1882 50 Dollar Gold Certificate

US currency 1882 50 Dollar Gold Certificate Silas Wright
1882 $50 Gold Certificate. Large Brown Seal
US paper money 1882 50 Dollar Gold Certificate

1882 50 Dollar Gold Certificate Silas Wright, Large Brown Seal

Obverse: Bust of Silas Wright, 1795-1847, famous contemporary figure in government. He was both a U.S. Senator (1833-1844) and Governor of New York (1845-1847). Wright’s portrait was engraved by Charles Burt from a painting by Alonzo Chappell.
Reverse: Eagle on Draped Shield.
Signatures: (as depicted) William Starke Rosecrans, Register of the Treasury and James Nelson Huston, Treasurer of the United States.

Inscriptions:  Gold Certificate  -  This Certifies That There Have Been Deposited In The Treasury Of The United States Of America Fifty Dollars In Gold Coin Repayable To The Bearer On Demand Washington D.C.  -  Bureau Engraving & Printing  -  Department Series  -  Under Chap. 290 Sec. 12 of the Act of July 12th 1882  -  Garfield  -  Register Of The Treasury  -  Treasurer Of The United States  -  Amer Septent Sigil Thesaur  -  United States Fifty Dollars Gold Certificate

Silas Wright, Jr. (May 24, 1795 – August 27, 1847) was an American Democratic politician - United States Senator from New York, a member of the Albany Regency.




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