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Front: The Second Note of The Educational Series, Engraved by Charles Schlecht and G.F.C. Smillie After Designs by Edwin H. Blashfield (Figures) and Thomas F. Morris (Frame, Background) Science Presenting Steam and Electricity to Commerce and Manufacture. Back: Heads of Inventors Robert Fulton and Samuel F. B. Morse. The Portraits Are Attributed to Engraver Lorenzo J. Hatch.
The extremely popular Five Silver Dollar Back is the Silver Certificate issue of Series 1886. The front features the head of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States from 1869-1873. Unlike most notes, where this face is the most important feature, this note gained popularity because of its back design. Five Morgan Silver dollars, dated 1886, fill almost the entire back of the note. They represent the amount of silver coinage for which the bill could be redeemed at the time. Because the reverse of four of the dollars is shown, the phrase “In God We Trust” is seen on US currency for the first time. Not until 1957 was this motto adopted for use on US currency. This series was issued with one of four seal types, large and small red seals, scalloped and plain, and a large brown seal. This note with a small, red seal.
The extremely popular Five Silver Dollar Back is the Silver Certificate issue of Series 1886. The front features the head of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States from 1869-1873. Unlike most notes, where this face is the most important feature, this note gained popularity because of its back design. Five Morgan Silver dollars, dated 1886, fill almost the entire back of the note. They represent the amount of silver coinage for which the bill could be redeemed at the time. Because the reverse of four of the dollars is shown, the phrase “In God We Trust” is seen on US currency for the first time. Not until 1957 was this motto adopted for use on US currency.
Very Unique Note, Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Own a Low Number on the Highly Sought After $5 Educational Note. Here is the #33 that Sold at Stacks Bowers for comparison Fr. 268. 1896 $5 Silver Certificate. PCGS Banknote Superb Gem Uncirculated 68 PPQ. | Stacks Bowers Referred to as the United States' most beautiful piece of paper money, this note features an allegorical depiction of Electricity as the Dominant force in the world. The lavish vignette was originally drawn by Walter Shirlaw and hangs on the wall in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Thomas Morris redesigned the bill itself, and G.F.C. Smilie engraved the figures. The back features the heads of two Civil War generals: Ulysses S. Grant and Phillip Sheridan, flanked on all sides by ornate engraving. The female figure representing Electricity is clad in flowing robes, revealing a bare breast. This partial nudity was said to cause a disturban