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Message:: [QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 1318533, member: 24274"]The book arrived today. Here's what it says about the 1897 $10 silver certificate:BACK DESIGN - On Oct. 8, 1896, Thomas F. Morris wrote, "I am still very busy at the Bureau, although I am very happy to say that the $10 was accepted and off my mind."And that is all the information that exists about it. The back design of 1899 $10 cert was a lot less mysterious. There is even a picture of it, but rather than scan a fuzzy b/w illustration, I'll let you use your imagination. It looks almost exactly like this:<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/attachments/147823d1322421539-b88-cu.jpg" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/attachments/147823d1322421539-b88-cu.jpg">http://www.cointalk.com/attachments/147823d1322421539-b88-cu.jpg</a>The only difference is, instead of saying United States Note it says Silver Certificate. Yep, they liked the design so much they salvaged it two years later for the 1901 US Note. For once, give the government credit for being thrifty! Incidentally, the 1897 educational series also had $20 and $50 notes planned. A face design referred to as the "Mayflower Note" was prepared in 1894, probably only as a painting, but no example has been discovered. The $50 face design was done as a painting in 1895, which the BEP liked -- but not as a $50. That design became the $2 educational note.[/QUOTE]