"Fractional Currency" - 2nd issue
Information:
| Reference | P#104 |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Cents |
| Denomination | 50 Cents |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing entity | United States Department of the Treasury |
| Year | 1863 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 65x45 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse textFURNISHED ONLY BY THE Assistant Treasurers ᴀɴᴅ Designated Depositaries ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ UNITED STATES
FIFTY CENTS
50
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
Receivable for all United States Stamps.
ACT APPROVED MARCH 3. 1863
Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department
Obverse symbolPortrait of George Washington with bronze oval overprint
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Reverse:
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Reverse textEXCHANGEABLE FOR UNITED STATES NOTES
BY THE
Assistant Treasurers
and Designated Depositories of 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
Reverse symbol"50" overprinted at back
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1863-Mar-03 | "A" corner overprint | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1863-Mar-03 | "1" corner overprint | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863-Mar-03 | "O-1" corner overprint | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1863-Mar-03 | "R-2" corner overprint | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||