rarepre-1900

US Encased Postage Currency, 10 Cents

Name: US Encased Postage Currency, 10 Cents
Brand: United States

United States · 1862 · 10¢

A circular brass case with a mica window encasing a 10-cent United States postage stamp, depicting George Washington. The reverse side typically features an advertisement.

Created during the American Civil War (1861-1865) to address a severe shortage of circulating coins, encased postage stamps served as a temporary form of fractional currency.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

currency civil-war historical-artifact heads-of-state

Image: <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:National_Museum_of_American_History" class="extiw" title="w:en:National Museum of American History"><span title="history museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution">National Museum of American History</span></a> </bdi> · License: Public domain

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