1978.51.6.133 (Currency)

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Samuel Dexter was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 14th, 1761. He is known for serving on the House of Representatives from 1793 to 1975. Dexter was also Secretary of War and the Treasury Secretary. This was the fourth issue. It was the first to bear the Treasury Seal and went from July 14th, 1869 to February 16th, 1875. Fractional Currency was used during the Civil War time period because of the coin shortage. This led to changes in money with the 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50 all being used as paper Fractional Currency instead of coins.

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