Apparently it is #worldbeardday so I have to post one of my favorite portraits on a Civil War era municipal shinplasters payable at the Saratoga County Bank. Village of Waterford, NY, $.10, Nov 1, 1862. #banknotesandshinplasters #histodons #history

It is National Lighthouse Day, so let's look at a #banknotesandshinplasters image of a lighthouse on the right of this vignette that features sailing ships in rough waters. Bank of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, $1, 18--. #histodons

Today's amazing find on #banknotesandshinplasters is a War of 1812 municipal shinplaster from Schenectady with anti-slavery text including: "MAY FREE MEN BE MEN" "AND ALL MEN BE FREE" as well as "NO SLAVERY" along the border. City of Schenectady, NY, $.06 1/4, November 5, 1814. #history #histodons

Since the other site is now represented by an X, I thought I should at least post some more interesting examples from 19th century #banknotesandshinplasters. Examples from the Bank of Fernandina, Bank of the District of Columbia, Weedsport Bank, and Webster Bank.

It is #MemorialDay and today on #banknotesandshinplasters we see a vignette of a wounded or dying soldier being carried into a home. This is an unusual image as soldiers are using shown in battle or camp on paper currency. Hermitage Bank, Marion, IL, $3, October 10, 1860.

Today is World Turtle Day, so for #banknotesandshinplasters, so I am highlighting a merchant shinplaster from the well-named Terrapin Lunch, a NYC restaurant located below Scudder's Museum and known for its Turtle Soup. Terrapin Lunch, New York, NY, $.50, 18--.
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I have chosen to stop daily posts on #banknotesandshinplasters after over 1000 posts, but I will periodically add to the list on certain holidays or if the mood strikes.
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It is the end of my daughter's birthday week and end of waterfalls on #banknotesandshinplasters. We close with a green bill with a tranquil vignette of a waterfall emptying into a pond observed by a Native American couple. Union Bank of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, $2, July 1, 1861.

We are nearing the end of a waterfall theme on #banknotesandshinplasters as I celebrate my daughter's birthday week. Today we see a bill with a lovely waterfall almost spilling off of the vignette. It is next to a bridge and village scene. Phenix Village Bank, RI, $1, 18--.

For my daughters birthday, I let her pick the weekly theme on #banknotesandshinplasters, so we are looking at waterfalls. Today we see an awesome view of the Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson (my father's hometown). Cataract City Bank, Paterson, NJ, $2, Nov 18, 1856.

It is my daughter's birthday this week and she has chosen waterfalls as the theme for #banknotesandshinplasters. Today we see a dramatic vignette of an expansive waterfall in the Maine landscape with mills, a town, and a train in the background. Lewiston Bank, ME, $10, 18--.

It is waterfall week as my daughter's choice for her birthday on #banknotesandshinplasters. Today we see a beautiful landscape with buildings and trees on a vignette with a raging waterfall that seems to pour down from half of a hillside. Iron Bank, Falls Village, CT, $5, 18--.

We are highlighting waterfalls this week on #banknotesandshinplasters for my daughter's birthday (she picked the theme). Today we see an amazing vignette of a Rhode Island industrial community with a rushing waterfall and busy bridge. Woonsocket Falls Bank, RI, $100, Jan 1, 18--.

My daughter's birthday is later this week and she has chosen waterfalls as the weekly theme for #banknotesandshinplasters. We start off birthday week with an expansive vignette of a Massachusetts waterfall under a mountain. Hadley Falls Bank, Holyoke, MA, $10, 18--.

It is the end of Washington DC week on #banknotesandshinplasters for my time at @AUHistoryDept. We close with a multicolored bill with a cool green pattern on the reverse. The bank named for bullion redeemed bills in Treasury notes. Bullion Bank, Washington DC, $2, July 4, 1862.

It is almost the end of Washington DC week on #banknotesandshinplasters for catching up with a grad school friend from @AUHistoryDept. Today we see a vignette of the US Capitol building with a bustling street scene in front. Union Bank of Columbia, Washington, DC, $20, 18--.

We look at Washington DC this week on #banknotesandshinplasters as I caught up with a grad friend from @AUHistoryDept. Today's bill has an odd group of five political portraits: Jackson, Buchanan, Washington, Jefferson, and Clay. International Bank, Washington, DC, $5, 18--.

It is Washington DC week on #banknotesandshinplasters to celebrate my seeing a grad school friend from @AUHistoryDept. Today we see an amazing vignette of a proposed, but unused version of the Washington Monument as well as George's portrait. Bank of Washington, DC, $100, 18--.

I am highlighting Washington DC #banknotesandshinplasters this week to commemorate catching up with a grad school friend from @AUHistoryDept. Today we see a funky, tricolor bill with a beautiful vignette of a steaming railroad. Mercantile Bank, Washington, DC, $1, Oct 1, 1861.

This weekend I caught up with a grad school friend from our days @AUHistoryDept, so this week I highlight Washington DC #banknotesandshinplasters. We start with an expansive US Capitol vignette from before its remodel. Bank of the Republic, Washington, DC, $5, Oct 20, 1853.