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Due to widespread hoarding of coins during the Civil War era, Congress authorized the printing of fractional currency notes (with values less than a dollar) from 1862 to 1876. This historic note is from the 1869-1875 Fourth Issue of fractional currency, the only issue to include 15&cent; notes, and the first fractional notes to carry the Treasury Seal. This scarce 15&cent; note depicts Columbia, bears a large red Treasury Seal, and features unwatermarked paper with pink silk fibers.

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Due to widespread hoarding of coins during the Civil War era, Congress authorized the printing of fractional currency notes (with values less than a dollar) from 1862-1876. This historic 10&cent; note is from the 1874-1876 Fifth Issue of fractional currency. The face of the note bears a portrait of William M. Meredith, secretary of the treasury during 1849-1850, and features a red Treasury Seal with a short, thick key. Add this precious Civil War-era note to your own collection.

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<p>Due to widespread hoarding of coins during the Civil War era, Congress authorized the printing of fractional currency notes (with values less than a dollar) from 1862-1876. This historic 10&cent; note is from the 1874-1876 Fifth Issue of fractional currency. The face of the note bears a portrait of William M. Meredith, secretary of the treasury during 1849-1850, and features a red Treasury Seal with a short, thick key. Add this precious Civil War-era note to your own collection.</p>

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Uncertainty during the Civil War led to widespread hoarding of coins, and it became impossible to make change. So Congress authorized small-size paper currency notes in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents - which were released between 1862-1876. When Congress in 1875-76 authorized redemption of this fractional currency in silver coins, most of these notes were redeemed. This 10&cent; fractional currency note is a precious souvenir of the Civil War era!

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During the Civil War era, anxious citizens hoarded coins of every denomination, and "hard money" all but disappeared from circulation. It became nearly impossible for merchants to make change. So the U.S. government authorized paper notes with values less than a dollar called Fractional Currency. Six different denominations were issued &ndash; and the prized 3&cent; note is one of the scarcer ones!<br/><br/>First printed in November 1864, only one design was ever issued for the 3&cent; Fractional note. That&#39;s because it was printed for just a few months, until it was replaced by the nickel 3&cent; piece under the Act of March 3, 1865. These short-lived notes feature a portrait of George Washington on the face and an ornate back design. Out of the millions of dollars worth of Fractional Currency originally issued, over 99% has been redeemed and destroyed. Today, these scarce 3&cent; notes are genuine artifacts of a dramatic chapter in America&#39;s history.

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<p>Due to widespread hoarding of coins during the Civil War era, Congress authorized the printing of fractional currency notes (with values less than a dollar) from 1862-1876. This historic 3&cent; note is from the 1864-1869 Third Issue of fractional currency. The face of the short-lived 3&cent; note depicts George Washington, while the back carries a large numeral 3 and the statement of obligation to accept as U.S. currency. This authentic Civil War souvenir is in great demand among collectors.</p><br/>

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