2 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1878
date: label: date made
content: 1878
name: 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: Bust of Thomas Jefferson at left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR TWO DOLLARS / ENGRAVED AND PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / SERIES OF 1878. / A3022789 / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO BEARER TWO DOLLARS / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863. / JEFFERSON. / UNITED STATES NOTE / WASHINGTON, D.C. / A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: The "bracelet reverse." Ornate designs around text.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 2 / SERIES OF 1878. / COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE CO. / TWO / PATENTED JULY 24, 1866. / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING, TREASURY DEPT. / 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.
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: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.CM0018
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0018
label: serial number
content: A3022789
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0018
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Legal Tender
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Legal Tender; 1878 00 00
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.9 cm x 19 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/8 in x 7 15/32 in x in