Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-01
TO TELL GOOD MONEY.
Different Denominations Of Paper
Money Described
A Treasury Employees OpInions-Chief
characteristics of National Bank Nom
cy and Government N0teS-A List
to Paste in Your Hat.

by showers of the queer if they
would fami,iarize 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
,essfully placed in circulation. Now,
nobody of ordinary intelligence ought
TO be deceived by so transparent q
swindle as that"
The foregoing observation which
fell from the lips of a Treasury en-
ploye recently arrested the attention
of Tribune correspondent who asked:
'Can you give off-hand a correct
description of each issue and denomi-
nation of paper currency in circula-
tion?'
The Treasury man confessed that he
could not do it. Two or three days after
ward lie came back and said: Il have
taken the trouble to look into that
matter. 1t was 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 their work and get
the false notes into circulation. If
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 on
its face an engraving of two maidens
in the attitude Of peace, each grasping
the others hand; on the back of the
note is an engraving representing the
landing of the pilgrims. and on the left
will be found the coat of arms of the
State in which the bank is situated. On
the right is a representation of the
American eagle surrounded by Nation
nj emblems.
Tue 81 United States treasury note
has on its face an engraving of Alexan-
der Hamilton, with lathe-work ON the
back.
The g National bank notes have
on their face picture of the God
dess of Liberty seated by a United
States flag with q wreath on the top
of its staff. and the figure two engraved
in large proportions extending from
the upper right-hand corner Of the bill
70 the center.
The 81 silver certificates have an en-
craving of General Hancock on the
left of their face. and green lathe-work
ON the back.
The 6 National bank notes (old Is
sue) have on the left of their face an
engraving representing tho discovery
Of America by Columbus, and on the
right scene in which appear Poca-
hontas and John Smith. On the back
il an engraving representing the land
ing of Columbus. The new issues have
on the left of their face q picture of
Garfield. On the back of the note, left
side. is the coat-of-arms of the State in
which the bank is situated; and ON the
right is . representation Of the Ameri-
can eagle. surmounted by the letters
30. s." in monogram. The note is
brown on the back.
The Is silver certificates have ON
their face a vignette of General Grant.
and on the back are scrolls represent
IN Eve silver dollars.
The IS United States Treasury notes
fold issuc) have on the left side Of
their face an engraving of the God
dess Of Liberty, with Alexander Hamil-
9on on the right and green lathe work
"a, the hack. Tho new issues have IN
heravinS of Jackson on The 1sft =
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