CLEAN & GRADED! CIVIL WAR ERA FOURTH ISSUE 50¢ FRACTIONAL FR-1376 PMG VF-30!
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HERE'S A NICER CIVIL WAR ERA FOURTH ISSUE 50 ¢ *FRACTIONAL, FR-1376 , GRADED " V ERY F INE 30 " BY PMG . THIS IS A CLEAN NOTE WITH GREAT COLOR AND EXCELLENT CENTERING. THERE ARE NO PINHOLES. *DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF COINS DURING "THE CIVIL WAR" THESE FRACTIONAL NOTES WERE PRINTED AS "EMERGENCY CURRENCY" BETWEEN 1862 AND 1876 . UNITED STATES TREASURER FRANCIS E. SPINNER HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH FINDING THE SOLUTION TO THE SHORTAGE OF COINAGE BY CREATING "POSTAGE CURRENCY" WHICH LED INTO THE USE OF "FRACTIONAL CURRENCY" . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edwin M. Stanton is featured on the FR-1376 Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War . Stanton's effective management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory. He also organized the manhunt for Lincoln's killer, John Wilkes Booth . After Lincoln's assassination , Stanton remained as the Secretary of War under the new President Andrew Johnson during the first years of Reconstruction . He opposed the lenient policies of Johnson towards the former Confederate States . Johnson's attempt to dismiss Stanton ultimately led to President Johnson being impeached by the House of
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