Series 1880 $100

Design: Lincoln at left, Reconstruction at right.
Previous $100 USN: 1878 | Contemporary $100: 1875, 1882, 1902, 1882, 1880, 1891, 1890, 1891 | Next $100 USN: 1966
Contemporary USN: 1880: $1 | $2 | $5 | $10 | $20 | $50 | $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.

Signatures	Paper	Seal	FP Nos.	BP Nos.	BP Style	Serial Numbers
Bruce-Gilfillan	two threads & fibers	large brown	x only	x only	i	Z 1 — Z 60000
Bruce-Wyman						Z 60001 — Z 1 40000
Rosecrans-Jordan		large red plain			ii	A 1 — A 80000
Rosecrans-Hyatt						A 80001 — A 1 00000
		large red spiked				A 1 00001 — A 1 40000
			xxxx only			A 1 40001 — A 1 80000
Rosecrans-Huston	two threads			x & xxxx		A 1 80001 — A 2 60000
		large brown				A 2 60001 — A 3 20000
Tillman-Morgan	fiber bands	small red	x only			A 3 20001 — A 4 20000
				xxxx only		A 4 20001 — A 4 92000
Bruce-Roberts						A 4 92001 — A 5 20000
Lyons-Roberts						A 5 20001 — A 5 60000
				xxxx & none		A 5 60001 — A 6 96000

The entries under "FP Nos." and "BP Nos." indicate changing numbering conventions for the face and back plates. Initially the face plates were numbered sequentially starting at 1, and likewise so were the back plates; these numbers eventually reached the low three digits, and plates so numbered are here indicated by 'x'. In 1886 the BEP instead began to use four-digit numbers that were unique across all plates of all denominations and types; these plates are here indicated by 'xxxx'. In 1891 the BEP reverted to sequential numbers starting at 1 for the face plates, and stopped using back plate numbers at all. In most cases, older plates with former numbering conventions remained in use alongside newer plates until they wore out. The only exception is that all old face plates were discarded at the end of the Rosecrans-Huston signatures, rather than having their signatures altered as was done for prior and subsequent signature changes.

The entries under "BP Style" reflect changes in the placement of some information on the back plates:

1. "Series of 1880" in left and right margins, Columbian credit within design at bottom, BEP credit in bottom margin, plate number at right of open space
2. "Series of 1880" at right of open space, no Columbian credit, BEP credit within design at bottom, plate number (when present) at top of open space

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