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A first-issue 5¢ ($0.05) note of
United States Notes
in $5 lots and was receivable in payment of all dues to the United States, up to $5. Four additional issues followed before fractional currency was discontinued in 1876.
Other denominations: 10¢, 25¢, 50¢Banknote: National Banknote Company & the Treasury Department (image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History)