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momentum in the spring of 1863. In 1863, Secretary Chase asked for a new fractional currency that was harder to counterfeit than the postage currency. The new fractional currency notes were different from the 1862 postage currency issues. They were more colorful with printing on the reverse, and several anti-counterfeiting measures were employed: experimental paper, adding surcharges, overprints, blue endpaper, silk fibers, and watermarks to name a few.
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in $ 5 lots and were receivable in payment of all dues to the United States, up to $ 5. Subsequent issues would no longer include images of stamps and were referred to as
Fractional Currency. Despite the July 1862 legislation, postage stamps remained a form of currency until postage currency gained
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had been completed, as the plate proofs for these exist in the archives of the
Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History. However, the plates were never used to produce notes for circulation. The only Sherman-Grant examples produced were single sided specimens that were placed on
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Pennsylvania was an outspoken critic, suggesting that the Treasury's privilege of portrait selection for currency was being abused. On April 7, 1866, led by Thayer, Congress enacted legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be
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began to devalue paper currency. After the New York banks suspended specie payments (quickly followed by Boston and
Philadelphia) the premium on gold rose from 1β3% over paper in early January 1862 to 9% over paper in June 1862, by which time one paper dollar was worth 91.69 cents in gold. This
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The payment obligation for the second issue was slightly different: "Exchangeable for United States Notes by the
Assistant Treasurer and designated depositories of the U.S. in sums not less than three dollars. Receivable in payment of all dues to the United States less than five dollars except
1733:"But now we see upon our current paper money not only the heads of the illustrious men of our country long since gathered to their fathers, but of living secretaries of the Treasury, and even of such subordinate officers as the superintendent of the Currency Printing Bureau, Mr. S.M. Clark."
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The payment obligation printed on first-issue notes states they are "Exchangeable for United States Notes by any
Assistant Treasurer or designated U.S. Depositary in sums not less than five dollars. Receivable in payments of all dues to the U. States less than five
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144:(e.g., redeeming banknotes for silver coin which was then sold at a premium as bullion), and created significant disruption across businesses and trade. Alternate methods of providing small change included the reintroduction of
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The reverse of the first issue was originally printed by the
National Bank Note Company. As a security precaution, the Treasury moved the printing contract to the American Bank Note Company who added their monogram
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has been credited with finding the solution to the shortage of coinage: he created postage currency (which led into the use of fractional currency). Postage (or postal) currency was the first of five issues of
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fractional paper money printed in 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, and 50-cent denominations and issued from August 21, 1862, through May 27, 1863. Spinner proposed using postage stamps, affixed to
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The design of the first issue (postage currency) was directly based on
Spinner's original handmade examples. Some varieties even had a perforated stamp-like edge. While not considered a
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value relative to irredeemable paper currency at the time. In late 1861, to help finance the Civil War, the U.S. government borrowed gold coin from New York City banks in exchange for
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which had single-sided specimens were sold to banks to provide a standard for comparison for detecting counterfeits. Postage and fractional currency remained in use until 1876, when
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placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States." On the date of passage, a number of plates for the new 15-cent note depicting
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Sort by size is based on the surface area of the note in millimeters-squared. Margins and cut may affect the listed dimensions, but generally not more than +/- 2 mm
152:, cutting dollar bills in quarters or halves, refusing to provide change (without charging a premium for providing silver coins), or the issuance of locally issued
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1706:"Fr" numbers refer to the numbering system in the widely used Friedberg reference book. Fr. numbers indicate varieties existing within a larger type design.
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Varieties are taken from the standard paper money reference by Arthur and Ira
Friedberg, with additional descriptions in the Kravitz collector's guide
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1540:). Both Spinner and Clark decided to have their portrait depicted on currency, which created controversy. Republican Representative
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Three people were depicted on fractional currency during their lifetime: Francis E. Spinner (Treasurer of the United States),
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Reed, Fred (2012). "One hundred and fifty summers ago Civil War postage stamp envelopes circulated as small change".
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were in use between August 21, 1862, and
February 15, 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50
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1299 β Green reverse; surcharge "M-2-6-5"; obverse ornamental designs in sold bronze overprint; fiber paper
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United States Notes: A history of the various issues of paper money by the government of the United States
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2613:"The Postage Stamp Currency; Statement of City Postmaster Wakeman in Reference to Defaced Postage Stamps"
321:(or position indicators) β either the letter "a", the number "1", or both, on the extreme left obverse.
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156:(i.e., those issued by businesses or local municipalities), which was forbidden by law in many states.
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and the New York banks sold them to the public for gold to repay the loan. In December 1861, the
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Introduction of numerous anti-counterfeiting measures: bronze oval (obverse), bronze ink
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A collector's guide to postage & fractional currency: The pocket change of the Union
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Lera, Thomas (2011). "In the National Postal Museum: Postage and Fractional Currency".
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Also known as membrane paper; two sheets of paper bonded together with fibers embedded.
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1352 β Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS); design figures "1" and "a"; fiber paper
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A History of Money and Banking in the United States β The Colonial Era to World War II
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In 2004, a Fr. 1352 (one of only three known), sold at public auction for $ 126,500
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Anderson, George L. (1939). "The proposed resumption of silver payments in 1873".
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1371 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper; design figures "1" and "a"
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1341:
57:
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1373a β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-4"; fiber paper; (PS); no design figure
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Sporadic use of surcharges, signatures introduced (except 3-cent) both printed
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Paper Money of the United States: A Complete Illustrated Guide With Valuations
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1363 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow); design figures "1" and "a"
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1354 β Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS); design figure "a"; fiber paper
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1353 β Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS); design figure "1"; fiber paper
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1351 β Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS); no design figures; fiber paper
120:
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1367 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); design figures "1" and "a"
1139:
1357 β Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner; surcharge "A-2-6-4"; fiber paper
80:
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2723:
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108:
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The ShermanβGrant 15-cent third issue exists only as an unissued specimen.
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1355 β Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner; no surcharge or design figures
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of fractional silver coins to redeem the outstanding fractional currency.
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History of the Legal Tender Paper Money issued during the Great Rebellion
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History of the Legal Tender Paper Money issued during the Great Rebellion
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1373 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper; design figure "a"
1205:
1372 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper; design figure "1"
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1370 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper; no design figures
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across five issuing periods. The complete type set below is part of the
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1365 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow); design figure "a".
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shook public confidence with the threat of war on a second front. The
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1364 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow); design figure "1"
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1362 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow); no design figures
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1336 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figures "1" and "a"
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Inspiration, model, and proof for the first issue (postage currency)
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1369 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); design figure "a"
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1368 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); design figure "1"
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1366 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); no design figures
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1348 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figures "1" and "a"
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1325 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figures "1" and "a"
979:
1329 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; (AS) Allison and Spinner
100:
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1356 β Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner; surcharge "A-2-6-5"
977:
1328 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; (AS) Colby and Spinner
132:
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1379 - Green seal; silk fibers (light violet); blue end paper
1317:
1307 β Smaller red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1271 β Smaller red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
1247:
1261 β Smaller red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
1151:
1359 β Green reverse; no surcharge; design figures "1" and "a"
993:
1332 β Green reverse; no surcharge; design figures "1" and "a"
243:
Issued as postage currency with two main varieties: 1) edges (
2356:(31st ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. p. 407.
981:
1330 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; (AS) Allison and New
2497:
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1376 β Small red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1370 β 1373a Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper
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1344 β Red reverse; no surcharge; design figures "1" and "a"
1013:
1338 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "a"
1011:
1337 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "1"
1007:
1335 β Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; no design figures
95:
The Civil War economy catalyzed a shortage of United States
2564:(2nd ed.). Buffalo, NY: Express Printing Co. pp.
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1303 β Large red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
1278:
1269 β Large red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
1243:
1259 β Large red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
136:
128:
2525:(July/August). Society of Paper Money Collectors: 298β304.
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1350 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "a"
1103:
1349 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "1"
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1347 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; no design figures
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1327 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "a"
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1326 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "1"
969:
1324 β Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; no design figures
135:. In the absence of gold and silver coin, the premium for
99:βgold and silver coins were hoarded given their intrinsic
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1380 β Red seal; light pink paper on obverse; silk fibers
1940:
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All images are courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution.
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1362 β 1365 Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow)
1311:
1301 β Large red seal; watermarked; silk fibers (pink)
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1267 β Large red seal; watermarked; silk fibers (pink)
1239:
1257 β Large red seal; watermarked; silk fibers (pink)
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1297 β Green reverse; surcharge "M-2-6-5"; fiber paper
423:
Complete type set of United States fractional currency
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1834:
1439:
1266 β Red seal; short, thick key (in Treasury seal)
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1366 β 1369 Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide)
1155:
1361 β Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "a"
1153:
1360 β Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "1"
1149:
1358 β Green reverse; no surcharge; no design figures
997:
1334 β Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "a"
995:
1333 β Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "1"
991:
1331 β Green reverse; no surcharge; no design figures
932:
1300 β Green reverse; same as 1299; design letter "a"
928:
1298 β Green reverse; same as 1297; design letter "a"
207:
Issuing periods of United States fractional currency
1783:
1561:
1045:
1339 β Green reverse; no surcharge or design figures
2255:. New York: Joseph H. Richards: 387. March 29, 1866
1852:
1089:
1346 β Red reverse; no surcharge; design figure "a"
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1345 β Red reverse; no surcharge; design figure "1"
1083:
1343 β Red reverse; no surcharge; no design figures
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2165:. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Archived from
1974:. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Archived from
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1679:to the reverse of the remaining first-issue notes.
1507:
1437:1265 β Red seal; long, thin key (in Treasury seal)
1346:1374 β Large seal; watermarked; silk fibers (pink)
1111:1351 β 1354 Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS)
586:1311a β Same, except 14 versus 12 perf/20 mm
3564:
3265:Canceled denominations of United States currency
2384:(19th ed.). Coin & Currency Institute.
2378:Friedberg, Arthur L.; Friedberg, Ira S. (2010).
2122:Heritage Currency Auctions β Central States 2005
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1047:1340 β Green reverse; design figures "1β and "a"
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752:1322 β Surcharge "18-63" and "T-1"; fiber paper
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707:1290 β Surcharge "18-63" and "T-2"; fiber paper
668:
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625:1235 β Surcharge "18-63" and "R-1"; Fiber paper
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557:
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487:
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201:
2446:(4). The University of Chicago Press: 537β574.
2419:(2nd ed.). Coin & Currency Institute.
1924:
1922:
1131:1355 β 1357 Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner
750:1321 β Surcharge "18-63" and "R-2"; fiber paper
748:1320 β Surcharge "18-63" and "0-1"; fiber paper
705:1289 β Surcharge "18-63" and "T-1"; fiber paper
2314:(3). University of California Press: 301β316.
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1908:
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1003:1335 β 1338 Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"
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2501:Financial laws of the United States 1778β1909
2436:"The circulating medium during the Civil War"
2353:Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money
1501:1381 β Red seal; blue end paper; silk fibers
924:1296 β Green reverse; large design letter "a"
869:1255a β Green reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner
858:1254 β Red reverse; (AS) Jeffries and Spinner
1956:. Buffalo NY: Express Printing Co. pp.
1919:
1095:1347 β 1350 Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"
965:1324 β 1330 Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"
3236:Obsolete United States currency and coinage
1905:
1893:
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1470:1309 β Short, thick key (in Treasury seal)
1305:
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775:
730:
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506:
3578:Historical currencies of the United States
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2536:. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute.
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1413:
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856:1253 β Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner
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632:
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560:
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471:
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328:
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181:, postage currency could be exchanged for
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1613:List of people on United States banknotes
1313:1302 β Large red seal; silk fibers (pink)
1276:1268 β Large red seal; silk fibers (pink)
1241:1258 β Large red seal; silk fibers (pink)
896:
343:Additional anti-counterfeiting measures:
25:Fifty-cent fractional currency depicting
2529:
2486:
2433:
2410:(3rd ed.). Charles Scribnerβs Sons.
2305:
1511:
1493:
1468:1308 β Long, thin key (in Treasury seal)
1429:
1270:
1051:1342 β Green reverse; design figure "a"
1039:
957:
911:1293 β Friedberg number removed from use
871:1256 β Green reverse; design numeral "1"
818:1239 β Green reverse; design letter "a"
113:United States Department of the Treasury
79:
20:
16:Series of United States dollar banknotes
2719:Maryland Tobacco Inspection Act of 1747
2623:from the original on September 21, 2013
2610:
2414:
2020:
1724:Fr.1304, 1305, and 1306 are unassigned.
1480:
1449:
1371:
1340:
1235:
1145:1358 β 1361 Green reverse; no surcharge
1074:
1049:1341 β Green reverse; design figure "1"
987:1331 β 1334 Green reverse; no surcharge
922:1295 β Green reverse; design letter "a"
393:Spinner's initial signed design (photo)
3565:
2504:. Washington, DC.: Express Printing Co
2056:Friedberg & Friedberg, pp. 174β81.
1822:
1771:
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1400:
883:
854:1252 β Red reverse; design numeral "1"
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674:
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563:
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493:
458:
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2498:National Monetary Commission (1911).
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2282:National Monetary Commission, p. 191.
1801:from the original on October 19, 2022
1080:1343 β 1346 Red reverse; no surcharge
909:1292 β Red reverse; design letter "a"
814:1237 β Red reverse; design letter "a"
806:
375:Color tinting in paper, silk fibers.
2687:Monetary policy of the United States
2671:central banking in the United States
2597:
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2405:
1416:
1387:
1358:
1327:
1292:
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793:
762:
3260:History of the United States dollar
2969:New York Clearing House Association
2611:Wakeman, Abram (October 11, 1862).
2204:from the original on August 5, 2012
664:1249 β Surcharge "18-63β and "T-1"
417:Working proof with pencil notations
66:National Museum of American History
13:
2781:Article I of the U.S. Constitution
2591:
2493:. The University of Chicago Press.
2291:Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 183.
2163:"BEP Directors β Spencer M. Clark"
2152:Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 178.
2035:Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 182.
1759:Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 174.
1173:*narrow β spacing of the surcharge
14:
3599:
1348:1375 β Delisted Friedberg number
359:
347:paper ("US"), embedding of large
325:
289:
259:
225:
3583:Paper money of the United States
3428:one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill
2875:Second Bank of the United States
2474:from the original on May 5, 2021
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1578:
1564:
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1456:
1423:
1394:
1365:
1334:
1299:
1264:
1229:
1191:*wide β spacing of the surcharge
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1033:
951:
890:
835:
800:
783:1227 β Portrait dark background
781:1226 β Portrait light background
769:
746:1319 β Unissued Friedberg number
744:1318 β Surcharge "18-63" and "1"
742:1317 β Surcharge "18-63" and "A"
738:1315 β Unissued Friedberg number
724:
703:1288 β Surcharge "18-63" and "2"
701:1287 β Unissued Friedberg number
699:1286 β Surcharge "18-63" and "S"
697:1285 β Surcharge "18-63" and "A"
681:
660:1247 β Surcharge "18-63" and "Iβ
658:1246 β Surcharge "18-63" and "Sβ
642:
623:1234 β Surcharge "18-63" and "S"
607:
570:
535:
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2558:Spaulding, Elbridge G. (1869).
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2335:Blake, George Herbert (1908).
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160:Treasurer of the United States
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202:Issuing periods and varieties
105:Seven-thirties treasury notes
3511:Treasury Note (19th century)
3187:National Monetary Commission
2530:Rothbard, Murray N. (2002).
2487:Mitchell, Wesley C. (1903).
2440:Journal of Political Economy
2434:Mitchell, Wesley C. (1902).
1618:Treasury Note (19th century)
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2895:New York Safety Fund System
2769:U.S. Finance Superintendent
2745:Second Continental Congress
2600:Collectors Club Philatelist
2490:A history of the greenbacks
2415:Kravitz, Robert J. (2012).
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188:Fractional currency shields
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3391:Discontinued denominations
1858:Mitchell, 1903, pp. 37β38.
1840:Mitchell, 1903, pp. 27β32.
1623:United States postal notes
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2200:. U.S. Treasury Website.
2198:"Portraits & Designs"
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1948:Spaulding, Elbridge Gerry
1530:Secretary of the Treasury
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3446:Early American currency
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3056:Contraction Act of 1866
2805:U.S. Treasury Secretary
2406:Knox, John Jay (1888).
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1902:Mitchell, 1902, p. 553.
1890:Mitchell, 1902, p. 540.
1872:Mitchell, 1902, p. 552.
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1791:"Pastimes: Numismatics"
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231:May 27, 1863
146:Spanish quarter dollars
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2713:Tobacco Inspection Act
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2044:Knox, pp. 104 and 109.
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1881:Mitchell, 1903, p. 41.
1608:Federal Reserve System
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3015:National banks system
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2888:McCulloch v. Maryland
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2751:U.S. dollar banknotes
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1600:United States portal
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142:currency speculation
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3193:Federal Reserve Act
3115:Coinage Act of 1873
3089:Hepburn v. Griswold
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2997:Fractional currency
2975:Coinage Act of 1857
2964:Coinage Act of 1853
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2907:Coinage Act of 1834
2824:Coinage Act of 1792
2110:Kravitz, pp. 30β41.
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1978:on January 14, 2014
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3120:Free silver
3108:Knox v. Lee
3103:(1870β1875)
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125:paper money
3567:Categories
3358:Half eagle
3333:Gold coins
3293:Large cent
3281:Half disme
2858:Large cent
2627:January 9,
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251:), and 2)
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2675:preβ1913
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2472:Archived
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