Fractional Currency Pubblico Deposited
This term is usually applied to an issue of paper money of the United States of America which appeared from 1862 to 1876 inclusive. The values ranged from three to fifty Cents. There are five general issues, as follows:
First issue, August 21, 1862, to May 27, 1863. Second issue, October 10, 1863, to February 23, 1867. Third issue, December 5, 1864, to August 16, 1869. Fourth issue, July 14, 1869, to February 16, 1875. Fifth issue, February 26, 1875, to February 15, 1876.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)