Series 1862 $5

Design: Columbia at left, Hamilton at right.
Previous $5 USN: none | Contemporary $5: 1861 | Next $5 USN: 1863
Contemporary USN: 1862: $1 | $2 | $10 | $20 | $50 | $100 | $500 | $1000

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 Chittenden-Spinner signatures.

CreditSeries No.Serial Numbers
ABN
at top
none 1 — 100000
2 1 — 100000
3 1 — 100000
4 1 — 100000
...and so on, through...
57 1 — 100000
58 1 — 100000
59 1 — 50000
minor changes to Treasury seal
59 50001 — 100000
60 1 — 100000
61 1 — 100000
...and so on, through...
68 1 — 100000
69 1 — 100000
70 1 — 100000
series no. moved to lower left
71 1 — 100000
72 1 — 100000
73 1 — 100000
...and so on, through...
117 1 — 100000
118 1 — 100000
119 1 — 100000
obligation on back reworded
ABN-NBN
at
bottom
New 1 1 — 100000
New 2 1 — 100000
New 3 1 — 100000
...and so on, through...
New 21 1 — 100000
New 22 1 — 100000
New 23 1 — 100000

The modified Treasury seal, used from Series 59 onward, is very similar in design to the original seal used earlier. The main difference is that the original seal has a solid background behind the shield (within the circle), while the modified seal has a background of spokes behind the shield.

The second obligation, used on the New Series notes, indicates that the note is "receivable in payment of all loans made to the United States", whereas the first obligation had made the note "exchangeable for U.S. Six per cent Twenty Years Bonds".

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