Issuing authority
United States
Federal issuer of coinage and, through several authorities, many distinct classes of paper money.
- Kind
- state
- Region
- North America, North America
- Recorded period
- 1776 – present
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Catalogue entries (117)
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1860
1860
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1170), dated 1860, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.1 cm x 2.2 cm; 1/32 in x…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
Local Newspaper Stamp
1861
Local Newspaper Stamp — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2001.2017.6), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 143LP5. Dated by the museum: 1861. Medium: paper; ink /. Local posts and private letter carriers operated in American cities in the nineteenth century alongside the…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
Local Postage Stamp
1861
Local Postage Stamp — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2001.2017.5), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 143L6. Dated by the museum: 1861. Medium: paper; ink ( ); adhesive /. Local posts and private letter carriers operated in American cities in the nineteenth century alo…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
New Orleans, Louisiana, postmaster provisional forgery
1861-1865
New Orleans, Louisiana, postmaster provisional forgery — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2006.2004.187), catalogued by the museum as Scott CSA 62X3. Dated by the museum: 1861-1865. Medium: paper; ink. Postmaster provisionals were stamps or handstamps produced by individual…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
$20 Documentary Conveyance revenue stamp single
1862
$20 Documentary Conveyance revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.3254.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA R98a. Dated by the museum: 1862. Medium: paper; ink (orange). Scott's R numbers cover the general (documentary) revenue stamps of the…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
$200 Documentary Internal Revenue revenue stamp single
1862
$200 Documentary Internal Revenue revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.3258.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA R102c. Dated by the museum: 1862. Medium: paper; ink (green, red). Scott's R numbers cover the general (documentary) revenue st…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
Hunt's Remedy trade card
c. 1862
Hunt's Remedy trade card — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2012.2015.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RS56. Dated by the museum: c. 1862. Medium: paper; ink. Scott's RS numbers cover private die medicine (proprietary) stamps, printed from dies owned by patent-medi…
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National Museum of American History via Wikimedia Commons
banknotes
Large size legal tender note
1862 onwards
A large-size Legal Tender Note, officially designated as a United States Note, is a form of fiat paper currency issued directly into circulation by the United States Treasury. Popularly known as a "greenback"—a title inherited from the earlier Demand Notes—the type was authorized under the First Legal Tender Act, wh…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Privately Issued 10 Cents Coin from Cincinnati in the United States of America, (1862-1863)
1862 - 1863
Privately issued coin, an encased postage stamp, held in a copper-nickel frame. Obverse: under a transparent thin layer of plastic, an American postage stamp of 10 cents, green with portrait of George Washington [?]. Reverse: as legend at the top, company name: Ellis Mc Alpine & Co and at the bottom state [location]…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
banknotes
1.00 Dollar, Georgia Savings Bank, Georgia
09/15/1863
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.170666.0163), dated 09/15/1863, place made: United States: Georgia, Macon. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: obsolete paper money / paper money. Maker or mint: Georgia Savings Bank. Materials: paper (overall material); ink (overal…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
banknotes
100 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1863
1863
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.79.112.CM0063), dated 1863, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: note. Maker or mint: National Bank Note Company. Materials: paper (overall material); overall: 8.1 cm x 18.9 cm x.01 cm; 3 3/16 in x 7 7/16 i…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
1c J.C. Ayer and Company revenue stamp single
1863
1c J.C. Ayer and Company revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.5178.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RS4e. Dated by the museum: 1863. Medium: paper; ink (black). Scott's RS numbers cover private die medicine (proprietary) stamps, printed…
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Unknown U.S. Government employees
banknotes
United States gold certificates
1863-1934
United States gold certificates were paper currency issued by the United States Treasury between 1865 and 1933 as representative money backed by gold coin. Authorised under the Legal Tender Act of 1863, they provided a convenient alternative to handling physical gold coins while the nation operated on a gold standar…
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The National Bank of Pittsburgh
banknotes
United States national bank notes
1863-1935
United States national bank notes were paper currency issued from 1863 to 1935 by financial institutions holding federal charters under the National Banking Act. Supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, issuing banks were required to deposit United States government bonds with the Treasury to bac…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
10c Springfield Soldiers' Fair single
1864
10c Springfield Soldiers' Fair single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2010.2004.129), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA WV14. Dated by the museum: 1864. Medium: paper; ink. Scott's WV numbers cover the Sanitary Fair stamps of 1864, sold at charity fairs that raised m…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
1c Alexander's Matches revenue stamp single
1864
1c Alexander's Matches revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.5079.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RO2a. Dated by the museum: 1864. Medium: paper; ink (orange). Scott's RO numbers cover private die match stamps. Under the Civil War reven…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
2 Cents, United States, 1864
1864
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1991.0009.0181), dated 1864, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: bronze (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.2 cm x 2.3 cm; 3/32 in…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
30c Eagle Great Central Sanitary Fair single
1864
30c Eagle Great Central Sanitary Fair single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1984.0173.10524), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA WV13. Dated by the museum: 1864. Medium: paper; ink. Scott's WV numbers cover the Sanitary Fair stamps of 1864, sold at charity fairs that…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
3c Greenleaf and Company revenue stamp single
1864
3c Greenleaf and Company revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.5127.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RO101b. Dated by the museum: 1864. Medium: paper; ink (carmine). Scott's RO numbers cover private die match stamps. Under the Civil War…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c Lawrence and Cohen revenue stamp single
1865
5c Lawrence and Cohen revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.5415.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RU11b. Dated by the museum: 1865. Medium: paper; ink (green). Scott's RU numbers cover private die playing card stamps, used by card makers…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c Washington Newspaper and Periodical single
1865
5c Washington Newspaper and Periodical single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2005.2004.1525), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA PR1. Dated by the museum: 1865. Medium: paper; ink (dark blue)/ engraving. Scott's PR numbers cover the newspaper and periodical stamps is…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
16 2/3c Beer revenue stamp single
1866
16 2/3c Beer revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1999.2018.578), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA REA8P4. Dated by the museum: 1866. Medium: card; ink (green); engraved. Scott's REA numbers cover United States beer stamps, used to show that the fede…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
2c R. &. G.A. Wright revenue stamp single
1866
2c R. &. G.A. Wright revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.5399.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RT23b. Dated by the museum: 1866. Medium: paper; ink (black). Scott's RT numbers cover private die perfumery and cosmetic stamps, printed fr…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c A. Dougherty revenue stamp single
1866
5c A. Dougherty revenue stamp single — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1998.2013.5409.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RU4b. Dated by the museum: 1866. Medium: paper; ink (blue). Scott's RU numbers cover private die playing card stamps, used by card makers to seal…
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