Fractional Currency

The third issue of fractional currency had the largest varieties of any issue of fractional currency. The varieties include changes in paper, color changes on the backs, surcharges (both ornamental and neumerical value), printed and handwritten signatures, and multiple designs.

Denominations were 3, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents.

* = Notes not in my collection

3 cents

• FR 1226 (cu) - Light background on portrait
• FR 1227 (cu) - Dark background on portrait
• FR 1227 (f)

5 cents

• FR 1236 * - Red reverse
• FR 1237 * - Red reverse - Design letter "a" on obverse
• FR 1238 (cu) - Green reverse
• FR 1239 (au) - Green reverse - Design letter "a" on obverse

10 cents

• FR 1251 * - Red reverse
• FR 1252 * - Red reverse - Design numeral "1" on obverse
• FR 1253 (cu) - Red reverse - Autographed signatures of Colby and Spinner
• FR 1254 * - Red reverse - Autographed signatures of Jeffries and Spinner
• FR 1255 (gem) - Green reverse
• FR 1255 (xf)
• FR 1255a - Green reverse - Autographed signatures of Colby and Spinner
• FR 1256 (unc) - Green reverse - Design numeral "1" on obverse

25 cents

• FR 1291 * - Red reverse
• FR 1292 * - Red reverse - - Design numeral "a" on obverse
• FR 1294 (xf) - Green reverse
• FR 1295 (xf) - Green reverse - Design numeral "a" on obverse
• FR 1296 * - Green reverse - Design letter "a" on obverse, 7mm lower and to the right of normal
• FR 1297 (xf) - Green reverse - Surcharge of M 2 6 and 5 on the reverse
• FR 1298 (xf) - Green reverse - Surcharge of M 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design letter "a" on obverse
• FR 1299 * - Green reverse - Surcharge of M 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Ornamental designs on obverse are heavy solid bronze not outlined -Fiber paper
• FR 1300 * - Green reverse - Surcharge of M 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Ornamental designs on obverse are heavy solid bronze not outlined -Fiber paper -Design letter "a" on obverse

50 cents

• FR 1324 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse
• FR 1325 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse
• FR 1326 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse
• FR 1327 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse
• FR 1328 (au) - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Autographed signatures of Colby and Spinner
• FR 1329 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Autographed signatures of Allison and Spinner
• FR 1330 - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Autographed signatures of Allison and New
• FR 1331 (au) - Green reverse
• FR 1332 - Green reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse
• FR 1333 * - Green reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse
• FR 1334 * - Green reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse
• FR 1335 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse
• FR 1336 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse
• FR 1337 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse
• FR 1338 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse
• FR 1339 (xf) - Green reverse - New reverse design
• FR 1340 (vf) - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New reverse design
• FR 1341 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New reverse design
• FR 1342 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse - New reverse design
• FR 1343 * - Green reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1344 * - Red reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1345 * - Red reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1346 * - Red reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1347 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1348 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1349 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1350 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1351 - Red reverse - Sercharge of S 2 6 and 4 on the reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1352 - Red reverse - Sercharge of S 2 6 and 4 on the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1353 * - Red reverse - Sercharge of S 2 6 and 4 on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1354 - Red reverse - Sercharge of S 2 6 and 4 on the reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1355 * - Red reverse - Autographed Signatures of Colby and Spinner - New obverse design
• FR 1356 (au) - Red reverse - Autographed Signatures of Colby and Spinner - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1357 (g) - Red reverse - Autographed Signatures of Colby and Spinner - Sercharge of S 2 6 and 4 on the reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1358 * - Green reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1359 * - Green reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1360 * - Green reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1361 * - Green reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1362 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 COMPACTLY SPACED on the reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1363 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on COMPACTLY SPACED the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1364 (vf) - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 COMPACTLY SPACED on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1365 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 COMPACTLY SPACED on the reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1366 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 WIDELY SPACED on the reverse - New obverse design
• FR 1367 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on WIDELY SPACED the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1368 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 WIDELY SPACED on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1369 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 WIDELY SPACED on the reverse - Design figure "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1370 (vf) - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - New obverse design - Fiber paper
• FR 1371 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figures "1" and "a" on obverse - New obverse design
• FR 1372 * - Green reverse - Sercharge of A 2 6 and 5 on the reverse - Design figure "1" on obverse - New obverse design - Fiber paper
• FR 1373a * - Green reverse - Sercharge of S 2 6 and 4 on the reverse - New obverse design - Fiber paper -