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Collecting $2 Bills Dated From 1862 to the Present

Collecting $2 Bills Dated From 1862 to the Present When the Continental Congress was considering the first federally issued money, initially it authorized bills of credit in many denominations, including $2. But only a relatively small number of said $2 notes (49,000) were authorized. The problem is that that paper currency (not only $2 bills) was backed only by the word of Congress and rapidly depreciated in value. This led them to forbid paper currency as legal tender and the issuance of only silver, copper, and gold coinage after the Series 1862 Treasury Department on the verge of bankruptcy, Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase proposed issuing legal tender notes to aid the Union’s financial situation. Those first $2 notes from 1862, which measured 7.375 inches by 3.125 inches featured an engraving of

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The Time Abraham Lincoln Argued a Case at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the basement of the U.S. Capitol from 1819-1860. (Source: Library of Congress) For some lawyers, it’s the highlight of their career. For others, it doesn’t even make it onto their Wikipedia page. The accomplishment? Arguing a case in front of the United States Supreme Court. We’ve all heard about how William H. Taft became Chief Justice of the United States after he was President, but another President made a less well-known stop at the Highest Court in the Land on his way to the White House. In 1849, Abraham Lincoln was wrapping up his first and only term as a Congressman. During his time in Congress, Lincoln was a member of the Whig party.

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