Quick question..... Can anyone tell me what the size of a 3 cent fractional note might be. The books I have don't tell and I can't seem to find it on the internet. Thanks.
Borgy: I think you might be able to deduce the rough size of the 3¢ fractional notes to be about 2.5" wide x 1.5" high based on those you can find pictured in the 8.5" wide PCGS certified currency holders. Other than that, I couldn't (easily) find any dimensions published online nor in HA nor Bowers&Merena listings. You might shoot an email over to the folks who run fractionalcurrency.com They have some examples for sale and might be willing to give you the dimensional details you seek.
3 cent Fractional currency pictures not to good & is in the SDB now but I'd say this one is about 1.75 x 2.75 inches.
Give or take a quarter inck. Give 0r take a quarter inch ,you may be right,in the SDB now ,but I wouldn't bet either way .
All 3 cents notes measure 39mm x 64mm and have black faces and green backs. Two major varities exist..the light and dark curtain varities. Yours is the light curtain. Regards, RickieB
Thanks for the replies, here's an image of the note I just purchased. I knew that fractional's were small. I guess I was unaware of how small the 3 cent was though.
Krispy ,you win ,the postmaster scissors were in your favor.:crying: While looking for dimensions read that in the 14 years of Fractional Currency was produced nearly 369 million dollars & finally congress passed the act of Jan.14,1875 and April 17,1876 which authorized the redemption of Fractional Currency in actual silver coin. It is now estimated by the government that not quite 2 million dollars in all types of Fractional Currency is still outstanding. So it's still not to late to get to the post office with that 3 cent fractional and redeem it Krispy !
Just a quick note.. please enlarge the center portion of the note. There are some light curtain issues that are missing the 2 beads in the pendant around the center portrait. These are found only on Plate #32 and #35 RickieB
Good grief! Could there be that much rag out thar' waitin' to be found? LOL! That's a stunning amount of fractionals to produce, if I understood that correctly.
Yeah,lot of antique shops mistake them for postage stamps & I found it under the glass on the antique dealers desk,I asked what he wnted & he said" I'm not a stamp guy but how does $12 sound,so we pulled the glass off his desk & made a deal ! Look in antique shops ,you never know where the missing 2 million are to be found.
