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| Emittent | United States Treasury |
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| Jahr | 1864-1869 |
| Typ | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Central oval vignette with an intaglio portrait of George Washington facing three-quarters left, flanked on either side by large numeral 10 cyphers in an ornate guilloche underprint rendered in bronze ink. The word FRACTIONAL CURRENCY appears below the portrait, with the legend ACT OF MARCH 3RD 1863 at the top and further inscriptions referencing the Assistant Treasurers and Depositories of the U.S. along the upper border. |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | ACT OF MARCH 3, 1863 RECEIVABLE FOR ALL UNITED STATES FRACTIONAL CURRENCY ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND DESIGNATED DEPOSITORIES OF THE U.S. Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department |
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| Anmerkungen |
Fractional Currency was a direct response to the hoarding crisis of the early Civil War years, when citizens stripped coins from circulation almost overnight after the suspension of specie payments in late 1862. The third series, authorized under the Act of March 3, 1863, introduced several refinements over its predecessors — most notably a change in paper specification and the addition of a Treasury seal, measures intended to curb the rampant counterfeiting that had plagued the earlier issues.
The third series 10-cent notes exist in multiple varieties distinguished by seal color and the presence or absence of surcharges on the reverse — differences that matter considerably to specialists and are easily overlooked.