Series 1861 $5

Design: Columbia at left, Hamilton at right.
Previous $5 DN: none | Contemporary $5: 1862 | Next $5 DN: none
Contemporary DN: 1861: $10 | $20

The table below shows the serial number ranges produced for the notes in this series. Data listed in italics is approximate, based on the serial numbers of observed notes. All notes in this series have handwritten signatures of various Treasury clerks, rather than engraved signatures of Treasury officials.

Payable at	"for the"	Series No.	Serial Numbers
New York	written	none	1 — 10000
	engraved		10001 — 100000
		2	1 — 100000
		3	1 — 100000
		4	1 — 100000
		...and so on, through...
		13	1 — 100000
		14	1 — 100000
		15	1 — 100000
Philadelphia	engraved	none	1 — 100000
		2	1 — 100000
		3	1 — 100000
		4	1 — 100000
		...and so on, through...
		12	1 — 100000
		13	1 — 100000
		14	1 — 100000
Boston	written	none	1 — 2000
	engraved		2001 — 100000
		2	1 — 100000
		3	1 — 100000
		4	1 — 100000
		...and so on, through...
		12	1 — 100000
		13	1 — 100000
		14	1 — 40000
Cincinnati	written	none	1 — 1000
	engraved		1001 — 44000
St. Louis	written	none	1 — 1000
	engraved		1001 — 76000

The words "for the" before the titles "Register of the Treasury" and "Treasurer of the United States" were initially handwritten along with the signatures, but were almost immediately engraved into the plates to save effort.

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