Summer Splash Coin Consigns Auction 4 of 6 D2
Aug 4, 2021
148 Route 73 Suite 3-184 Voorhees, NJ 08043 USA, United States

600+ Lots of premium Numismatics from around the Country including; Morgans, Peace $'s, Rare Type coinage, Rare Gold, Lg cents, ½ cents, Indians, Bust coinage, Barber coinage, Buffalo's, Currency, VAM's, Varieties, Errors, NGC/PCGS/SEGS Slabs, Original rolls of Morgans plus much, much more.....
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LOT 322:

US Fractional Currency 10c Third Issue fr-1255 Washington Bust Green Reverse Grades xf details. Fractional or ...


Start price:
$ 14
Estimated price:
$25 - $100
Buyer's Premium: 20%
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US Fractional Currency 10c Third Issue fr-1255 Washington Bust Green Reverse Grades xf details. Fractional or postage currency has a rich history. At the beginning of the Civil War people starting hoarding coins for their precious metal content. Coins became difficult to find because of the hoarding. People started to try to use stamps instead of coins as a means of commerce. The government decided to help ease the hoarding issue by issuing “paper coins” also known as postage currency or fractional currency. Fractional currency was first issued on August 21, 1862 and they were last issued on February 15, 1876. Three cents, five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, and fifty cents notes were all issued. Fractional currency is physically smaller than other United States money. It also does not have a serial number.