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About #134 - 100 dollars Type 1862-1863
United States. United States Treasury. Large Size Legal Tender Notes. 1862-1863 Issues. Watermark: no. Material: paper. No security thread. Printer: National Bank Note Company, New York. Front printing in green and black. Description of the front: Bald eagle with outstretched wings perched on a rock to the left. The Act of February 25, 1862 or March 10, 1863 is located in the upper left edge next to the eagle. Seal and numbering in red. The frame has the number "100" repeated continuously. Two large black rosettes with the number "100" in the center. The middle of the top border contains the company issuing the banknote. Signature combinations: Chittenden (Register of the Treasury) and Spinner (Treasurer of the United States). Description of the back: security background made up of repeating patterns with the phrase “UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE”. The frame has the number "100" repeated continuously as on the front. In the center, the text “This Note is a Legal Tender…”. There are two versions of the law! First Obligation text: "... and is exchangeable for U.S. Six percent TWENTY YEARS BONDS, redeemable ...". Second Obligation text: “… and is receivable in payment of all LOANS…”. The back is printed in green called "Greenback (money)". Very very rare: around thirty copies currently known.
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