3-Cent Bills and Other Fractional Currency Nobody Remembers

in Collecting Tips 1 min read

During the Civil War, coins vanished from circulation as Americans hoarded metal. The government responded with something unprecedented: paper money worth less than a dollar. Th

Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

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Robert Sterling is a numismatist and currency historian with over 25 years of collecting experience. He is a life member of the American Numismatic Association and has written extensively on coin grading, authentication, and market trends. Robert specializes in U.S. coinage, world banknotes, and ancient coins.

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