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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lawtoad, post: 1271376, member: 31685&quot;]Greenback was mainly because of the color. It started with the Series 1862 notes. To prevent counterfeiting and altering of paper money, a patented ink had been devised that was difficult to erase and also difficult to imitate because it had a secret formula. The&nbsp; green instead of the usual black (which notes prior to 1862 were commonly printed in), made it also difficult to photograph.&nbsp; The Secretary of the Treasury ordered the special ink to be used for&nbsp; one side of the new notes. The distinctive color on the back&nbsp; of the notes caused Union soldiers who received them in pay to begin calling&nbsp; them greenbacks and the term caught on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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