Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-15
TO TELL GOOD MONEY.
Different Denominations Of Paper
Money Described.
A Treasury Employees Opinions-Chief
characteristics OF National Bank Mon
ey and Government Notes-A List
to Paste In Your Hat.

'Fewer persons would be victimized
by showers of the queer if they
would familiarize themselves with the
general features of the different issues
and denominations of our paper cur
rency. l see frequently published
statements that notes of small denom-
nations have been raised and sue
cessiully placed in circulation. Now,
nobody Of ordinary intelligence ought
to be deceived by SO transparent a
swindle as that"
The foregoing observation which
fell from the lips of a Treasury en-
ploye recently arrested the attention
of a Tribune correspondent who asked:
Can you give of-hand a correct
description of each issue and denomi-
nation of paper currency in circula-
tionp"
The Treasury man confessed that he
Could not do it. Two or three days after
ward he came back and said: II have
taken the trouble to look into that
smatter. 1t was a greater task than
expected. Here is list of all the differ
ent kinds of currency with the CHIEF
characteristics of each issue and de-
nomination. All of them have been
counterfeited except the silver Ger.
tificates, which have not been out long
enough to give counterfeiters an OPP
portunity to do theirsuwork and get
the false notes into circulation. II
every man who handles money would
paste this list in his hat and test every
doubtful note by it good many thou
sand dollars in the aggregate would be
saved every year"
The list, condensed, is as follows:
The old 81 treasury note has on its
face likeness of George Washington.
The 81 silver certificate has on its
face an engraving Of Martha Washing.
ton.
The 81 National bank note has or
its face an engraving of two maidens
in the attitude of peace, each graspine
the others hand; on the back of TIL,
note is an engraving representing the
landing of the pilgrims, and on the lief
will &c found the coat Of arms of tht
State in which the bank is situated. Or
the right is representation of thu
American eagle surrounded by Nation
al emblems.
The 81 United States treasury not,
has on its face an engraving of Alexan
der Hamilton, with lathe-work on tn,
back.
The 81 National bank notes have
on their face picture of the God
dess of Liberty seated by United
States flag with wreath on the tor
of its staff, and the figure two engraved
in large proportions extending from
the upper right-hand corner of the bill
to the center.
The 81 silver certificates have an en-
craving of General Hancock on the
left of their face. and green lathe-worl
on the back.
The Sensational bank notes (old is
: sue) have on the left of their face al
engraving representing the discover,
of America by Columbus, and on tn,
righta scene in which appear Poca
hontas and John Smith. On the bach
is an engraving representing the land
ing of Columbus. The new issues hav,
-, on the left of their face a picture o
Garfield. On the back of the note, lief
side, is the coat-of-arms OF the State il
which the bank is situated; and on tn,
right Is a representation of the Ameri
can eagle. surmounted by the letter
III. s." in monogram. The note i
brown on the back.
The IS silver certificates have OIL
their face vignette of General Grant
and on the back are scrolls represent
in five silver dollars.
8 TIE IS United States Treasury note
(oi issue) have on the left side o
their face an engraving of the God
dess of Liberty. with Alexander Hamil
ton on the right and green lathe worl
on the back. The new issues have a
engraving of Jackson on the left
pioneer scene on the right and lathe
work on the back.
The $40 treasury notes (new issue
have an engraving of Daniel webste
on the left Of their face the scene Q