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Quote: I just received this $100 Confederate note, T-5/PF-1, series of 1861. Very nice! 
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Valued Member
United States
331 Posts |
Those 4-4-0 trains were a workhorse of the South. This is "The General" in completely restored condition and on display in Kennesaw GA, at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks, Coinfrog and jbuck! @Jimjumper, I do love that train on this note. Thanks for the pic of the restored one, it's a real beauty!
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Valued Member
United States
331 Posts |
The General was a train stolen by Union soldiers early in the Civil War and chased down by its Conductor, among others, aboard a sister train named the Texas. The Union soldiers that made the attempt were the first recipients of the Medal of Honor. I do a lecture on the whole story and have one of only 3 complete series/denomination sets of the Western and Atlantic change notes. My avatar is one of those notes.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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That's quite interesting, I'll have to read up on that a bit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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  I've always been a fan of The Republic of Texas notes. I've always liked $3 notes, too! This is kinda the best of both worlds for me! I believe it is a Medlar #23 issue date of May 5, 1841. Typical repaired cut-cancels, but all-in-all not too bad !
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3650 Posts |
Very interesting note, westernsky! Even with the issues you described, I find it fairly appealing.
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Moderator
 United States
188770 Posts |
Quote: I've always been a fan of The Republic of Texas notes. I've always liked $3 notes, too! This is kinda the best of both worlds for me! I believe it is a Medlar #23 issue date of May 5, 1841. Typical repaired cut-cancels, but all-in-all not too bad ! Outstanding! 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3650 Posts |
Here's a note I received today. I've been looking for a nice-looking $5 Educational the past year or so, and with the prices on AU and CU notes really going up I decided to target a VF-XF circulated note. My main criteria were that it be a clean note without heavy folds, and that it be in a comment-free holder. This one fit those criteria. What looks like a "3" in the lower right back margin appears under magnification to be a heavier thread in the paper, but I may be mistaken.  
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: Here's a note I received today. Beautiful! 
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
25285 Posts |
hokiefan, that note is a real beauty!!!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3650 Posts |
Thanks, jbuck and Hondo! I'm very pleased with it; normally I put my new acquisitions into my binders or boxes once I've taken my pictures, but this one is still sitting on my desk for me to look at a bit more... 
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188
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Pillar of the Community
United States
959 Posts |
@hokiefan; That's a real beauty, and one I am on the lookout for, before they go any higher. Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3650 Posts |
Thanks, mfhorn! This past year I've bid on a couple AU examples on Heritage, only to see the bidding go quite a bit higher than I was willing to pay. I decided to lower my sights a bit and was pleased to see this one show up in a favored dealer's inventory. Still somewhat pricey compared to what these were going for only a couple years ago, but I'm happy to finally have one to complete my Educational Note set!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Awesome note HF. Great eye appeal bud.
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