Friedberg 776. 1918 $2 Federal Reserve Bank Note. Dallas. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Low Serial Number. Courtesy Autograph. This remarkable $2 Battleship from the Dallas Federal Reserve district bears low serial number K15A. Dallas Federal Reserve officials Talley and Van Zandt have also added their courtesy autographs above their engraved signatures on the face of the note. Broad margins and deep blue overprint inks are displayed on this sharply printed note. Bold overprint embossing is evident from the verso. This deuce nicely complements the Dallas $1 FRBN with matching serial number and courtesy autographs. The face has a vignette of Thomas Jefferson to the left. At the center is a title block giving the Federal Reserve city in large letters. Similar to the $1 bills, the $2 notes were released through the Federal Reserve Banks, 12 in number, each further identified on the face by a letter A to L and related number 1 to 12, and each collectible separately for that reason. All display a blue Treasury Seal with scalloped border.On the back is what was intended to be a generic dreadnaught fighting ship-that is, not a specific vessel. Named after states, dreadnaughts were objects of great pride. While it was felt best not to show a specific one or reveal the name, the image was taken from the 27,000-ton <em>U.S.S. New York,</em> commissioned in April 1914. <em>From Stacks Fixed Price List of January 1989; Andrew Shiva. </em>
