Choice Unc. Spread Eagle 1863 $100 Legal Tender Note From Karelian Collection
Karelian Collection, including a
Fr.167a $100 Legal Tender Note.
The “
1862 and
1863 is one of the most recognizable and beloved in all of American currency. Engraved by
Joseph P. Ourdan, the bald eagle perched on a rock with wings spread dominates the left side of the note. Green border prints frame the design, which also has ornate black kaleidograph die counters at lower left and upper right and a slightly larger green kaleidograph die counter in the same style just right of center. Printed signatures of
Chittenden and
Spinner are along the bottom border while a red spiked Treasury Seal is near the upper right. “Act of March 3d, 1863” is in the top left corner. This catalog number features dual serial numbers where earlier versions had just one. An ornate Second Obligation back is seen on this example. Second Obligation notes do not mention exchanging the notes for 6-20 bonds as do the