United States ten-dollar bill

Large size note history

• The blue and green tinting that was present on the obverse was removed and the design on the reverse was completely changed.
• The reverse, unlike any other federally issued note, was printed in black''' ink and featured the word in large block letters.
• The note featured a portrait of General Philip Sheridan. The reverse featured an ornate design that took up almost the entire note.

• This United States Note was the only one to mention the legal provision that authorized its issuance. The reverse featured an allegorical figure representing Columbia between two Roman-styled pillars.
• It had a blue seal, and a woman on the reverse.
• The note initially had a red Seal of the [United States Department of the Treasury|treasury seal] and serial numbers; however, they were changed to blue.
• The obverse was similar to the 1914 Federal Reserve notes except for large wording in the middle of the bill and a portrait with no border on the left side of the bill. Each note was an obligation of the issuing bank and could only be redeemed at the corresponding bank.
• Some of the design aspects of this note, such as the bottom border and numeral 10 overprinted with the word, were transferred over to the series of 1928 $10 bill.

Small size note history

• All variations of the bill would carry the same portrait of Alexander Hamilton, same border design on the obverse, and the same reverse with a vignette of the U.S. Treasury building. The bill was issued as a Federal Reserve Note with a green seal and serial numbers and as a gold certificate with a golden seal and serial numbers. The car parked outside of the Treasury Department building is based on a number of different cars manufactured at the time and was the creation of the Bureau designer who developed the artwork that served as a model for the engraving, because government agencies were prohibited from endorsing any specific manufacturer or product, according to a bureau of engraving and printing pamphlet. The tiny building to the right rear of the treasury building is the American Security and Trust Company Building, which for some years advertised itself as "right on the money".
• This was the only small-sized bill that had a different border design on the obverse. The serial numbers and seal on it were brown.
• The obverse had a similar design style to the 1928 Silver Certificates; however, phrasing on the bill was different from the bill. This issue, with the series date of 1933, was not widely released into general circulation. Surviving examples of these notes are quite rare and valued at $10,000 to $30,000 in the numismatic community depending on their condition.
• Phrasing on the certificate was changed to reflect the American Silver Purchase Act of 1934.
• A Silver Certificate was printed with a yellow instead of blue treasury seal; these notes were given to U.S. troops in North Africa. These notes, too, could be declared worthless if seized by the enemy.
• Most noticeably, the treasury seal, gray word, and the Federal Reserve Seal were made smaller, the words were added between them and the serial number; also, the Federal Reserve seal had spikes added around it, like the Treasury seal.
• Also, the obligation was shortened to its current wording,. Also during this time, production of Silver Certificates ends.
• Even though the notes read Series 1990, the first bills were printed in July 1992.
• The major changes were a revised, larger, slightly off-center portrait of Hamilton and a revised vignette of the U.S. Treasury building, now positioned face-on. The plastic security strip reads "USA TEN" and now glows orange under a black light. Like the new, the bills were first printed in December 1999.
• The reverse features small yellow EURion 10s and have the fine lines removed from around the vignette of the United States Treasury building. These notes were issued in series 2004A with Cabral-Snow signatures. The first notes were printed in July 2005.

Series dates

Small size

Proposed redesigns of the ten-dollar bill