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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. In Excruciating Detail: Money Shots - $1 bill

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Money Shots - $1 bill

All photos are 40x unless noted otherwise.

Let's start with a $1 bill.


ETA: Information about how paper money is manufactured can be found at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.


This is the series date on the face of a $1.

Torn corner at 100x. Paper money is 75% cotton and 25% linen fibers, plus a lot of ink.

Eagle feathers on the back (green) side. Green ink is used for the main printing motif on the back of the bills, thus the name "greenbacks".

George Washington's eye.

The eye on the top of the pyramid.

Scrollwork

Stars over the eagle's head on the reverse side.

Part of the US Treasury seal.

More Treasury seal.

Crosshatching at the bill border.


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