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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24636228, member: 101855&quot;]It limits the legal tender factor on these notes. These pieces were issued for the convenience of consumers to pay for day to day transactions. They were not intended to be used to significant amounts to the government.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would think it would eliminate the nuisance factor for government employees who didn&#039;t want to deal with with small sums.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The whole thing started when people began to use postage stamps to pay for things after the coins were pulled from circulation. The law authorized larger stamps with no glue in the back of them. It also allowed the treasury to print stamps in larger sizes to make them easier to use.</p><p><br /></p><p>It DID NOT allow the printing on the back. That made these notes illegal, but it made them easier to use. You didn&#039;t have to turn them over to find out the denomination.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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