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Fractional Currency

Faced with severe hoarding of coinage during the Civil War, the Federal government was forced to issue small change paper money, known as "Fractional Currency" to alleviate the situation. Several different series of notes were issued between 1862 and 1876, all in denominations less than one dollar.

From the first issue of Postage Currency, so named because of the postage stamp designs, to the odd 3 Cent note (issued because the cost to mail a letter was 3c) and the unusual 15 Cent note, Fractional Currency is a fascinating and affordable way to collect early U.S. paper money. This field has enjoyed great popularity in recent years and continues to amaze generations of collectors.

• Found 36 items
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  10c. 1st Issue. PCGS. Ch AU-55. F-1243SP.

  $109.00

  Obverse Specimen. Narrow Margins.

  Item #240431 (1 / 36)
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  10c. 1st Issue. PCGS. Very Ch-64. PPQ. F-1243.

  $479.00

  Straight Edges. Without Monogram. A fresh appearance and well centered.

  Item #240488 (2 / 36)
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  10c. 1st Issue. PMG. Unc-62. Net. F-1243SP.

  $139.00

  Wide Margins Specimen. Back. Comment: Tears.

  Item #236260 (3 / 36)
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  10c. 2nd Issue. PCGS. Ch New-63. PPQ. F-1245.

  $169.00

  Surcharge "18-63".

  Item #240598 (4 / 36)
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  10c. 2nd Issue. PMG. Ch Unc-63. EPQ. F-1247.

  $450.00

  Surcharge "18-63" and "1". A note with good color, bright paper, and plenty of eye appeal.

  Item #240522 (5 / 36)
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  10c. 2nd Issue. PMG. Unc-62. EPQ. F-1249.

  $750.00

  Fiber paper with surcharges '18-63 & T-1'. A bright and fresh appearance. Very scarce and desirable.

  Item #237229 (6 / 36)
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  10c. 3rd Issue. PMG. Gem-65. EPQ. F-1255.

  $299.00

  Exceptional Paper Quality and Vivid Detail. Well centered with fresh original paper and strong color. Great eye appeal.

  Item #242763 (7 / 36)
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  15c. 3rd Issue. PMG. Ch Unc-64. F-1272SP.

  $369.00

  F-1272spwmb. Wide Margins Specimen. Green Back. Vivid inking with a sprinkle of extra green ink around the edges of the design. Well centered and bright paper.

  Item #240813 (8 / 36)
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  25c. 1st Issue. PCGS. Gem-65. F-1281.

  $369.00

  Straight Edges. With (ABC) ABN Co. Monogram. Well centered and strong ink.

  Item #239852 (9 / 36)
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  25c. 1st Issue. PMG. Ch Unc-63. Net. F-1282SP.

  $159.00

  Wide Margins Specimen. Back. Comments: Closed Pinholes, Discoloration.

  Item #236259 (10 / 36)
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  25c. 2nd Issue. PCGS. Ch AU-55. F-1283SP.

  $115.00

  Obverse Specimen. Narrow Margins.

  Item #240435 (11 / 36)
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  25c. 2nd Issue. PMG. Gem-65. EPQ. F-1286.

  $659.00

  Washington in Bronze Oval. A scarce variety with "18-63" and "S" surcharges. Excellent centering and strong inking provide wonderful eye appeal.

  Item #239907 (12 / 36)
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  25c. 3rd Issue. PMG. AU-55. Net. F-1291SP.

  $109.00

  Wide Margins Specimen. Back. Comments: Corner Damage, Foreign Substance.

  Item #236265 (13 / 36)
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  25c. 4th Issue. PMG. Gem-65. EPQ. F-1307.

  $899.00

  38mm Seal. Blue Right End. A fresh original note that exhibits strong color and bright paper.

  Item #243064 (14 / 36)
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  3c. 3rd Issue. CU. F-1226.

  $199.00

  A crisp note with the light background portrait.

  Item #232512 (15 / 36)
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  5c. 1st Issue. PMG. Ch Unc-64. EPQ. F-1231SP.

  $1,650.00

  1st Issue. No Frameline. Wide Margin. Back Proof. All regular specimen backs exhibit a thin black frame line around the central design at a distance that would approximate the size of a regular issued note. This example lacks that feature. Known in all denominations except 25 cents, only very few examples of any denomination are known to exist. Most likely, these were produced for Treasury Specimen books. This example is well centered for the grade and displays vivid ink resting upon original paper. Great eye appeal!

  Item #240119 (16 / 36)
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  5c. 1st Issue. PMG. Gem-66. EPQ. F-1231SP.

  $2,595.00

  1st Issue. No Frameline. Wide Margin. Back Proof. Milton 1P5R.1d. All regular specimen backs exhibit a rectangular box around the central design at a distance that would approximate the size of a regular issued note. This example lacks that feature. Known in all denominations except 25 cent, only very few examples of any denomination are known to exist. Most likely, these were produced for Treasury Specimen books. This example is very well centered and exhibits great eye appeal!

  Item #240126 (17 / 36)
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  5c. 2nd Issue. PCGS. Very Ch-64. F-1234.

  $335.00

  Surcharge "18-63" and "S". Nicely centered for the grade with strong color and fresh paper.

  Item #240978 (18 / 36)
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  5c. 2nd Issue. PCGS. Very Ch-64. PPQ. F-1232.

  $189.00

  Without Surcharge.

  Item #240799 (19 / 36)
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  5c. 3rd Issue. PCGS. Superb-67. PPQ. F-1236SP.

  $1,475.00

  A trio set: F-1236spwmf (PCGS 67PPQ) CSA Watermark, F-1236spwmb (PMG 66EPQ) Red Back, and F-1238spwmb PMG 65EPQ) Green Back. A wonderful Spencer M. Clark specimen with both type backs also represented. All 3 examples display wide margins, vivid color and bright original paper. Excellent eye appeal!

  Item #241019 (20 / 36)

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