SAC-001 25 Cent Fressenden Fractional Currency Note

International Match Safe

Association and Museum

25 Cent Fressenden Fractional Currency Note

IMSA#: SAC-001

Estimated Date: ca. 1870

Country of Origin: USA

Manufacturer: Unknown

Catalog No.: None

Material: Ceramic

Markings: None

Patent/Design No.: No

Patent/Design Date: No

Size (Inches): Lid 3 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/8; Base 3 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 7/8

Reverse: Plain, see photo

Description and Comments: Ceramic box with lid. Top features a facsimile of a 25 cent Fressenden fractional currency note. The image is raised and glazed into the lid with the strike plate inside the lid, and the base is made to look like a stack of currency notes. Bases come in different styles.

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