Currency Box 9 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	1978.51.2.13	Coin	One-quarter yang.
2	1978.51.6.115	Currency	George Washington was born on January 6th, 1756. He is a country wide recognizable figure and is still on our common dollar bills today. His three cents Fractional Currency was the first piece of money that he was placed on. This three cent Fractional Currency is the Third Issue and was in print from 1864-1869. 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.
3	1978.51.6.120	Fractional Currency	Spencer M. Clark, Fractional Currency, Five Cents, Third Issue, Variety 1238. Spencer Clark was the first Superintendent of the National Currency Bureau. According to the U.S Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1862, Spencer M. Clark was Chief Clerk in the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Construction, at the time Clark used experimentation with two hand-crank machines for trimming and separating cotton money paper. Later that year, Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase directs Clark to proceed with trials using steam-powered machines to trim, separate, and seal $1 and $2 United States Notes. 1864 The 5-cent note of the second issue of Fractional Currency features the portrait of Spencer Clark, causing a public uproar. it is said from CoinBooks.org that Congress wanted the print to honor William Clark, from the tail "Lewis and Clark" but allegedly the document sent to the Bureau only said "Clark" so Spencer decided to use this to his advantage and put his own face on the note. In 1866, Congress prohibits the portrait or likeness of any living person on currency notes, bonds, or securities
4	1978.51.6.123	Currency	The figure on this piece is the "Bust of Liberty". This is the fourth issue. It was the first series to bear the Treasury seal and was issued 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.
5	1978.51.6.126	Fractional Currency	Fractional currency, Fourth issue, Variety 1268, Fifteen cents. Featuring Bust of Columbia. As stated in LittleCoin Company database, the Fourth issue of fractional currency is the only issue to include 15 cent notes. Fourth issues were also the first to depict the treasury seal. (Red stamp seen in middle of note.) This was a short lived printing. Note: In the history of U.S Currency with the exception of Sacagawea, very little depict representations of woman as actual political figures.
6	1978.51.6.127	Fractional Currency	Fractional Currency, Fourth Issue, Variety 1308, Twenty-Five cents. Fourth issue featuring George Washington. Fourth issues were the first to depict the treasury seal (Red stamp seen in the middle of note)
7	1978.51.6.128	Fractional Currency	Fractional Currency Note of Edwin McMasters Stanton valued at fifty cents. Fourth Issue, Variety 1376. Best known as Secretary of War under Lincoln administration Circa 1861 - 1865. Other known titles include: Lawyer, Politician, and Attorney General. He passed in 1869. According to "Coin World" a publication from Amos Media in 2007, this note replaced counterfeited Lincoln 20c Notes from 1870, to be published in 1875.
8	1978.51.6.133	Currency	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.