2 Dollars, Counterfeit, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1862
date: label: date made
content: 1862
name: label: maker
content: National Bank Note Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 2 dollar note, counterfeit
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1862
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Alexander Hamilton facing right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 2 / ACT OF JULY 11TH 1862. / 41497 / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY THE BEARER TWO DOLLARS AT THE TREASURY IN NEW YORK / WASHINGTON / AUGUST 1ST. 1862. / NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY / SERIES 83
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Geometric designs around center text.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 2 / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT; AND IS RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL LOANS MADE TO THE UNITED STATES
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: These notes are often termed Legal Tender Notes, and they were named United States Notes by the First Legal Tender Act. This note is counterfeit.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
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: Joseph Stack
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.68.20.6
label: catalog number
content: 68.20.6
label: accession number
content: 278093
label: serial number
content: 41497
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.8 cm x 18.3 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/16 in x 7 7/32 in x in