History of Central Banking in the United States
Currency
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Continental Note, 1776
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First Bank of the United States, $10 Note

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Second Bank of the United States, $1,000 Note

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$2 Private Bank Note, Stonington Bank, Connecticut

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$5, Private Bank Note, Allegany County Bank, Maryland

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Private Issue Note, Delmonico's Restaurant, New York City, 1862

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National Bank Note, First National Bank of San Francisco, 1890, $50
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National Bank Note, Central National Bank, Illinois, 1872, $1
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Federal Reserve Note, 1914, $10
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Federal Reserve Note, 1914, $10,000
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Currency images courtesy of the American Currency Exhibit,
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.