The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-15

the bill II was discovered in 1890
that one sheet of bank notes printed
for national bank of Kansas city
had been reversed In the press. one
plate bore the diverse Of press. One
plate bore the diverse OF 800 bin
at the bottom The other plate bore
the reverse OF the two notes. After
each had been printed it was laid
aside to dry before being run through
for the diverse printing. In some
way the pressman had turned one
sheet upside down. with the result
that two misprinted bills came forth
one with a $50 diverse and 500
reverse, the other with a 800 diverse
and a $50 rever Sc.
The cashier OF the bank was the
first TO become aware of the error
He found that something was wrong
after he had paid out the note wiz
the $50 face and the 800 back bv
coming across the one with the 800
face and the $50 back The note
held by the cashier was returned To
the treasury and destroyed. a perfect
note being issued in its stead
Errors were discovered I'm the de.
sign of the 1850 silver certificates.
These We're more the fault of the en-.
grayer than the printer.
On the 1880 notes is found a treas
ury seal entirely different from any
other ever used by the government.
The key, which is one OF the most
important symbols Of the seal. shows
"A handle at the left hand side in
stead of at the right, as on all others.
The shield is of different shape and
the stars are larger. The two ends
OF the band surrounding the symbols
are fastened with buckle, which H.
no other instance plays part in
the design Of treasury seal. This
is the only issue OF notes on which
the peculiar seal was used. and col.
lectors of paper money include them
among the errors OF freaks.
The 81, s. and s. silver certificates
and the so legal tender bills of the |
present issue occur with what are |
known as inverted backs. As mat. /
ter of fact this is an erroneous devia-
tion, inasmuch as they are really in.
verted fronts. These bills are sought
by collectors. who pay a premium
for them when i'm fine condition.
Another curiosity is a 81 note of
the Second National Bank of Raven
ma, o. This lacks the signatures OF /
both the president and the cashier, !
although it was circulated and never
4 81 national bank note of the
First National Bank of Fall River,
Mass, also lacks both signatures,
which seems not 10 have interfered
with its being offered and accepted
rs money. Still another 81 note, Of
he First National Bank of Indianapo-
is. Ind. lacks the signature of the
president only.
Slight as are these errors or omis.
'ions, they give additional value to
,uch bills in the eyes OF collectors OF
PAPER money, who are glad to pay
premium for them.
II is not known how many OF the
,ills OF the present issue are in cir Z
ulation with inverted design, but it
5 thought that there are many {
4 legal tender note OF 1860 shows
N oddly. on the face of the note |
) portrait of Webster. while 10 I
he right is representation of Rolie
resen,ing Pocahontas TO Queen Eliza {
eth. At the bottom of the center is {
small eagle. Upon inyerting this (
i'll the eagle presents faithful re-
emblance 10 the head of a donkey. !
Whether this was intended by the en- 7
rayer as a joke is not known, but G
ne resemblance Is so close as 10 in. t
icate reconciliation on his mart - a