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Washington Monument of Macerated U.S. Currency

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Washington Monument of Macerated U.S. Currency
Washington Monument of Macerated U.S. Currency
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Macerated Currency
Washington Monument Made Of Macerated U.S. Currency
Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes, Washington Monument, Choice Near Mint.
This Macerated Currency figure, made in the shape of the Washington Monument, measures 6.25" tall by 2.25" at the square shaped base. A small partial paper label portion is attached to the base of the monument. A patriotic form of Macerated Currency, in excellent quality and ready for display.
Between the mid 1870s to 1928, worn and mutilated United States Currency Banknotes were returned to the Treasury Department where they were reduced to paper pulp and made into Souvenirs for sale to the public. By the 1890s, the pulp was sold to various contractors such as the National Currency Souvenir Co., where it was used to create souvenir busts of prominent Americans, historical images and replicas of various national monuments.

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Washington Monument of Macerated U.S. Currency

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