1 note, 3 coins. Brown Seal $10, 1929 Penny, 1929 Nickel and 1929 Dime. Wallet. C of A. The onset of the Great Depression in 1929 ushered in a shrinking economy in the United States. As the economy shrank, so did our bank notes. These $10 bills represent some of the nation’s first small size Federal Reserve Bank Notes. Features a brown Treasury Seal along with distinctive brown serial numbers. Issued only in 1929 |