"Fractional Currency" - 4th series
Information:
| Reference | P#116 |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Cents |
| Denomination | 15 Cents |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1863 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 89x47 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textACT APPROVED MARCH 3rd 1863.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY,
UNITED STATES
Fifteen
Cents
Furnished only by the Assistant Treasurers
and Designated Depositories of the United States.
John Allison (signature) F.E. Spinner (signature)
REGISTER TREASURER
NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY
Obverse symbolBust of Columbia at left
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textTHIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
UNITED STATES NOTES BY THE ASST.
TREASURERS AND DESIGNATED DE-
POSITORS of the UNITED STATES
IN SUMS NOT LESS THAN THREE
DOLLARS RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT
OF ALL DUES of the UNITED STATES, LESS
THAN FIVE DOLLARS, EXCEPT CUSTOMS
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
Reverse symbolCounters at right and left.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1863 | 40 mm red seal; watermarked paper w/pink fibers. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1863 | 40 mm red seal; no watermark, paper w/pink fibers. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863 | 40 mm red seal; Bluish right side, paper w/violet fibers. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863 | 40 mm dark purple-brown seal; Bluish right side. (Fr. 23 ed. states "does not exist") | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863 | 38 mm red seal; Bluish right side, paper w/violet fibers. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||