Paterson

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The Paterson series of New Jersey State Obsolete Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 127 distinct entries.

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Nov. 18 $1 Tint: red-orange. Same as G2c, except for imprint and tint includes SECURED BY PUBLIC STOCKS DEPOSITED WITH THE STATE TREASURER, along the bottom.

Nov. 18 $1 Same as G2a, except the tint lacks the pledge and the state die has been added & BONDS & MORTGAGES.

Nov. 18 $1 Same as G2b, except for the imprint and the state die lacks & BONDS & MORTGAGES.

Nov. 18 $1 Same as G2c, except the tint has been modified to leave considerable white space in the middle.

Nov. 18 $2 Tint: red-orange. Same as G4c, except for imprint and the frame at the bottom includes the pledge, SECURED BY PUBLIC STOCKS DEPOSITED WITH THE STATE TREASURER.

Nov. 18 $2 Same as G4a, except the pledge has been removed and & BONDS & MORTGAGES has been added to the state die.

Nov. 18 $2 Same as G4b, except for imprint and the state die lacks & BONDS & MORTGAGES.

Nov. 18 $2 Same as G4c, except the tint has been modified to leave considerable white space around the vignette.

Nov. 18 $3 Tint: red-orange. Same as G6b, except for imprint and the frame at the bottom includes the pledge, SECURED BY PUBLIC STOCKS DEPOSITED WITH THE STATE TREASURER.

Nov. 18 $3 Cft. of the above.

Nov. 18 $3 Same as G6a, except the pledge has been removed and & BONDS & MORTGAGES has been added to the state die.

Nov. 18 $3 Same as G6b, except for the imprint and the state die lacks & BONDS & MORTGAGES.

Nov. 18 $3 Same as G6c, except the tint has been modified to leave considerable white space in the middle.

Mar. 4 $5 C: presentation of the Declaration of Independence. Tint: red-orange. The tint includes SECURED BY STOCKS DEPOSITED WITH THE STATE TREASURER, along the bottom.

Mar. 4 $5 As above, except for imprint.

Mar. 4 $10 C: Penn dealing with Indians. Tint: red-orange. Tint includes SECURED BY STOCKS DEPOSITED WITH THE STATE TREASURER, along the bottom.

Mar. 4 $10 As above, except for imprint.

? $2 C: two women & Indian man.

_18_ $1

_18_ $2

_18_ $3

_18_ $5

_18_ $10

_18_ $20 NDA

_18_ $50 NDA

_18_ $100

_18_ $1 C: view of factories at Paterson. L: 1 /state die. R: 1 /man dressing leather. Overprint: red ONE.

_18_ $2 C: view of factories, train & river. L: 2/state die. R: 2/½-length figure of mechanic stdg. by anvil. Overprint: red TWO.

_18_ $5 L: Clay. Overprint: red FIVE.

_185_ $2 Altered from $2 Merchants Bank, Ft. Leavenworth, KS-35-G2.

_185_ $3 C: semi-nude mechanic std., forge at left, anvil & cogwheel at rt. L: 3/helmeted medallion head, in oval. R: 3/oval portrait of Harrison. Altered from $3 Merchants Bank, Ft. Leavenworth, KS-35-G4.

_18_ $5 L-LC: 5/woman std. on rocks, left elbow on shield bearing scene, tools at left. RC: Ceres stdg. & Liberty std. R: 5/oval portrait of Taylor. Altered from $5 Merchants Bank, Ft. Leavenworth, KS-35-G6.

_18_ $10 C: semi-nude woman std. on bale, spinning wheel at rt.; 10. L: X/eagle surmounting ornate frame bearing arm & hammer in oval. R: panel of flowers & fruit bearing horizontal oval medallion portrait of Washington. Altered from $10 Merchants Bank, Ft. Leavenworth, KS-35-G8.

Jan. 2 $1 Tint: green.

Jan. 2 $2 Tint: green.

Jan. 2 $3 Tint: green.

Feb. 2 $5 L: Washington. Tint: green.

Jan. 2 $5 Raised from $1, G2a.

Jan. 2 $10 Raised from $1, G2a.

Feb. 2 $20 Tint: green.

$1 C: three allegorical women reclining around shield surmounted by eagle, ship in left bkgd. L: 1/oval state die (two allegorical women flanking shield)/ONE. R: 1/two farmers walking, dog at left. Altered from $1 Bank of Washtenaw, Washtenaw, MI-50-G40 series.

_18_ $2 Altered from $2 Freemens Bank, DC-245-G4.

_18_ $5 C: 5; woman std., leaning on cog wheel - factories at left, steamship at rt. L: soldier stdg. with flag in front of cannon/FIVE. R: 5/two cows, with two milkmaids at rt. Altered from $5 Freemen's Bank, Washington, DC-245-G8.

Jan. 1 $1 Same as G2c, except for imprint and no overprint.

Jan. 1 $1 Same as G2, except for imprint & red ONE overprint.

Jan. 1 $2 C: man oiling large machinery. L: 2/state die, across. R: 2/oval male portrait.

Jan. 1 $2 Same as G4, except for imprint & red 2 2 overprint.

Jan. 1 $5 C: train, with trees, houses & sloop in bkgd. L: 5/state die, across. R: FIVE & V across 5/oval female portrait. BS: dog, key & safe.

Jan. 1 $5 Same as G6, except for imprint & red FIVE overprint.

Jan. 2, 186? $10 C: Washington on horseback, holding scroll. Tint: green.

Jan. 2, 186? $20 C: 20; state die; XX. L: Washington stdg./XX. R: XX/male portrait. Tint: green.

_18_ $1 C: train at small country depot. L: ONE/man riding horse hitched to cart, two people stdg. at rt. R: 1/¾-length figure of young woman shading eyes with left hand, in oval. Overprint: red ONE. Altered from $1 Bank of Greensborough, Greensborough, GA-165-G2 series.

_18_ $1 C: man on horse and Negroes picking cotton, In oval; Indian stalking two deer. L: ONE on die, across. R: 1/oval female portrait. BS: sleeping dog. Overprint: red ornate ONE. Altered from $1 Southern Bank of Georgia, Bainbridge, GA-80-G2a.

$1 Altered from $1 Bank of Washtenaw, Washtenaw, MI-50-G40 series.

$2 C: TWO on large ornate die. L: 2/¾-length figure of black man carrying basket of cotton. R: 2/woman reclining with rt. elbow on boulder, cornucopia at left, in oval. Altered from $2 Bank of Greensborough, Greensborough, GA-165-G4a series.

_18_ $2 Overprint: red ornate TWO. Altered from $2 Southern Bank of Georgia, Bainbridge, GA-80-G6a.

March 1, 1858 $2 C: two men loading wagon with sheaves, three people at rt. cradling and binding. L: 2/farmer plowing with black and white horses, in circle. R: 2/two floating cherubs with caduceus and sheaf. Tint: red-brown 2s in upper corners and TWO DOLLARS in ctr. Altered from $2 Southern Bank of Georgia, Bainbridge, GA-80-G8a.

July 10, 1856 $2 C: steamship, sailing ship at left. L: TWO/woman feeding fowl. R: 2/Indian woman std. by stream, holding spear in rt. hand, in circle. Overprint: none or red TWO. Altered from $2 Commercial Bank of New Jersey, Perth Amboy, NJ-445-G42 series.

_18_ $2 C: train, station in left bkgd. L: 2/oval portrait of Franklin/TWO. R: 2/Minerva std., ornate 2 at rt./TWO. BS: U.S. shield. "Banking House" handwritten or engraved. Overprint: red or blue TWO. Altered from $2 Farmers & Merchants Bank of Memphis, Memphis, TN-100-G46 series.

_18_ $5 C: farmer eating lunch, boy and dog on ground, girl and horses at rt. L: 5/V/5. R: 5/V/5. BS: monument. Overprint: red ornate FIVE. Altered from $5 Southern Bank of Georgia, Bainbridge, GA-80-G10a.

$5 C: ½-length figures of farmer, sailor & mechanic. L: FIVE/oval state die, across. R: 5/oval portrait of Pierce. Altered from $5 Bank of Washtenaw, Washtenaw, MI-50-G44 series.

July 20, 1815 6¢

July 20, 1815 12½¢

July 20, 1815 25¢ NDA, similar to 64, G4.

July 20, 1815 50¢ NDA, similar to 64, G4.

_18_ $1 C: 1; unknown vignette; 1. L: panel with ONE, across. R: panel with (New Jersey), across. BS: 1.

_18_ $1 C: ONE; two cherubs std.; 1. L: oval portrait of Washington. R: Justice & eagle in oval. BS: machinery.

_18_ $2 Similar to C28.

_18_ $2 Cft. of the above.

_18_ $2 C: woman std. in ornate 2. L: panel with TWO, across. R: die/oval portrait of Franklin/die.

_18_ $3 Similar to C40.

_18_ $3 Cft. of the above.

_18_ $5 Similar to C48.

_18_ $5 Cft. of the above.

_18_ $10 C: 10; bridge, trees at left & buildings in rt. bkgd.; 10. L: panel with TEN D. R: panel with TEN, across.

_18_ $10 Cft. of the above.

_18_ $10 L: Washington.

_18_ $20

_18_ $50 C: 50; unknown vignette; 50. L: panel with FIFTY, across. R: panel with NEW JERSEY, across. BS: (FIFTY).

_18_ $100

_18_ $1

_18_ $2 NDA

_18_ $3 NDA

_18_ $5 NDA

_18_ $6 NDA

_18_ $7 NDA

_18_ $8 C: 8; Industry std. by column; 8. L: VIII/state arms/$ VIII. R: Franklin std./8. BS: dog's head.

_18_ $9 NDA

_18_ $10 NDA

_18_ $20 NDA

_18_ $2 C: 2; Ceres std. facing left, left arm on sheaf, cattle in left bkgd.; 2. L: TWO/woman std., leaning on cogwheel/TWO. R: TWO/semi-nude allegorical man std./TWO. BS: arm & hammer. Altered from $2 Mechanics' Bank of Paterson, NJ-415-G4.

_18_ $5 C: 5; woman std. with left arm resting on cogwheel; 5. L: FIVE/primitive train, across/FIVE. R: FIVE/Justice stdg., shield surmounted by eagle at rt./FIVE. BS: arm & hammer. Altered from $5 Mechanics' Bank of Paterson, NJ-415-G8.

_18_ $1 C: Washington on horse.

_18_ $1 R: Hamilton.

_18_ $1 NDA

Unknown $1 C: three mechanics, ships & factories bkgd. L: ONE across/New Jersey state arms. R: 1/Indian woman std. on ground under tree, holding child.

_18_ $1 L: Washington.

_18_ $2 NDA

_18_ $2 R: Hamilton.

_18_ $2 NDA

_18_ $2

_18_ $2 Overprint: red TWO.

_18_ $3 R: Hamilton.

_18_ $3

_18_ $3 R: Webster.

_18_ $3 Raised from $1, G10.

_18_ $5 NDA

_18_ $5

_18_ $5 NDA

_18_ $5 R: Franklin.

_18_ $5 Raised from $1, G10.

_18_ $6 L: Washington.

_18_ $7 L: Washington. R: Marshall.

_18_ $8

_18_ $9

_18_ $10 L: Sir Walter Raleigh.

_18_ $10 NDA

_18_ $10 C: 10; Commerce & Neptune/medallion TEN. L: male portrait. R: TEN, across. BS: female portrait.

_18_ $10 Raised from $2, G18.

_18_ $20 C: Minerva & Ceres std.; 20/medallion 20. L: portrait of Lafayette, WELCOME LAFAYETTE/Justice with oval portrait of Washington, anchor at rt. R: TWENTY, across.

7, 8, 9 $6 G40, 42, 44, 46

_18_ $10 C: X; Indian man with arm raised watching train at lower rt.; X. L: X/Indian man std. facing left/X. R: X/sailing ship/X. BS: dog & strongbox. Altered (including replacement of rt. hand vignette) from $10 Geauga Insurance Co., Painesville, OH, AS-360-G10. See Burlington County Bank, Medford, NJ-295-A40, for an illustration of an altered example of this note.

_18_ $5 From a fraudulently modified plate, originally for a $5 (AS-360-G8) on the Geauga Insurance Co., Painesville, OH.

Dec. 1 $2 Overprint: red TWO.

_18_ $10 Overprint: red ornate TEN. Altered from $10 Southern Bank of Georgia, Bainbridge, GA-80-G12a.

_18_ $20 C: 20 on large die; farm produce and implements, train in left bkgd. L: XX/nude Hebe stdg. in clouds, feeding large eagle above left shoulder. R: 20 on large die/small eagle with shield/XX. BS: pledge, in circle. Altered from $20 Chippeway County Bank, Sault De St. Mary, MI-390-G12.

7_ $20 C: blacksmith & forge. L or R: portrait of Washington.

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