1861 - Money Letter by Express |
United States Quarter |
|
12 July 1861 Pontiac to
Detroit, Michigan by American Express |
| e |
| Private companies were allowed to carry money outside of the mails. During the Civil War, the express rates were usually expressed in shilling notation but referring to as bits, a carry-over from the previous decade when Spanish coins were still legal tender. One bit was equal to 25¢. |
|
1853 quarter, minted in Philadelphia |
| e |
|
The quarter design was modified in 1853 when it became necessary to distinguish the new lighter standard quarters from the old-tenor quaters. To this end, arrows were added at the sides of the date. |
| e | |
| « Previous Page | |
|
|
|
|
Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
|