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The Series of 1928 was the first issue of small-size currency printed and released by the U.S. government. These notes, first released to the public on July 10, 1929, were the first standardized notes in terms of design and characteristics, featuring similar portraits and other facets. [ 1 ]
In 1882, the note was issued as a gold certificate. In 1928 the treasury began to issued small-size bills and the $1,000 denomination featured US President Grover Cleveland. The small-size was issued in 1928 and 1934. [4] Examples of $1000 bills are valued by collectors and they regularly sell for more than their face value. [4]
Beginning with the 1928 series, the size of the bill was reduced to the small-size variety measuring 6.14 in (156 mm) by 2.61 in (66 mm). The series 1918 version's obverse includes text ("Federal Reserve Note" and "The United States of America will pay to the bearer on demand ten thousand dollars") and a portrait of the former Treasury ...
Series 1928 was the first series of modern, small-sized notes issued. Since then, the series year has been changed when there is a major design change to a bill; a minor design change is indicated by a letter suffix being added to the series year.
Like the previous $10,000 bill, these bills produced in 1928 and 1934 also bear the likeness of Salmon P. Chase on the front. However, the back of the bill simply says, “The United States of ...
The Series of 1928 $2 bill featured the treasury seal superimposed by the United States Note obligation to the left and a large gray TWO to the right. [24] During the 1950s, production of $2 bills began to decrease. The relative scarcity of the notes led some to start saving any they received, with the inevitable result that the bills became ...
The United States twenty-dollar bill (US$20) is a denomination of U.S. currency.A portrait of Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president (1829–1837), has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1928; the White House is featured on the reverse.
The United States five-hundred-dollar bill (US$500) (1861–1945) is an obsolete denomination of United States currency. It was printed by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) beginning in 1861 and ending in 1945. Since 1969 banks are required to send $500 bills to the United States Department of the Treasury for destruction.