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  2. United States five-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    The notes had red or blue seals. 1914: The first $5 Federal Reserve Note was issued with a portrait of Lincoln on the obverse and vignettes of Columbus sighting land and the Pilgrims' landing on the reverse. The note initially had a red treasury seal and serial numbers; however, they were changed to blue.

  3. Banknotes of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    They had a red seal and were originally issued in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000. $5,000 and $10,000 notes were issued in 1878 and have not been issued anytime after. United States Notes switched to small size in 1928 and were introduced in denominations of only $1, $2 and $5. In 1934, when Federal Reserve ...

  4. Federal Reserve Note - Wikipedia

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    A one-dollar bill, the most common Federal Reserve Note . Federal Reserve Notes are the currently issued banknotes of the United States dollar. [1] The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces the notes under the authority of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 [2] and issues them to the Federal Reserve Banks at the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. [2]

  5. United States Note - Wikipedia

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    Large-sized Series of 1880 United States Notes; the $20 note displays Alexander Hamilton and a red scalloped Treasury seal, and the $10 note displays Daniel Webster and a large red spiked Treasury seal. A United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, is a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the United States.

  6. Silver certificate (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Act of August 4, 1886, authorized the issue of lower denomination ($1, $2, and $5) silver certificates. [6] Similar to the Series 1878/1880 notes, the Treasury seal characteristics (size, color, and style) varies with the change of the Treasury signatures. [49] The series is known for the ornate engraving on the reverse of the note. 1891

  7. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    The silver certificates were initially redeemable in the same face value of silver dollar coins, and later in raw silver bullion. Since the early 1920s, silver certificates were issued in $1, $5, and $10 denominations. In the 1928 series, only $1 silver certificates were produced. Fives and tens of this time were mainly Federal Reserve notes ...

  8. Fractional currency - Wikipedia

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    1258 – Large red seal; silk fibers (pink) 1259 – Large red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper 1260 – Does not exist 1261 – Smaller red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper $0.15 Fourth issue 89 × 46 mm Fr.1269 Bust of Columbia 1267 – Large red seal; watermarked; silk fibers (pink) 1268 – Large red seal; silk fibers (pink)

  9. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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    The seal of the Post Office Department showed a man on a running horse, even as railroads and, later, motorized trucks and airplanes moved mail. In 1971, the Post Office became the United States Postal Service , with rates set by the Postal Regulatory Commission , with some oversight by Congress.