Western & Atlantic Railroad

Change Bills

January 20, 1862 -- Series A
All five denominations($1, 0.50, 0.25, 0.10 and 0.05) of series A change bills were printed. Superintendent J. S. Rowland and Treasurer Ben May signed the first series of change bills. The first series change bills were printed on the back of obsolete Georgia bonds because the war created a shortage of good quality paper. The date on the dollar denomination was left blank and filled out when it was signed. Most known series dollar bills are dated January 20, 1862, but a rare variety dated January 22, 1862 shown below exists. Only one note dated the 22nd has been confirmed.

$0.05 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1448

GA bond on back of $0.05 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1448

$0.10 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1447

GA bond on back of $0.10 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1447

$0.25 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1446

GA bond on back of $0.25 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1446

$0.50 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1445

GA bond on back of $0.50 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1445

$1 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1444

GA bond on back of $1 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 G-1444

$1 W&A Change Bill Jan. 20, 1862 Plain back G-1444

$1 W&A Change Bill Jan. 22, 1862 G-1444.1
Courtesy of Claud Murphy / Ken Latimer