Well, I can't tell you what's in there now, but Americans used to come and cash their checks here. That's where they came here. Yeah. Or banks could present and get greenbacks. Solomon Chase, who was the treasurer or Treasury Secretary during the Civil War, created the greenback. We used to have states used to have their own money. Banks used to issue their own money. And he consolidated into the greenback so people could swap for greenbacks here. (00:46–00:54)
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Asserts that Solomon Chase created the greenback during the Civil War.
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