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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1084116, member: 19065&quot;]On the contrary, the era was a very pivotal time and one which many important changes took place in paper currency. The US hadn&#039;t even issued paper currency in it&#039;s name until the Civil War beginning in 1861. </p><p><br /></p><p>Each series of Fractional notes brought with it <i>significant</i> changes and innovations in printing, design, security features and yes, the paper and color of inks. Spencer M. Clark, whom I mentioned earlier in this thread, was Superintendent of the National Currency Bureau and directed many of these innovations. He indeed <i>did</i> care about such things and made such things as color a &quot;priority back then.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Each successive issue of Fractional notes grew more complex in design and the features found on the notes. Each successive issue brought entire design revisions as well. Multiple companies had to be sourced to help with the demand of printing Fractional notes. The Treasury Dept. enlisted the American Bank Note Co. to assist the NCB and later the BEP. There was pressure from private bank note companies vying to take away the business from the Treasury of printing notes at that time, but Clark pressed on the Treasury to handle the work. </p><p><br /></p><p>Certain issues of Fractionals used watermarked paper captured from the Confederacy, others used coarse fiber paper for anti-counterfeiting purposes, there were also those with silk embedded in the paper, and Clark tried experimental processes to actually improve printing techniques and <i>ink quality</i> on these notes, which included the bronze surcharges and other special markings placed on the notes to distinguish them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There you have a bit of history and background (a book report per say) about Fractionals gleaned from some basic information about these notes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>For the OP, a couple other online resource to check out on Fractional notes: </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><a href="http://www.fractionalcurrency.net/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fractionalcurrency.net/" rel="nofollow">Fractional Currency.net</a></p><p><a href="http://www.myfractionalnotes.com/home.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.myfractionalnotes.com/home.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.myfractionalnotes.com/home.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.myfractionalnotes.com/home.html" rel="nofollow">My Fractional Notes.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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