20 Dollars, Counterfeit, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1862
20 Dollars, Counterfeit, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1862
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar note, counterfeit
- United States, 1862
- Obverse Image: Liberty holding a shield and sword.
- Obverse Text: TWENTY / 20 / ACT OF FEBY. 25TH 1862 / SERIES 24 / 90099 / THE UNITED STATES PROMISE TO PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO THE BEARER / WASHINGTON, MARCH 10TH 1862 / PAYABLE AT THE TREASURY OF THE U.S. AT NEW YORK / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK
- Reverse Image: Geometric design.
- Reverse Text: 20 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 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
- 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 a counterfeit. The word "COUNTERFEIT" has been stamped multiple times.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1862
- maker
- American Bank Note Company
- place made
- United States
- associated place
- United States
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7.9 cm x 18.5 cm x.01 cm; 3 1/8 in x 7 9/32 in x in
- ID Number
- 1979.1263.02184
- accession number
- 1979.1263
- serial number
- 90099
- catalog number
- 1979.1263.02184
- 79.112
- Credit Line
- The Chase Manhattan Bank
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Legal Tender Notes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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