Value of March 3, 1863 Ten Cents Fractional Currency

Series: Second

Year: March 3, 1863

Denomination: Ten Cents

Signatures: None

Portrait: George Washington

Front Text: Furnished Only By The Assistant Treasurers and designated Depositaries of the United States – United States Ten Cents Fractional Currency – Receivable for all United States Stamps – Act Approved March 3, 1865 – Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department

Back Text: Exchangeable for United States Notes by the Assistant Treasurers and designated Depositaries 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.

What’s Rare: There are six different varieties for this issue. The two most common notes don’t have surcharges at all, or have a surcharge that reads “18-63”. The other four types have surcharges of “S-18-63”, “1-18-63”, “T-18-63”, and “O-18-63”. Those are listed in order from most common to least common.

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