$10,000 Federal Reserve Note, New York (Ex-Binion)
Date1934
ClassificationsHistory
Description$10,000 federal reserve note, 1934, New York, NY, Light Green Seal. The obverse side of the note depicts the portrait of Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the American Civil War, at center. Arched "10,000," counters, upper left and right with "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," between. Laurel leaves seen at left and right frame and also flanking the portrait. The reverse shows four "10,000" counters at the corners and large stylized "10,000," center with, "THE UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA, TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS."This note was formerly part of the display of 100 $10,000 notes - totaling $1,000,000 - at Binion's Horseshoe Casino (now Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The $10,000 notes were housed in a golden horseshoe display at Binion's from 1964 to 1999 when the display was dismantled. The Binion family retained the notes until 2016 when they began selling them.
The $10,000 note was in use by the United States from 1878 to 1934. It was the highest denomination of currency ever used by the United States public, but was mainly used in large transactions between banks.
