Fractional Notes - Post Yours!

Hey, Not bad!...These are rather common fractionals,,,But are any fractionals common?....Bottom is a red seal long key....Top is a short key red seal......Both grade around fine......Fair price!....Merideth sure looks like he had some kind of issue ,,,by the look on his face!! :)

I dont have any fracationals yet. Only one I have found localwas in G4 grade common and a $50 price tag. At a pawn shop. They wouldnt budge at all. I will get a set of these tho, they are awesome!

The Merideth 10c note has what is possibly the ugliest portrait ever on U.S. currency, however, William Meredith was an extremely intelligent man. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 13, and was admitted to the Board by the time he was 18. President Taylor appointed him Secretary of the Treasury in 1849.

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I only have a few fractionals......

I just joined the forum, and I did so because I was fascinated by the newcomers to fractional. I have been a (lapsed, now) member of the FCCB, the Fractional Currency Collectors board since the 1990's, and I have always found fractional to be the most fascinating of all US currency. I have gathered and sold 3 complete sets of fractional so far... but I am currently working on a group of large size notes. I have a great grey shield. What has always inspired me about fractional is that an avarage person can gather a complete set (of type notes) for a reasonable cost. But behind the notes is an amazing history! For example, the 5c Clark issue has some incredible history from when Spenser Morton Clark put his likeness on the note, instead of "Clark", of the Lewis and Clark expedition... or "Clark", the comptroller of the currency... depending on which story is accurate. To remove Clark from his post as chief clerk of the Currency Bureau, congress pulled out all the stops. In a true teaparty fasion he was accused of running a bordello out of the currency bureau. The name 'treasury woman' was synonymous with Prostitute for years afterward! I keep a Clark note in my wallet, just for that reason. Lee Davis

that's what I did, one of each. A Type Set basically

I did remember to pick up a few more of these this week.

Nothing in higher grades. but like I posted before it would be nice to pick up one of each grade (like Fuzzy).

I also took new picture of the two I did have .. and I think I know where a 15 cent note I can pick up is.

Also I want to thank peteramadeus for opening up his post so we can all share our fractional notes.

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