10 Dollars

Fr. 6-10a

Demand Notes

Front detail
Bust of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, 1861-1865. At top center, an eagle with draped shield. At right, an allegory representing Art.
Back detail
Greenback
Series
Large Size Notes; Demand Notes; Series of 1861; Act of July 17, 1861; 1861 - 1862
Variant name
10 Dollars
Issuing state
New York
Friedberg catalog
Fr. 6
Numa catalog
N-2.6
Pick catalog
P-126.a
Denomination
10 Dollars
Year
1861
About
The green reverses of the Demand Notes are the origin of the term "Greenback", applied to U.S. paper money in general.
Additional notes
Payable at New York
Size
185.0 mm x 80.0 mm
Printing press
American Bank Note Company N.Y.
Signatories title
Government Signatures
Signature type
Register of the Treasury, Treasurer of the United States
Note series year
1861

Variants

Fr. #Issuing stateNuma catalogPick catalogAdditional notes
6New YorkN-2.6P-126.aPayable at New YorkCurrent
Other variants
6aNew YorkN-2.6aP-126Payable at New York, "For the" handwrittenView
7PennsylvaniaN-2.7P-126.bPayable at PhiladelphiaView
7aPennsylvaniaN-2.7aP-126Payable at Philadelphia, "For the" handwrittenView
8MassachusettsN-2.8P-126.cPayable at BostonView
8aMassachusettsN-2.8aP-126Payable at Boston, "For the" handwrittenView
9OhioN-2.9P-126.dPayable at CincinattiView
9aOhioN-2.9aP-126Payable at Cincinatti, "For the" handwrittenView
10MissouriN-2.10P-126.ePayable at St. LouisView
10aMissouriN-2.10aP-126Payable at St. Louis, "For the" handwrittenView