"Fractional Currency" - 2nd issue
P#101b. "18-63" overprinted on back
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Information:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1863-Mar-03 | P#101b. "18-63" overprinted on back | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | P#101b |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Cents |
| Denomination | 5 Cents |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing entity | United States Department of the Treasury |
| Year | 1863 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 66x48 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse text5 FURNISHED ONLY BY THE Assistant Treasurers AND Designated Depositories OF THE UNITED STATES 5
United States
FIVE CENTS
5 5
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
5 Receivable for all United States Stamps. 5
ACT APPROVED MARCH 3. 1863
Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department.
Obverse symbolCentral portrait of Washington. Below, port and rail scene: industrialization: ship, merchandise, horse-drawn carriage and train. The bronze-colored oval circle around Washington's portrait is an anti-counterfeiting measure.
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Reverse:
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Reverse textEXCHANGEABLE FOR UNITED STATES NOTES
BY THE
Assistant Treasurers
and Designated Depositories for 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 CUSTOMS
5
5
Reverse symbolConditions of use, with the American crest in the center. The large bronze number is also an anti-counterfeiting measure.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1863-Mar-03 | P#101a. Without overprint on back | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1863-Mar-03 | P#101b. "18-63" overprinted on back | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863-Mar-03 | P#101c. "18-63" and "S" overprinted on back | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863-Mar-03 | P#101d. "18-63" and "R-1" overprinted on back | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||