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  2. Greenback (1860s money) - Wikipedia

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    They were in two forms: Demand Notes, issued in 1861–1862, [1] and United States Notes, issued in 1862–1865. [2] A form of fiat money, the notes were legal tender for most purposes and carried varying promises of eventual payment in coin but were not backed by existing gold or silver reserves. [3]

  3. Demand Note - Wikipedia

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    A Demand Note is a type of United States paper money that was issued from August 1861 to April 1862 during the American Civil War in denominations of 5, 10, and 20 US$. Demand Notes were the first issue of paper money by the United States that achieved wide circulation.

  4. Banknotes of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    In 1861, the US began issuing Demand Notes, which were the first paper money issued by the United States whose main purpose was to circulate. And since 1914, the US has issued Federal Reserve Notes. Since 1971, Federal Reserves Notes have been the only banknotes of the United States dollar that have been issued.

  5. Greenback - Wikipedia

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    Greenback (1860s money), a fiat currency issued during the American Civil War; United States Note, paper money issued from 1862 to 1971; Greenback, a nickname used for the United States dollar in the financial press in other countries

  6. Contraction Act of 1866 - Wikipedia

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    Greenback (1860s money) Coinage Act of 1873; Demand Note; United States Note; Public Credit Act of 1869; John Sherman, who was the biggest proponent of this act, and was the Secretary of Treasury when this was passed; Gold Standard; Salmon P. Chase; Resumption Act

  7. Category:Banknotes of the United States - Wikipedia

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    United States Notes, 1880 series (featured picture set) (9 F) ... Greenback (1860s money) H. Hepburn v. Griswold; Homer Lee Bank Note Company; I. Interest bearing ...

  8. Obsolete denominations of United States currency - Wikipedia

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    3 cent note George Washington: 5 cent note Thomas Jefferson: 10 cent note William M. Meredith: 15 cent note Bust of Columbia 25 cent note Robert Walker: 50 cent note William Crawford: $500 bill: William McKinley: $1,000 bill: Grover Cleveland: $2,000 bill Various historical figures $5,000 bill: James Madison: $10,000 bill: Salmon P. Chase ...

  9. List of people on United States banknotes - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Lincoln was portrayed on the 1861 $10 Demand Note; Salmon Chase, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, approved his own portrait for the 1862 $1 Legal Tender Note; Winfield Scott was depicted on Interest Bearing Notes during the early 1860s; William P. Fessenden (U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Treasury) appeared on fractional currency ...