Obsolete Notes are by far the hardest to try and collect by theme.
Of the over two hundred that I know of at this time that were printed,
as listed in the Haxbys Vol1 and Vol2, these are all I could find on
the net. Almost all of these notes are over 140 years old and were
considered "worthless" after the banks failed or converted to National
Banks. As a result most were not saved and are listed in Haxbys as
SENC (Surviving Example Not Confirmed). Counterfeiting was a big
business and serveral of the examples still surviving are Counterfeits.
According to Muscalus there are at least 10 different portraits of Jackson
and at least 14 notes portraying the Battle of New Orleans. Andrew
Jackson is the second most popular Presidential portrait and the fifth
most popular portrait on Obsolete currency. Surpassed only by Washington
Franklin, Webster, and Clay. Washington probably appears on every
fourth note printed on Obsoletes. My advice is to not even try and
collect Washingtons.
