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PCGS 1863 US Fractional Currency 50c Second Issue fr-1314SP Narrow Margins Face Specimen Washington

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
PCGS 1863 US Fractional Currency 50c Second Issue fr-1314SP Narrow Margins Face Specimen Washington
PCGS 1863 US Fractional Currency 50c Second Issue fr-1314SP Narrow Margins Face Specimen Washington In Oval Graded cu62 By PCGS. All Narrow Margin Specimen Notes Like This One Came Original From Fractional Currency Shields A fractional currency shield is a 20 in × 25 in (510 mm × 640 mm) printed "shield" on which is placed 39 different fractional currency notes. Produced in 1866 and 1867 by the Treasury Department, the shields were sold to banks for $4.50 each, for the purpose of having a genuine note available to use as a method of counterfeit detection. The 39 notes were printed from the original plates on one side only, the other side left blank, or with the printed word "specimen".