"Fractional Currency" - 4th series
40 mm red seal; Watermarked paper w/pink silk fibers
© CGB
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Information:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1863 | 40 mm red seal; Watermarked paper w/pink silk fibers | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | FrUS#1301ArthurLouisFriedberg,Ir |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Cents |
| Denomination | 25 Cents |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1863 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 98x48 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textACT APPROVED
MARCH 3ᴰ 1863.
United States
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY
Twenty five
CENTS
Furnished only by the Assistant
Treasurers and Designated Depositories of the United States.
NATIONAL BANK NOTE Cᴼ. NEW YORK
Obverse symbolWashington left side, 25 on right side, big red treasury seal in middle. Allison-Spinner signatures
March 3 1863 (4th issue) treasurer and designated
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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-
★POSITAIRIES OF THE UNITED STATES★
★IN SUMS NOT LESS THAN THREE★
DOLLARS RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT
OF ALL DUES TO THE UNITED STATES, LESS
THAN FIVE DOLLARS, EXCEPT CUSTOMS
Reverse symbol"25" in the middle. "TWENTY FIVE" superimposed on "25" on guilloches to the right and left.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1863 | 40 mm dark purple-brown seal (RARE) | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1863 | 40 mm red seal; Watermarked paper w/pink silk fibers | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863 | 40 mm red seal; Without watermark; paper w/pink silk fibers | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863 | 40 mm red seal; Bluish tint at right; paper w/violet silk fibers | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863 | 38 mm red seal. Bluish tint at right. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||