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The Bible I have belonged to my mother in law; she died in 1997 at 96 years old. This bible states: "To the most High And mighty Prince James, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith." I cannot find a print date. It does say - Oxford, printed at the university press, London: Henry Frowde; Oxford UNIVESITY Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, New York: 91 & 93 Fifth Avenue (Oxford Facimile Series No 5). All bibles in Great Britain etc are printed under licence from the Crown. The terms of the licence are printed on the frontispiece of the bible and would include both the date the licence was granted and the print date in words. ------------------------------------------------ Please be advised that I also have a Prince James Bible with the same statement. It was printed in 1623. It thanks Prince James for sponsoring the printing of the Bible. In reading it, once you get past the font differences, the English is excellent, and it is a pleasure to read.
The dates on US Paper Money denote the year that particular design started. Because of this, Notes printed over a number of years may have the same Series date. There were no Series 1948 $5 Notes printed. The Series 1934 $5 bills were printed with that date from 1934 to 1950, when the Series 1950 began.
I don't know. But the first one is the Bible.
Quite a few different varieties were printed in the 1934 series. Of course, because US bill "series" extend over a number of years many bills dated 1934 were actually printed much later. Denominations, series letters and special issues were: $1 - only one series, no letter $5 - no letter and A-D; special bills for Hawaii and North Africa during WWII $10 - same as $5
Yes, quite a few different varieties were printed in the 1934 series. Of course, because US bill "series" extend over a number of years many bills dated 1934 were actually printed much later. Denominations, series letters and special issues were: $1 - only one series, no letter $5 - no letter and A-D; special bills for Hawaii and North Africa during WWII $10 - same as $5
Dona Oxford is 5' 4".
There were no Series of 1953 $1 bills printed. Perhaps you have a $2, $5 or $10 ?
$5. Both designs were printed under the same series date. To explain, U.S. bills are dated by "series", not by year of issue. In modern practice the series corresponds to the Treasury Secretary and Treasurer in office at the time the bills were first printed. When the new $5 bills were introduced the same officials were in office as before, so the same series year was used.
I've always though it was printed on thin paper so that it wouldn't be so cumbersome. My hubby's KJV Bible is well over 1,000 pages, and if it were printed on normal paper I'd suppose it would be 4-5 times thicker.
The first federally-issued $5 bills were "Demand Notes" printed in 1861. They were only issued for one year. In 1862, the first standard-series United States Notes were printed to help pay for the Civil War.
The first silver certificates were dated 1878 and included all denominations from $10 to $1,000. $1, $2, and $5 silver certificates followed in the 1886 series. All denominations of silver certificates except $1, $5, and $10 were discontinued by the end of the 19th century. $5 and $10 denominations were printed through the 1953 series, and $1 bills through the 1957 series although printing actually continued until March 1964.
The last $20 silver certificates were issued in the 1891 series. While all denominations from $1 to $1000 were printed at different times during the 19th century, only $1, $5, and $10 silver certificates were printed in the 20th century. Production of $5 and $10 silver certificates ended with the 1953 series, and $1 silver certificates ended with the 1957 series. At that time series dates were rarely changed, so silver certificates were actually printed into the 1960s with those same years on them but different letters.