Gold Certificate

$10.00 · 1928 Series

Obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) — Notofilia.com Collection

Country United States

Issuing Entity U.S. Department of the Treasury (United States Treasury)

Denomination $10.00 (Ten Dollars)

Type of Issue Gold Certificate (Gold Certificate) — small size (small-size note)

Series Year Series of 1928 (first year of the current format and physical size of U.S. banknotes)

Catalog Reference Friedberg FR-2400

Serial Number/District A69869993A (district letter K — Boston, Massachusetts)

Color Scheme

Obverse:main impression in black ink, with the numeral seal and serial numbers in bright gold/yellow ink — a unique hallmark of Gold Certificates of this era.

Reverse:Full print in classic green ink (greenback).

Portrait and Obverse Images

Center:oval portrait ofAlexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Left:gold-colored circular Treasury seal bearing the inscription “Gold Certificate”; above it, the legal clause.
Right:the word “TEN” printed in large grayish design letters with thin security lines.

Reverse Images

Detailed engraved vignette of the United States Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., framed by an ornamental green border with the denomination “10 TEN” in all four corners.

Redemption Clause

Lower portion of the obverse:“IN GOLD COIN PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND”.

Top:“This certifies that there have been deposited in the Treasury of the United States of America Ten Dollars in gold coin…”

Signatures

W. O. Woods— Treasurer of the United States (Treasurer of the United States), on the left.
A. W. Mellon— Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary of the Treasury), on the right.

Sources

Friedberg, Arthur L. & Ira S.Paper Money of the United States.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing —bep.gov(opens in a new tab)
Heritage Auctions —ha.com(opens in a new tab)
Numista —numista.com(opens in a new tab)