Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1902 — Profit In the Shinplaster. [ARTICLE]

Profit In the Shinplaster.

Probably the greatest profit ever enjoyed by the government as a result of the destruction of money was In connection with the fractional currency or shinplasters Issued during the civil war. The total amount Issued wag $3(58,724,079, of which $(5,880,558 has never been presented for redemption. A large amount has been preserved as curios by collectors and occasionally even now It Is offered for redemption.