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United States Notes ("Greenback") set

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Reason

High quality, high EV (presented as a complete denominational set).
United States Greenbacks, so called because of the green ink used on the back of the notes, were authorized by Congress in three issues between 1862 and 1863. During that time, the wording of the payment obligation was altered creating additional varieties of the notes. The present set, $1 to $1,000, contains high grade examples of the somewhat more available lower-denomination notes as well as some extremely rare ($100 and $500) and unique ($50 and $1,000) varieties in the higher denominations.

Original – A nine-note complete denominational set of United States "Greenbacks", Series 1862–63.

Articles in which these images appear

Greenback (money) (all), one each in United States one-dollar bill, United States two-dollar bill, United States five-dollar bill, United States ten-dollar bill, United States twenty-dollar bill, United States fifty-dollar bill, United States one hundred-dollar bill, Large denominations of United States currency

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Both the American and Continental Banknote Companies under contract to the United States Department of the Treasury, as well as the U.S. Department of the Treasury itself.
From the National Numismatic Collection, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.

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  $1 1862
  Salmon P. Chase
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  $2 1862
  Alexander Hamilton
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  $5 1862
  Freedom, Alexander Hamilton

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  $10 1863
  Abraham Lincoln, Eagle, Art
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  $20 1863
  Liberty
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  $50 1862
  Alexander Hamilton

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  $100 1863
  Spread eagle
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  $500 1863
  Albert Gallatin
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  $1,000 1863
  Robert Morris

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 15:15, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
• Support - Another great set. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:28, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
• Support great work. Rreagan007 (talk) 20:31, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
• Support - belated because I've only just noticed how fine they are. Coat of Many Colours (talk) 11:46, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
• Support Jee 16:35, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
• Support Yann (talk) 07:52, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Promoted File:US-$1-LT-1862-Fr-16c.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$2-LT-1862-Fr-41.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$5-LT-1862-Fr-61a.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$10-LT-1863-Fr-95b.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$20-LT-1863-Fr-126b.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$50-LT-1862-Fr-148a.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$100-LT-1863-Fr-167.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$500-LT-1863-Fr-183c.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:US-$1000-LT-1863-Fr-186e.jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)