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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 481851, member: 6986&quot;]The US government did not issue fractional currency prior to the Civil War.&nbsp; There are examples of fractional notes issued prior to this time, however.&nbsp; They would have been issued by private banks and merchants.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of a 25 cent note from an unknown Wisconsin bank (although it is probably the territorial Bank of Wisconsin) dating from the 1830s.&nbsp; (The image is from an upcoming Heritage Auction).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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