The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-02-23
TO TELL GOOD MONEY.
Different Denominations OF Paper
Money Described
A Treasury Employe'a OPlniona-Chief
CharartrrIsiics Of National Bank Mon
sy and Gove nment Notes-A Ilst
20 Taste in Hour Hat.

''Fewer persons would be victimized
by showers Of the quccE' If they
would familiarize themselves with the
general features Of the different issues
and denominations of uur paper cur
rency. SEC frequently published
statements that notes uf small denOm-
nations have heen raised and sue
eessfully placed in circulation. Now.
nobody of ordinary intelligence ought
to be- deceived by 50 transparent q
swindle rs that.
The foregoing observation which
fell from the lips Of Treasury EN-
plOye recently arrested the attention
Of 7rii'iHe correspondent. who asked:
''Can you give Off-haud correct
description Of zach Issue and denomi-
nation of paper currency in circula-
tion?"
The Treasury man confessed that he
could not do Il. Two or three days after
ward he came back and said. Il have
taken the trouble to look into that
matter. II was a greater task than /
expected. Here il list Of all the differ
ent kinds Of currency with the chief
characteristics Of each issue and de-
nomination. All Of them have been
counterieited except the silver GER
ti1cate7. which have not been out long
enough 70 give counterfeitcrs an OPP
portunily Ia do ihrir work and get
the false notes into circulation II
every man vino handles money would
paste this li-t in his hat and test every
doubtful note by il a good many thou
sand dollars in the aggregate would be
saved every wear.
The list. condensed. is a follows:
The old 81 treasury note has on its
face 4 likeness ol 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 maidsns
in the attitude Of peace. each grasping
the others hsndi on the back Of the
note is AN engraving representing the
landing Of the pilgrims. and on the left
will be found the coat If arms Of the
State in which the bank is situated. ON
the right is representation Of the
American eagle surrounded by Nation-
al emblemS.
The g United States treasury note
has on its face IN engraving Of Alexsn-
der Hamilton. with lathe-work on the
back.
The 81 National bank notes have
on their face picture Of the God
dess of Liberiy seated by a United
States flag with a wreath on the top
Of its staff. and the figure tuo engraved
in large pruporiioa, extending from
the upper rishi-haud CORNER II the bill
TO the center.
The = silver certificates have an en-
craving Of Grurrs,l Hsncork on tho
left Of their face. and errrn .aihe-work
on the back.
The s. National bank notes (old L.
sue) have u- 'h,. Lfi uf their face an
engravin" seeming the discovery
Of America by Columi.u.. aud on the
right scene iu which appear Poca-
hOntas and John smith. On the hack
is an engraving representing the land
ing of Columbus. The new Issues have
on the left Of their ACE . picture Of
Garfield. On ihe i.- Z IT the nnte. left
side. is h" r,'at-af-.r,ns Of The State in
which the bank is situated: and on the
right is n representation uf the Ameri-
can eagle. surmnuntpd by the letters
~. $" in monogram. The note is
brown on the back.
The s. silver certificates have ON
their face a vignette nf Grucral Grant.
and on the back are scrniiS represent
in five silver dollars.
The s. United States Treasury notes
(Old issue) have on the lrfi side of
their face an engraving of the Col
dess of Liberty. with Aievanier Hamil-
ton on the right and green lathe work
on the back. The new issues have ~
engraving Of Jackson On the left. a
pioneer scene ON the right and lathe
work on the back.
The 80 treasury notes (new issue)
have an engraving Of Daniel Webster
on the left Of their face. the scene of |
POeahOntas and Captain Smith on the !
right and lathe-work on the back.
The old issue notes have a likeness Of |
Abraham Lincoln on the left. an Am
erican eagle in the center and the
Goddess Of Liberty on the right
The slO National bank notes (old /
issue) have on the left Of their face an |
engraving Of Benjamin Franklin draw
ing the lightning from the clouds. and
on the right s representation OF the
Goddess Of Liberty borne BY the Am
erican eagle On the back Of these
notes Is a representation Of De Soto
the Mississippi river. The
new issues have ehoeolate-eolorsd
backs with the engraving Of De Soto
omitted.
The SO silver certificates (old issue)
have on their face Likeness Of Robert
Morris, the back Of these notes being
white and black The new certificates
have on the center Of their face q like
ness Of Yice-President Hendricks. and
have green backs.
The so legal tender United States
notes (old issue) have in the center Of
their face a picture Of the Goddess Of
Liberty with swori aud hammer and
Iathe-wOrk on hack nf notes. The
notes Of the new issne have on the left
\ picture 0f Alexander Hamilton and
On the right is the Goddess Of Liberty
with sword and shield.
The so National Fank notes have
,n the leftOf their face a repressnta-
ion Of the battle Of Lexington. and on
he right Is the Goodies Of Liberty.
by embiems Of the diff
iereBt arts and trades Of the eountr..
The old issues Of these notes have on
he back p -repgsseRtatiOp Of the bap- !.
ism Of POcahontaS the new issues
laving chocolate-eolored back with
his engraving omitted.
The so gold certificates have on the
eft Of their face picture Of Garfield l
md In the center the word gold IN