2 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1878
date: label: date made
content: 1878
name: label: depicted
content: Jefferson, Thomas
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 2 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1878
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson at left. US Capitol building in center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR TWO DOLLARS / A3022737 / ENGRAVED AND PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / SERIES OF 1878. / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO BEARER TWO DOLLARS / WASHINGTON, D.C. / A / 2 / A17 / JEFFERSON / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / THESAUR / AMER / SEPTENT / SIGIL / US / UNITED STATES NOTE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: "Bracelet Reverse."
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: SERIES OF 1878. / COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE CO. / TWO / 2 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / WASHINGTON, D.C. / PATENTED JULY 24, 1866. / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER AT ITS FACE VALUE FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT. COUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE OR PASSING ANY COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT OR HAVING IN POSSESSION ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSION OF IT OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED IS FELONY AND IS PUNISHABLE BY $5,000 FINE, OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR, OR BOTH / PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. TREASURY DEPT.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Legal Tender Notes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U. S. Department of the Treasury
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.78.5.127
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.127
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: serial number
content: A3022737
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 cm x 18.9 cm x .01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 7 7/16 in x in