Green Back. Bust of Spencer M. Clark, the first Superintendent of the National Currency Bureau, who famously placed his own portrait on the U.S. 5-cent fractional currency note (Third Issue, 1864) instead of explorer William Clark. This 1864 act of hubris caused a public uproar and led Congress to pass a law in 1866 prohibiting living people from appearing on federal currency.
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Green Back. Bust of Spencer M. Clark, the first Superintendent of the National Currency Bureau, who famously placed his own portrait on the U.S. 5-cent fractional currency note (Third Issue, 1864) instead of explorer William Clark. This 1864 act of hubris caused a public uproar and led Congress to pass a law in 1866 prohibiting living people from appearing on federal currency.
In stock
$350.00
In stock
6% Sales Tax will be added to all MD orders.