Series 1880 $1

Design: Columbus sighting land at left, Washington at center, "Sawhorse" back.
Previous $1 USN: 1878 | Contemporary $1: 1886, 1891, 1890, 1891 | Next $1 USN: 1917
Contemporary USN: 1880: $2 | $5 | $10 | $20 | $50 | $100 | $500 | $1000

The table below shows the serial number ranges produced for the notes in this series. Data listed in italics is approximate, based on the serial numbers of observed notes.

SignaturesPaperSealFP Nos.BP Nos.BP StyleSerial Numbers
Scofield-Gilfillantwo
threads
&
fibers
large
brown
x
only
x
only
i Z 1 — Z 20 00000
ii Z 20 00001 — Z 199 64000
Bruce-Gilfillan Z 199 64001 — Z 370 00000
Bruce-Wyman Z 370 00001 — Z 552 08000
??? A 1 — A 16 36000
Rosecrans-Hustontwo
threads
large
red
iii A 16 36001 — A 19 60000
x
&
xxxx
A 19 60001 — A 23 40000
large
brown
x & xxxx A 23 40001 — A 27 72000
Rosecrans-Nebekerx
only
A 27 72001 — A 28 28000
small
red
A 28 28001 — A 34 00000
fiber
bands
A 34 00001 — A 40 60000
all 3 types A 40 60001 — A 42 60000
xxxx & none A 42 60001 — A 43 16000
Tillman-Morgan A 43 16001 — A 44 60000
none A 44 60001 — A 63 12000

The highlighted range was printed but, for unknown reasons, not released.

The entries under "FP Nos." and "BP Nos." indicate changing numbering conventions for the face and back plates. Initially the face plates were numbered sequentially starting at 1, and likewise so were the back plates; these numbers eventually reached the low three digits, and plates so numbered are indicated here by 'x'. In 1886 the BEP instead began to use four-digit numbers that were unique across all plates of all denominations and types; these plates are indicated here by 'xxxx'. In 1891, beginning with the first Rosecrans-Nebeker plates, the BEP reverted to sequential numbers starting at 1 for the face plates, and stopped using back plate numbers at all. In most cases, older plates with former numbering conventions remained in use alongside newer plates until they wore out. The only exception is that all old face plates were discarded at the start of the Rosecrans-Nebeker signatures, rather than having their signatures altered as was done for prior and subsequent signature changes.

The entries under "BP Style" reflect changes in the placement of some information on the back plates:

  1. "Series of 1880" in top margin, Columbian credit within design at bottom, BEP credit in bottom margin
  2. "Series of 1880" in left margin, Columbian credit within design at bottom, BEP credit in right margin
  3. "Series of 1880" at left of open space, no Columbian credit, BEP credit within design at bottom

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