Edge lettering is nothing new, BTW !
It dates back to 1793
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...793&hl=en&sa=N&um=1&ei=nwj-SfykPIWDlAfT3dTnCg
It dates back to 1793
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It hasn't even been on currency ( paper) very long.
<table valign="top" class="titleHR" width="100%" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left">One-dollar silver certificates series 1935, 1935-A, 1935-B, 1935-C, 1935-D, 1935-E, 1935-F, 1935-G, and 1935-H were all printed on the older flat-bed presses by the wet intaglio process. P.L. 84-140 recognized that an enormous expense would be associated with immediately replacing the costly printing plates. The law allowed BEP to gradually convert to the inclusion of IN GOD WE TRUST on the currency. Accordingly, the motto is not found on series 1935-E and 1935-F one-dollar notes. By September 1961, IN GOD WE TRUST had been added to the back design of the Series 1935-G notes. Some early printings of this series do not bear the motto. IN GOD WE TRUST appears on all series 1935-H one-dollar silver certificates.
Below is a listing by denomination of the first production and delivery dates for currency bearing IN GOD WE TRUST:
<table summary="A listing by denomination of the first production and delivery dates for currency bearing IN GOD WE TRUST." width="340" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <th class="DENOMINATION"> DENOMINATION</th> <th class="PRODUCTION">PRODUCTION</th> <th class="DELIVERY">DELIVERY</th> </tr> <tr> <td class="DENOMINATION">$1 Federal Reserve Note</td> <td class="PRODUCTION"> February 12, 1964</td> <td class="DELIVERY"> March 11, 1964</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="DENOMINATION">$5 United States Note</td> <td class="PRODUCTION"> January 23, 1964</td> <td class="DELIVERY"> March 2, 1964</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="DENOMINATION">$5 Federal Reserve Note</td> <td class="PRODUCTION"> July 31, 1964</td> <td class="DELIVERY"> September 16, 1964</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="DENOMINATION">$10 Federal Reserve Note</td> <td class="PRODUCTION"> February 24, 1964</td> <td class="DELIVERY"> April 24, 1964</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="DENOMINATION">$20 Federal Reserve Note</td> <td class="PRODUCTION"> October 7, 1964</td> <td class="DELIVERY"> October 7, 1964</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="DENOMINATION">$50 Federal Reserve Note</td> <td class="PRODUCTION"> August 24, 1966</td> <td class="DELIVERY"> September 28, 1966</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="DENOMINATION">$100 Federal Reserve Note</td> <td class="PRODUCTION"> August 18, 1966</td> <td class="DELIVERY"> September 27, 1966</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> <td width="10"> </td> <td valign="top" width="130" align="left"><!-- RIGHT NAV CURRENCY START --> <!-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --> <hr> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top">
</td> </tr> <!--<tr><td width="120" valign="top">Fort Knox Bullion Depository
</td></tr>--> <tr> <td valign="top" width="120">History of "In God We Trust"
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="120">History of the Lincoln Cent
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="120">Indian Head Cent
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="120">Manufacturing Process for U.S. Coins
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="120">Mint and Other Coin Production Facilities
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="120">Preparation of Working Dies from Original Coin Designs
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">See Also
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">FAQs about Currency
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">FAQs about Coins
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">FAQs about Tours of
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