2,381,456 00 2,134,406 50 2,461.388 50 1,139,377 50 1,496,335 00 331,363 50 1,319,337 50 1,299,287 .50 4,075.00 3.859.75 2.218.75 3.632.50 1,471 50 2.677.50 2,708.25 3.177.75 20,147.50 980,150.00 2.059.311.25 cl, 37 1,203. 75 858,243 00 1 , 110,220 00 968,690 . 50 2.035.182.75 2.775.183.75 3,156,211 50 2.504.228.00 2.223.203.25 3,049,436 00 2.417.516.00 2.397.203.25 1,242,062 50 914,108 75 1.798.143.75 391.110.00 767.571 .20 336.638.00 253,342 70 637.757.00 1,128,393.90 549.648.70 738.071 .10 991.154.10 1.531.060.00 1.212.124.50 334.079.20 133.097.20 69,088.00 200,076 20 1,086,926 40 1.632.073.50 1 958,084.60 1,760,091.20 1 ,886,047 . 80 2.138.077.70 1.950.075.50 1.460.102.70 1.455.235.00 1,995,840,60 2.222.057.50 $5,107,524.00 $267,837,917.00 $106,327,713.50^ $60,033,137.50 $11,342.00 $39,582,907.80 $3,948,791 . 90 $1 ,260,487. 20 a Includes Columbian souvenir half dollars, 1892, $475,000.00. 6 Includes Columbian souvenir half dollars, 1893. $2,026,052.50. c Includes Columbian souvenir quarter dollars, 1893, $10,005,75. d Includes 50.000 Lafayette souvenir dollars, c Louisiana Purchase Exposition. f Lewis & Clark Exposition. 52 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY COINAGE OF THE MINT AT PHILADELPHIA FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, 1793, TO DECEMBER 31, 1907. 1796. 1797 1798. 1799. 1800. 1801 . 1802. 1803. 1804. 1805. 1806 1807. 1808. 1809, 1810. 1811 . 1812. 1813. 1814. 1813. 1816. 1817 1818. 1819. 1820 1821 1822. 1823. 1824. 1825 1826. 1827. 1828. 1829. 1830. 1831 . 1832. 1833. 1834. 1835. 1836 1837 1838. 1839. 1840. 1841 . 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852. 1853 1854. 1855 1836 1857 1858. 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 MINOR COINAGE. Calendar years. Five cents. Three cents. Two cents. Cents. Half cents. -1795 $10,660.33 9.747.00 8,975.10 9.797.00 9,045.85 28,221.75 13,628.37 34.351.00 24,713.53 7.568 38 9,411.16 3.480.00 7,272.21 11.090 00 2,228 67 14,585 00 2,180.25 10.755.00 4.180.00 3,578.30 $712.67 577 40 535.24 60.83 1,057.65 71.83 489 . 50 5,276 56 4,072 32 1,780 00 2.380.00 2.000.00 5.772.86 1.075.00 315.70 28,209 82 39,484 00 31.670.00 26.710.00 44.075.50 3.890.00 20,723 . 39 12,620.00 14.611 .00 15,174.25 23,577.32 22,606 24 14.145.00 17.115.00 33,592.60 23.620.00 27.390.00 18.551.00 38.784.00 21.110.00 55,583 00 63,702 00 31,286 61 24, 627. IK) 15,973.67 23,833 90 24,283 20 23,987 52 38,948 04 41,208 00 61,836 69 64,157.99 41.785.00 44,268 44 98,897.07 50.630 94 66,411 31 42,361 56 15,748.29 26,904 .63 177.834 56 246.000 00 364,000.00 205.660.00 101.000 00 280,750 00 498,400 00 529.737.14 354,292 86 98.265.00 98,210 00 102,665 00 64,200 00 52.750.00 39, 295 00 40.420.00 116,765.00 315.00 1,170.00 3.030.00 2.435.00 11.00 770.00 600.00 705.00 1,990.00 199.32 199.06 738 36 648 47 276 79 282 . 50 202.15 175 90 $396, 950. (X) 272,800.00 63.540.00 58.775.00 56.075.00 30.930.00 17.225.00 14.425.00 1,300.00 $341,460 00 144.030.00 117.450.00 97.560.00 48.120.00 40.050.00 18.120.00 25.860.00 35.190.00 $737,125.00 1.545,175 00 1 .440,850 00 819.750.00 240.300.00 28,050.00 301.800.00 227,500 00 Carried forward. TOTAL GOLD, SILVER AND MINOR COINAGE. $453 165 152 545 645 571 510 516 370 371 333 801 1,044 982 884 1.155 1,108 1,115 1,102 642 20 56 647 1,343 1 .425 1.864 1,018 915 967 1,858 1.735 2,110 3,024 1,741 2,306 3.155 3,923 3,401 3,765 7.388 5,668 7,764 3,299 3,979 3.021 2,260 1,304 2.426 6,630 2,813 3,416 3,623 14,329 3,265 8,913 28,210 52.689 52,403 44,275 25,465 12,029 14,235 15,447 9.156 2,832 12,772 70,796 4,422 3,730 5,338 8,369 15,545 7.207 4.268 5,380 4.35 3.649 7,429 38,518 ,541.80 ,402.90 ,250 79 ,698 . 00 ,906. 6S ,335 . 40 ,956.37 ,075 . 83 ,698.53 ,827 94 ,239 48 ,084 00 ,595 96 ,055 00 ,752.53 ,868 50 ,740.95 ,219 50 ,271 50 ,535 . 80 ,483.00 ,785 57 ,267 50 ,064.50 ,325.00 ,786 20 ,977 45 509.89 975 00 297.00 894.00 679.25 342.32 381.24 875 . .50 620.00 473 60 ,055.00 ,710.00 ,423 00 .667 00 ,900.00 ,898 00 ,217 00 169 61 667 50 198 67 351 .40 043 20 257.52 800.54 443.00 306.69 137.99 266 32 513.00 878 . 43 679 44 251.78 707.35 654 79 322.78 557 46 126 50 158 00 ,225.50 ,890.00 479 00 .999.80 ,879.24 ,915 36 ,814 25 ,411 25 ,880 . 50 .580 50 277 50 .314 80 188 .50 ,275 50 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY 53 COI.VAGEIOF THE MINT AT PHILADELPHIA FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, 1793, TO DECEMBER 31, 1907— Continued. Calendar years. MINOR COINAGE. Five cents. Three cents. Two cents. Cents. Half cents. TOTAL GOLD, SILVER AND MINOR COINAGE. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901 . 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. Brought forward. *176,900 104,850 126,500 *23,700.00 6.840.00 4.860.00 117 1,455 997 3,618 573,830 1,148,471 563,697 73,824 166,514 763,182 536,024 794,068 812,963 841,717 584,982 668,509 270,656 498,994 442,146 1,021,436 626,604 1,301,451 1,362,799 1,324,010 1,574,028 1,400,336 1,070,249 1,491,363 1,930,686 1 ,960,740 70.50 1,236.00 748 65 32,417.25 759.00 318.27 169 26 143.70 128.70 238.83 1,232.49 646 83 $29,558,578.20 $941,349.48 $141 135 79 8 57 162 389 392 385 455 232 117 176 452 374 488 571 470 376 466 167 383 390 504 498 536 668 796 873 850 613 807 960 1,081 ,875.00 ,280.00 ,440.00 ,525.00 ,998.50 ,312.00 ,649.55 .115.75 ,811.00 ,981 .09 ,617.42 .653 84 ,542.90 ,264.83 ,944.14 ,693.61 ,828.54 ,723.50 ,498.32 ,421 .95 ,521.32 ,436.36 ,572 93 ,663.30 ,230.79 ,000.31 ,337 . 64 ,111.43 '67 . 22 ,944.93 ,280. 15 191.63 ,222.55 ,386.18 $912,020.00 $19,998,651.12 Sll 11 22 18 25 24 46 76 48 1 16 23 25 23 26 24 21 13 18 39 59 37 29 50 27 64 65 38 20 21 138 10 12 63 .141,740.00 ,514,635.00 ,186,845.00 ,639,414.50 ,226,278.50 ,726,424.00 .329,383 . 70 ,977,125.50 310,492.00 946.698 S6 ,949,069.53 ,815,941 .74 ,294,785.60 ,222,705.66 ,673,765.23 ,804,854 84 ,348 981.24 ,900,342.00 ,052,986.17 ,170,435. 15 ,002,636.12 ,708,585.06 ,413,688.63 ,792,290.70 ,654,452 39 ,684,766 96 ,185,767 09 ,053,870 13 ,813,907.87 ,232,265.68 970,248.30 609,657.43 354,350.65 263,104.93 Total. *39,926.11 $1,753,300,784.31 54 UNITED STATES 1’AFEH MONEY COINAGE OF THE MINT AT CARSON CITY, FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, 1870, TO JUNE 30. 189,1 Calendar years. GOLD COINAGE. SILVER COINAGE. Double eagles. Eagles. Half eagles. Dollars. Trade dollars. 1870 *75,780 293,740 593,000 448,200 2,301,700 2,223,020 2,768,820 851,300 263,600 214,160 *59,080 71,850 55,000 45,430 167,670 77,150 46,960 33,320 32.440 17,620 111,900 240,150 67,640 120,000 99,250 *38.375 103.850 84.900 37,080 105.990 59,140 34,435 43,400 45,270 86,405 255.085 69,430 414.085 64,790 82,010 *12,462 1,376 3,150 2,300 1871 1872 1873 *124,500 1,373,200 1,573,700 509.000 534.000 97,000 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 2,212,000 756.000 591.000 296.000 1.133.000 1.204.000 1.136.000 228.000 1879 1880 1881 1882 782,800 1,199,240 1,622,780 189,000 1883 1884 1885 1886 a 1887 a 1888 a 1889 b 618,900 1,824,180 100,000 545,300 368,040 350.000 2,309,041 1,618,000 1 ,352,000 677.000 1890 175.000 1,037,320 400.000 140.000 169.000 1,040,000 414.840 300.000 1891 1892 1893 c Total .’ SI 7.283.560 *2.997.780 *3,548,085 *13,881,329 *4,211,400 COINAGE OF THE MINT AT CARSON CITY, FROM ITS ORGANIZATION. 1870. TO JUNE 30. 1893. Calendar years. SILVER COINAGE. TOTAL COINAGE. Half dollars. Quarter dollars. Twenty cents. Dimes. 1870 *27,308.50 69.975.00 136.000 00 168.530.00 29.500.00 504.000 00 978,000.00 710.000 00 31,000.00 $2,085.00 2.722.50 2,275 . 00 4.115.50 *215,090.50 545,523 50 876.725 . 00 833,274 60 3,979,141 .70 4,963,168 00 6.402,215 00 3.990,020 00 2,950,310 00 1,074,185 00 957.985.00 605.580.00 2,397,525 00 2.588.030.00 2.940.040.00 417,000.00 1871 *2.010.00 2,400 00 3,119 10 1,081.70 464,500 00 827.000 00 770.000 00 20,000 00 1872 1873 1874 1875 35.000 00 1.236.000. 00 1.048.000. 00 249,000.00 *26,658 00 2,000.00 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 a 1887 a 1888 a. . . 1889 b 968,900.00 4.577.221 .00 3.795.320.00 2.712.140.00 1.485.040.00 1890 1891 1892 1893c *2,654,313.50 *2,579,198.00 *28,658.00 *2,090,110.80 *49,274,434.30 . a Coinage suspended. 6 Operations resumed October 1, 1889. c Coinage suspended from May 23, 1893. UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 55 AUTHORITY FOR COINING. CHANGES IN WEIGHT AND FINENESS. AND AMOUNT COINED. FOR EACH COIN. REPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS JUNE 30. 1907. Denomination. Act authorizing coinage or change in weight or fineness. Weight (grains). Fine- ness. Act discontinuing coinage. GOLD COINS. Double eagle (S20) March 3, 1849 516 900 Eagle (J 10) April 2, 1792 270 916$ June 28, 1834 258 899225 January IK, 1837. . . 900 Half eagle (* *5i April 2, 1792 135 9163 June 28, 1834 129 899225 January 18, 1837. . . 900 Quarter eagle (*2.50) April 2, 1792 67 5 9163 June 28, 1834 64 5 899225 January 18, 1837 900 Three-dollar piece February 21, 1853. 77.4 . 900 September 26, 1890. One dollar March 3, 1849 25.8 900 One dollar, Louisiana Purchase Exposition June 28, 1902 . . . 25 8 900 Dollar, Lewis and Clark Expo- sition April 13. 1904 . 25 8 900 SILVER COINS. Dollar 416 8924 January 18, 1837. . 412* 900 February 12, 1873. . February 28, 1878.. July 14, 1890 Trade dollar b February 12, 1873. . 420 900 February 19, 1887. . Lafayette dollar March 3, 1899 412* 900 Half dollar April 2, 1792 208" 8924 January 18, 1837 206 i 900 February 21, 1853. . 192 February 12, 1873. el92 9 Columbian half dollar August 5, 1892 192 9 900 Quarter dollar April 2, 1792 104 8924 January 18, 1837 103* 900 February 21, 1853. . 96 February 12, 1873. . c96 45 Columbian quarter dollar March 3, 1893 96 45 900 Twenty-cent piece /77 16 900 May 2, 1888 Dime April 2, 1792 41 6 8924 January 18. 1837 411 900 February 21 , 1853 . . 38 4 February 12, 1873. . 038 . 58 • Half dime April 2, 1792 ' 20 8 89^4 January 18, 1837 20 S 900 February 21, 1853 19.2 February 12, 1873. . Three-cent piece March 3, 1851 12J 750 March 3, 1853 1 1 752 900 February 12, 1873. . MINOR COINS. Five cent (nickel). May 16, 1866 77. 16 (/,) Three cent (nickel) 30 lh) Two cent (bronze) April 22, 1864 96 (o February 12, 1873. . Cent (copper) April 2. 1792 264 January 14. 1793 208 January 26, 1796;'.. . 168 February 21, 1857. . I ent i nickel 72 (If) April 99 IfcfU Cent (bronze) April 22, 1864 . .. 48 ... (0 ... Half cent (copper) April 2, 1792 132 January 14, 1793. . . 104 January 26, 1796;.. 84 February 21. 1857. . Total amount coined to June 30. 1907. *1.997,340,520.00 424.913.720.00 319.018.570.00 32,411,092.50 1,619,376.00 19,499,337.00 250,000.00 60,069 . 00 n578,303,848 .00 35,965,924.00 50.000. 00 169,475,231 .50 <12,500,000 . 00 85,099,617.75 10.000. 00 271,000.00 53,646,305.60 4,880.219.40 1,282,087.20 31,558,554.45 941,349.48 912,020.00 1,562,887.44 2,007,720.00 15,750,938.93 39,926.11 a Amount coined to February 12, 1873, 88,031,238. 6 Coinage limited to export demand, joint resolution July 22, 1876. c 124 grams, or 192.9 grains. d Total amount coined. e 6i grams, or 96.45 grains. / 5 grams, or 77.16 grains, ff 2* grams, or 38.58 grains. n Composed of 75 per cent, copper and 25 per cent, nickel. * Composed of 95 per cent, copper and 5 per cent, tin and zinc. 1 By proclamation of the President, in conformity with Act of March 3, 1795 k Composed of 88 per cent, copper and 12 per cent, nickel. WYNKOOP H ALLEN BECK CRAWFORJ CO. NEW YORK