Karelian Collection, including a
Watermelon Note” or “
Baby Watermelon” (as opposed to its $1,000 “
Grand Watermelon” counterpart) due to the distinctive large zeros found on the back of the note that bear an unmistakable resemblance to the fruit.
The face portrays Admiral
David Farragut at right with a large 100 counter just left of center. Engraved signatures of Treasury officers
Rosecrans and
Huston are seen along the bottom border. A large brown spiked Treasury Seal is near the center.
Watermelon notes are represented by just one catalog number, of which 120,000 were printed and issued. Today only 35 examples are known, and of those, at least seven are in government or institutional collections and unavailable to collectors. The 1890 $100 Treasury Notes were replaced by the