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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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of 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 1–3% 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
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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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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
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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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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 – 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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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 – 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 – 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 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper; design figures "1" and "a"
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1373a – 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 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow); design figures "1" and "a"
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1354 – Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS); design figure "a"; fiber paper
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1353 – Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS); design figure "1"; fiber paper
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1351 – Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS); no design figures; fiber paper
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1367 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); design figures "1" and "a"
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1357 – Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner; surcharge "A-2-6-4"; fiber paper
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The Sherman–Grant 15-cent third issue exists only as an unissued specimen.
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1355 – 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 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper; design figure "a"
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1372 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper; design figure "1"
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1370 – 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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shook public confidence with the threat of war on a second front. The
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1362 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow); no design figures
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1336 – 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 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); design figure "a"
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1368 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); design figure "1"
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1366 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide); no design figures
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1348 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figures "1" and "a"
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1325 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figures "1" and "a"
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1329 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; (AS) Allison and Spinner
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1356 – Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner; surcharge "A-2-6-5"
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1328 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; (AS) Colby and Spinner
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1379 - Green seal; silk fibers (light violet); blue end paper
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1307 – Smaller red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1271 – Smaller red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1261 – Smaller red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1359 – Green reverse; no surcharge; design figures "1" and "a"
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1332 – Green reverse; no surcharge; design figures "1" and "a"
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Issued as postage currency with two main varieties: 1) edges (
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1330 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; (AS) Allison and New
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1376 – Small red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1370 – 1373a Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; fiber paper
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1344 – Red reverse; no surcharge; design figures "1" and "a"
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1337 – Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "1"
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The Civil War economy catalyzed a shortage of United States
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1303 – Large red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1269 – Large red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1259 – Large red seal; silk fibers (violet); blue end paper
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1350 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "a"
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1349 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "1"
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1347 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; no design figures
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1327 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "a"
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1326 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; design figure "1"
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1324 – Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5"; no design figures
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1380 – Red seal; light pink paper on obverse; silk fibers
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All images are courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution.
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1362 – 1365 Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (narrow)
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1301 – Large red seal; watermarked; silk fibers (pink)
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Complete type set of United States fractional currency
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1366 – 1369 Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" (wide)
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1361 – Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "a"
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1360 – Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "1"
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1358 – Green reverse; no surcharge; no design figures
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1334 – Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "a"
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1333 – Green reverse; no surcharge; design figure "1"
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1331 – Green reverse; no surcharge; no design figures
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1300 – Green reverse; same as 1299; design letter "a"
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1298 – Green reverse; same as 1297; design letter "a"
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Issuing periods of United States fractional currency
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1339 – Green reverse; no surcharge or design figures
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1346 – Red reverse; no surcharge; design figure "a"
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1345 – Red reverse; no surcharge; design figure "1"
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1343 – Red reverse; no surcharge; no design figures
2377: 2165:. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Archived from 1974:. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Archived from 1831: 1679:to the reverse of the remaining first-issue notes. 1507: 1437:1265 – Red seal; long, thin key (in Treasury seal) 1346:1374 – Large seal; watermarked; silk fibers (pink) 1111:1351 – 1354 Red reverse; surcharge "S-2-6-4"; (PS) 586:1311a – 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 – Central States 2005 1875: 1474: 1443: 1410: 1381: 1352: 1321: 1286: 1251: 1216: 1055: 1047:1340 – Green reverse; design figures "1” and "a" 1020: 938: 877: 822: 787: 756: 752:1322 – Surcharge "18-63" and "T-1"; fiber paper 711: 707:1290 – Surcharge "18-63" and "T-2"; fiber paper 668: 629: 625:1235 – Surcharge "18-63" and "R-1"; Fiber paper 594: 557: 522: 487: 452: 201: 2446:(4). The University of Chicago Press: 537–574. 2419:(2nd ed.). Coin & Currency Institute. 1924: 1922: 1131:1355 – 1357 Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner 750:1321 – Surcharge "18-63" and "R-2"; fiber paper 748:1320 – Surcharge "18-63" and "0-1"; fiber paper 705:1289 – Surcharge "18-63" and "T-1"; fiber paper 2314:(3). University of California Press: 301–316. 1912: 1910: 1908: 1898: 1896: 1868: 1866: 1864: 1755: 1753: 1751: 1749: 1003:1335 – 1338 Green reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" 3220: 2651: 2501:Financial laws of the United States 1778–1909 2436:"The circulating medium during the Civil War" 2353:Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money 1501:1381 – Red seal; blue end paper; silk fibers 924:1296 – Green reverse; large design letter "a" 869:1255a – Green reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner 858:1254 – Red reverse; (AS) Jeffries and Spinner 1956:. Buffalo NY: Express Printing Co. pp.  1919: 1095:1347 – 1350 Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" 965:1324 – 1330 Red reverse; surcharge "A-2-6-5" 3236:Obsolete United States currency and coinage 1905: 1893: 1884: 1861: 1746: 1470:1309 – Short, thick key (in Treasury seal) 1305: 841: 775: 730: 687: 648: 613: 576: 506: 3578:Historical currencies of the United States 3227: 3213: 2658: 2644: 2536:. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute. 1843: 1813: 1477: 1446: 1413: 1384: 1355: 1324: 1289: 1254: 1219: 1058: 1023: 941: 880: 856:1253 – Red reverse; (AS) Colby and Spinner 825: 790: 759: 714: 671: 632: 597: 560: 541: 525: 490: 471: 455: 362: 328: 292: 262: 228: 181:, postage currency could be exchanged for 3332: 2557: 1946: 1776: 1774: 1613:List of people on United States banknotes 1313:1302 – Large red seal; silk fibers (pink) 1276:1268 – Large red seal; silk fibers (pink) 1241:1258 – 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 Scribner’s Sons. 2305: 1511: 1493: 1468:1308 – Long, thin key (in Treasury seal) 1429: 1270: 1051:1342 – Green reverse; design figure "a" 1039: 957: 911:1293 – Friedberg number removed from use 871:1256 – Green reverse; design numeral "1" 818:1239 – 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 – 1361 Green reverse; no surcharge 1074: 1049:1341 – Green reverse; design figure "1" 987:1331 – 1334 Green reverse; no surcharge 922:1295 – Green reverse; design letter "a" 393:Spinner's initial signed design (photo) 3565: 2504:. Washington, DC.: Express Printing Co 2056:Friedberg & Friedberg, pp. 174–81. 1822: 1771: 1462: 1400: 883: 854:1252 – Red reverse; design numeral "1" 717: 674: 635: 600: 563: 528: 493: 458: 3208: 2639: 2498:National Monetary Commission (1911). 2349: 2334: 2298: 2282:National Monetary Commission, p. 191. 1801:from the original on October 19, 2022 1080:1343 – 1346 Red reverse; no surcharge 909:1292 – Red reverse; design letter "a" 814:1237 – 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: 2516: 2405: 1416: 1387: 1358: 1327: 1292: 1257: 1222: 1061: 1026: 944: 828: 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 – Surcharge "18-63” 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 – Spencer M. Clark" 2152:Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 178. 2035:Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 182. 1759:Friedberg & Friedberg, p. 174. 1173:*narrow – spacing of the surcharge 14: 3599: 1348:1375 – 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 1592: 1578: 1564: 1487: 1456: 1423: 1394: 1365: 1334: 1299: 1264: 1229: 1191:*wide – spacing of the surcharge 1068: 1033: 951: 890: 835: 800: 783:1227 – Portrait dark background 781:1226 – Portrait light background 769: 746:1319 – Unissued Friedberg number 744:1318 – Surcharge "18-63" and "1" 742:1317 – Surcharge "18-63" and "A" 738:1315 – Unissued Friedberg number 724: 703:1288 – Surcharge "18-63" and "2" 701:1287 – Unissued Friedberg number 699:1286 – Surcharge "18-63" and "S" 697:1285 – Surcharge "18-63" and "A" 681: 660:1247 – Surcharge "18-63" and "I” 658:1246 – Surcharge "18-63" and "S” 642: 623:1234 – Surcharge "18-63" and "S" 607: 570: 535: 500: 465: 410: 398: 386: 42:United States federal government 3456:Compound interest treasury note 3403:Large denominations of currency 3033:Compound interest treasury note 2818:First Bank of the United States 2558:Spaulding, Elbridge G. (1869). 2285: 2276: 2267: 2237: 2190: 2181: 2155: 2146: 2125:. Ivy Press. 2005. p. 65. 2113: 2104: 2086: 2077: 2068: 2059: 2038: 2029: 2011: 1964: 1931: 1739: 1727: 1718: 1709: 1700: 1691: 1682: 1668: 1658: 1648: 1508:Portraits of living individuals 1481:109.5 Γ— 53.5 mm 3588:Banknotes of the United States 3541:Black Eagle Silver Certificate 2757:Continental currency banknotes 2335:Blake, George Herbert (1908). 1762: 1639: 1450:88.5 Γ— 51.5 mm 584:1311 – Perforated; no monogram 549:1280 – Perforated; no monogram 514:1241 – Perforated; no monogram 479:1229 – Perforated; no monogram 160:Treasurer of the United States 62:National Numismatic Collection 44:following the outbreak of the 1: 3125:Specie Payment Resumption Act 2870:Banking in the Jacksonian Era 1628: 1554:Fractional Currency Shields. 590:1314 – Straight; no monogram 553:1282 – Straight; no monogram 518:1243 – Straight; no monogram 483:1231 – Straight; no monogram 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) 1293:96.5 Γ— 46 mm 884:95.5 Γ— 47 mm 763:66 Γ— 40.5 mm 718:65.5 Γ— 47 mm 675:65.5 Γ— 47 mm 636:65.5 Γ— 47 mm 601:65.5 Γ— 47 mm 494:65 Γ— 43.5 mm 459:65 Γ— 43.5 mm 7: 3439:Discontinued currency types 3163:Sherman Silver Purchase Act 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). 2341:. George H. Blake. p.  1557: 1359:103 Γ— 46 mm 1328:106 Γ— 47 mm 1062:114 Γ— 48 mm 1027:114 Γ— 48 mm 945:114 Γ— 48 mm 582:1310 – Perforated; monogram 547:1279 – Perforated; monogram 512:1240 – Perforated; monogram 477:1228 – Perforated; monogram 188:Fractional currency shields 29:, with autograph signature. 10: 3604: 3521:United States postal notes 3391:Discontinued denominations 1858:Mitchell, 1903, pp. 37–38. 1840:Mitchell, 1903, pp. 27–32. 1623:United States postal notes 1417:81 Γ— 51 mm 1388:95 Γ— 52 mm 1258:89 Γ— 46 mm 1223:79 Γ— 46 mm 829:81 Γ— 47 mm 794:64 Γ— 46 mm 564:78 Γ— 48 mm 529:78 Γ— 48 mm 75: 3533: 3466:Federal Reserve Bank Note 3438: 3418:five-thousand-dollar bill 3390: 3383: 3273: 3242: 3071:2nd Industrial Revolution 3069: 3061:Public Credit Act of 1869 2947:Independent U.S. Treasury 2917: 2735:1st Industrial Revolution 2733: 2695: 2682: 2350:Cuhaj, George S. (2012). 2338:United States paper money 2308:Pacific Historical Review 2200:. U.S. Treasury Website. 2198:"Portraits & Designs" 2101:Friedberg & Friedberg 1948:Spaulding, Elbridge Gerry 1530:Secretary of the Treasury 917:1294 – 1300 Green reverse 864:1255 – 1256 Green reverse 588:1312 – Straight; monogram 551:1281 – Straight; monogram 516:1242 – Straight; monogram 481:1230 – Straight; monogram 447: 444: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 220: 217: 214: 211: 3423:ten-thousand-dollar bill 3413:one-thousand-dollar bill 3408:five-hundred-dollar bill 2986:Legal Tender Act of 1862 2799:U.S. Treasury Department 1633: 1547:William Tecumseh Sherman 1538:National Currency Bureau 740:1316 – Surcharge "18-63" 695:1284 – Surcharge "18-63" 656:1245 – Surcharge "18-63” 621:1233 – Surcharge "18-63" 40:, was introduced by the 3491:National Gold Bank Note 3446:Early American currency 3101:National Gold Bank Note 3056:Contraction Act of 1866 2805:U.S. Treasury Secretary 2406:Knox, John Jay (1888). 1916:Mitchell, 1902, p. 554. 1902:Mitchell, 1902, p. 553. 1890:Mitchell, 1902, p. 540. 1872:Mitchell, 1902, p. 552. 1849:Mitchell, 1902, p. 537. 1791:"Pastimes: Numismatics" 1536:(Superintendent of the 1075:Justice holding scales 904:1291 – 1293 Red reverse 849:1251 – 1254 Red reverse 662:1248 – Surcharge "0-63" 231:May 27, 1863 146:Spanish quarter dollars 70:Smithsonian Institution 2812:U.S. Treasury security 2713:Tobacco Inspection Act 2225:Cite journal requires 2044:Knox, pp. 104 and 109. 1999:Cite journal requires 1881:Mitchell, 1903, p. 41. 1608:Federal Reserve System 1517: 405:Original model artwork 229:Aug 21, 1862 92: 36:, also referred to as 30: 3506:Treasury or Coin Note 3496:Refunding Certificate 3481:Interest bearing note 3476:Hawaii overprint note 3250:United States coinage 3156:Juilliard v. 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Fifty-cent fractional currency depicting Francis E. Spinner, with autograph signature
Francis E. Spinner
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National Museum of American History
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10-cent encased postage stamp designed by John Gault
Encased postage
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