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50 Cents 'Fractional Currency' - 2nd issue
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | A central oval intaglio portrait of George Washington occupies the face, framed within an ornate cartouche and overlaid with a bronze oval overprint. Denomination numeral '50' appears within elaborately engraved guilloche medallions at left and right, set against an underprint incorporating industrial and maritime vignettes. Inscriptions arch along the upper and lower borders, with the authorizing act date and Treasury printing authority cited at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | FURNISHED ONLY BY THE Assistant Treasurers AND Designated Depositaries OF THE 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 |
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| Variants | P#104a - without overprint on back P#104b - overprint 18-63 on back P#104c - overprint 18-63 and A on back P#104d - overprint 18-63 and 1 on back P#104e - overprint 18-63 and O-1 on back P#104f - overprint 18-63 and R-2 on back P#104g - overprint 18-63 and T-1 on back |
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