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(CURRENCY.) Fractional currency shield with mounted
(CURRENCY.) Fractional currency shield with mounted
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(CURRENCY.) Fractional currency shield with mounted specimen notes. Engraving, 24 x 20 inches, printed in gray on stiff board, with 39 mounted specimen notes, many of them signed by Treasury Department officials; moderate foxing and dampstaining (mostly in margins out of visible area when matted), archivally mounted in modern shield-shaped mat for an attractive presentation; 1898 gift inscription in outer margin. Could ship with period frame. - [Washington: Treasury Department, circa 1867-68]

These shields were issued to aid in the detection of counterfeits among the fractional currency issued during the Civil War. See Kravitz, Collector's Guide to Postage & Fractional Currency, page 136.
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(CURRENCY.) Fractional currency shield with mounted

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500
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Starting Price $1,100
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