![]() Some people might call it a Hillegas note in reference to the portrait of Michael Hillegas who appears on the front of both 19 bills. Nickname: To our knowledge there is not really a nickname for a 1922 $10 bill. Perhaps if Hillegas had died in a duel then he would be better remembered today. Hillegas was the first treasurer of The United States. The portrait of Alexander Hamilton was used instead of the virtually unknown Michael Hillegas. In 1928 paper money was changed to the size we are accustomed to seeing today. It was of course also the last large size ten dollar gold certificate printed. We are specifically looking at the 1922 examples here. For some reason they never printed the ten dollar denomination until 1907. The United States first printed gold certificates in the early 1860s. History: It is hard to believe that large size ten dollar gold certificates were only issued in 19. ![]() Series of 1922 $10 Gold Certificate – Hillegas Note
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