Money is Dirty...Old or New

1935 Silver Certificate Back

(found in circulation in Connecticut 10/10/08)

2006 Contemporary Note

(borrowed from sister for this post 11/18/08)

I noticed the old money instantly.  It stood out from the other bills sitting on the desk in Sarah's room.  We were staying at an Inn in Conn. for a wedding.  I wanted a canopy bed, but room no. 10 was furnished with a twin bed, a single pillow, a toile bedspread, and Ethan Allen furniture.  The toil bedspread made up for the lack of a canopy and the pillow was down.  So I picked up the bill and I asked Sarah if I could trade a contemporary one for her antiquated note.  She said, "yes."  

(1935 Note front)

You used to be able to trade your Silver Certificate for a silver dollar, but the price of silver increased and the government was giving away more value than the worth of the dollar note.  Notice the differences in ornamentation and decoration.  Particularly around the '1' in the corners.  The word 'one' is used 10 times on the front of the older bill.