Demand Note - "Greenback"
Philadelphia
© Bank Note Museum
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Information:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1861-Aug-10 | Philadelphia | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | FrUS#7ArthurLouisFriedberg,IraSF |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Dollars |
| Denomination | 10 Dollars |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1861 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 185x80 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse text10 X
AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
Washington August 10th,, 1861.
ACT OF JULY 17, 1861.
B
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ON DEMAND,
THE UNITED STATES
Promise to pay to the Bearer
TEN DOLLARS
NO. 10070
PATENTED 30 JUNE 1837.
PAYABLE BY
THE
ASST. TREASURER OF THE
U.S.AT CINCINNATI
For the Register of the Treasury. For the Treasurer of the United States.
RECIEVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL PUBLIC DUES
Obverse symbolBlack and white print; red serial number; green decorations.
At the right, standing, holding art supplies. At the right, bust of President Abraham Lincoln, facing left, looking forwards. In the center, A bald eagle, standing on olive branches and shield, facing left, wings raised, mouth open.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textTEN DOLLARS
X
10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reverse symbolGreen and white print.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1861-Aug-10 | New York | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1861-Aug-10 | New York; handwritten "for the" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Philadelphia | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Philadelphia; handwritten "for the" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Boston | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Boston; handwritten "for the" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Cincinnati | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Cincinnati; handwritten "for the" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | St. Louis | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | St. Louis; handwritten "for the" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||