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1886 $2 Silver Certificates FR 240-244 |
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Silver Certificate
$2 1886 Large Size |
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PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1015395-009
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Owner Comments
The series of 1886, or "Hancock" note, features the bust of Winfield Scott Hancock. Born February 14, 1824 and died on February 9, 1886 he was a Union General in the Civil War. He served in the Spanish American War & was in the Army for 4 decades from 1844-1886.
Democratic nominee for president in 1880.
The 1886 notes came with three different U. S. Treasury Seal types which included small red scalloped, large red with spikes & large brown with spikes.
The series of 1886 notes came with 3 different signature combinations of the Register of the Treasury and Treasurer of the United States at bottom left and bottom right of the note.
The signature combinations were William Starke Roscrans (served from June 8, 1885 to June 19, 1893) & Conrad N. Jordan (served from May 1, 1885 to March 23, 1887), Roscrans & James W. Hyatt (served from May 24, 1887 to May 10, 1889) or Rosecrans & James N. Huston (served from May 11, 1889 to April 24, 1891).
This series of 1886 $2 Silver Certificate is the only piece of paper money that Winfield Scott Hancock was ever featured on.
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1891 $2 Silver Certificates FR 245-246 |
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Silver Certificate
$2 1891 Large Size |
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PMG 65 EPQ |
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1015395-008
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Owner Comments
The series of 1891, often called the "Windom" note, features William Windom, an American Politician from Minnesota,who served as Representative from 1859 to 1869.
U S Senator from 1870 until January 1871, from March 1877 to March 1881 and November 1881 to 1883.
Windom was born on May 10th, 1827 & Served as Secretary of treasury from March to November 1881 and again from 1889 until his death on January 28th, 1891.
Windom was the only Secretary of the Treasury to die while in office.
The portrait of Windom, engraved by William G. Phillips was started in December 1890 and completed in May of 1891.
Other engravers of the 1891 "Windom" note include David M. Cooper, W. H. Dougal, George V. Rose Jr., Edward M. Hall & J. R. Hill.
Completion of the die took place in October 1891.
Unlike the series of 1886, the 1891 notes came with a small red scalloped U. S. Treasury Seal only. The Register of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the United States signature combinations included both Roscrans and Nebeker or Tillman and Morgan.
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1896 $2 Silver Certificates FR 247-248 |
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Silver Certificate
$2 1896 Large Size |
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PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1015395-007
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Owner Comments
The series of 1896, or "Educational" note, shows the allegory of science presenting steam & electricity to commerce & manufacture.Figures were designed by Edwin H. Blashfield with background designed by Thomas F. Morris
Back shows portraits which were attributed to engraver Lorenzo James Hatch.The busts are of Robert Fulton 11/14/1765 to 2/24/1815 who brought steamboating from experimental stage to commercial success with his ship The North River Steamboat of Clermonts.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse 4/27/1791 to 4/2/1872 contributed to the invention of single wire telegraph system & was a co-developer of the Morse code.
The series of 1896 notes came with a small red U. S. Treasury Seal only.
Register of the Treasury & Treasurer of the United States signatures at the bottom of Series 1896 Silver Certicicates included 2 signature combinations, James Fount Tillman (served from July 1, 1893 to December 2, 1897) & Daniel Nash Morgan (served from June 1, 1893 to June 10, 1897), or Blanche Kelso Bruce (served from May 21, 1881 to June 5, 1885) & Ellis Henry Roberts (who served from July 1, 1897 to June 30, 1905).
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1899 $2 Silver Certificates FR 249-258m* |
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Silver Certificate
$2 1899 Large Size |
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PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1015395-006
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Owner Comments
The series of 1899, or "Mini Porthole" notes, were engraved by George Fredrick Cumming Smillie. Depicting George Washington an American soldier who served as President of United States from 1789 to 1797.
Born 2/22/1732 & died on 12/14/1799. Washington served as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
This is the only $2 note to feature Washington's portrait.
Two artistic vignettes surrounding Washington represent "Mechanics" and "Agriculture", the two cornerstones of the American economy over a century ago.
Early Silver Certificates often had red, brown or blue serial numbers and seals.
Beginning in 1899, serial numbers & seals on the $1, $2 & $5 notes were officially & permanently changed to blue.
During World War Two, the government issued series of 1935A $1 Silver Certificates with a brown seal for Hawaii. Also produced were series 1935A $1 & 1934A $5 yellow seal for North Africa distribution.
The series of 1899 Silver Certificates included 10 different signature combinations of the Registry of the Treasurer and the Treasurer of the United States.
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