The popular and almost exclusive name applied to all United Statestreasury issues. It is not applied to any other species of paper currency; and, when employediu testimony by way of description. Is as certain as the phrase “treasury notes.”Ilickey v. State, 23 Ind. 23. And see U. S. v. Howell (D. C.) 04 Fed. 114; Spencer v.Priudle, 28 Cal. 270; Levy v. State, 79 Ala. 201
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