Series 1899 $2

Design: Washington, with Agriculture and Mechanics either side.
Previous $2 SC: 1896 | Contemporary $2: 1917, 1918 | Next $2 SC: none
Contemporary SC: 1899: $1 | $5 || 1908 $10 || 1891: $20 | $50

The table below shows the serial number ranges produced for the regular and star notes in this series. (The use of star replacement notes did not begin until 1910, while the Vernon-McClung signatures were in use.) Data listed in italics is approximate, based on the serial numbers of observed notes.

Beginning with the introduction of the Elliott-Burke signatures, the BEP began to use old and current face plates interchangeably, so that notes with different signatures are found mixed together for a time until all old face plates have worn out. Before Elliott-Burke, signature transitions are generally sharp, though small groups of late-serialled notes occasionally occur.

SignaturesRegular NotesStar Notes
Lyons-Roberts 1 — 1000 00000 star notes
not yet in use
A 1 — A 110 00000
Lyons-Treat B 1 — B 200 00000
Vernon-Treat D 1 — D 763 26000
Vernon-McClung E 1 — E 458 52000 * 1 B — * 1 60000 B
Napier-McClung E 458 52001 — E 1000 00000 * 1 60001 B — * 5 20000 B
K 1 — K 247 88000
Napier-Thompson H 1 — H 18 16000 -
Parker-Burke M 1 — M 616 00000 * 5 20001 B — * 8 00000 B
Teehee-Burke M 616 00001 — M 1000 00000 * 8 00001 B — * 15 40000 B
N 1 — N 534 16000
Elliott-Burke N 534 16001 — N 584 04000 * 15 40001 B — * 16 60000 B
mixed EB/SW N 584 04001 — N 814 20000 * 16 60001 B — * 18 00000 B
Speelman-White N 814 20001 — N 1000 00000 * 18 00001 B — * 19 20000 B
R 1 — R 48 04000

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