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This note is not in my collection. Scans courtesy of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco's American Currency
Exhibit
Front: Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th President of the United States 1913-1921
Wilson graduated from the College of New Jersey (Princeton University) and
the University of Virginia Law School. He earned his doctorate at Johns Hopkins
University and became a professor of political science and later president of
Princeton in 1902. Wilson ran for President in 1912. He won by an overwhelming
electoral vote but only 42 percent of the popular vote.
Back: One Hundred Thousand Dollars
This 100,000 Dollar Gold Certificate is the highest U. S. denomination.
Only 42,000 were printed. They were used only for transactions between
the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department. These notes were never issued
for public circulation. When the Government stopped using them in the early 1960s,
most were destroyed.
Only three are known to have survived. One is housed at the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco, one at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
and one at the
Smithsonian Institute.
It's illegal for a private person to own one of these notes, and none has
ever been in private hands. All 42,000 were accounted for. However, I have
come across several poor quality counterfeits. They seem to be originated from
Asia. So if you happen to have one in your position, I can assure you that it's
a fake.
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