2 Dollars "Greenback"
© National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Features
| Issuer |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1862 |
| Value | 2 Dollars (2 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Papier |
| Size | 189 × 79 mm |
| Shape | Prostokątny |
| Number | N# 309581 |
| References | P# 129 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). Arthur Louis Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg. Paper Money of the United States. Coin & Currency Institute (2 volumes). |
Series: 1862
Obverse
(en) Center:
Portrait of Alexander Hamilton (profile view)
Scripts: łaciński, łaciński (kursywa)
Lettering:
ACT OF JULY 11th 1862
THE UNITED STATES
WILL PAY THE BEARER
TWO DOLLARS
AT THE
TREASURY
IN NEW YORK
UNITED STATES TREASURY
2
TWO DOLLARS
WASHINGTON
II
August 1st 1862
3475
UNITED STATES TREASURY
Patented April 23rd 1860 National Bank Note Company
Reverse
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
2
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
Signatures
| Lucius E. Chittenden (LEC) | Register of the Treasury |
|
| Francis Elias Spinner (FES) | Treasurer of the United States |
|
Printers
American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)National Bank Note Company, Nowy Jork, United States (1861-1872)
Comments
(en) In March 1862, the first $2 bill was issued as a Legal Tender Note (United States Note) with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton; the portrait of Hamilton used was a profile view, different from the familiar portrait in use on the small-sized $10 bill since 1928.
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1862 | LEC, FES | Fr US# 41Arthur Louis Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg. Paper Money of the United States. Coin & Currency Institute (2 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) National Bank Note Co. N.Y. | 100% | |||||||||||
| 1862 | LEC, FES | Fr US# 41aArthur Louis Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg. Paper Money of the United States. Coin & Currency Institute (2 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) American Bank Note Co. | 0% | |||||||||||
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