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smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 02/08/2026 4:17 pm I'm not a currency guy. He's a little rough. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Asking for a friend. Thank you! smat Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 02/08/2026 5:54 pm Appears to be a genuine Confederate blueback to me. When testing authenticity of CSA notes, the first stop must be one of those places that "list all the fakes" by serial number. If the number is on the list, then the note is a replica. I always use the Crutchfields' Currency list as I believe it's the oldest and best-maintained. 1864 $10 number 46833 is not on the list, so we're good there. The second thing to look for is ink rust. These notes were hand-signed, using a quill pen and iron gall ink or some similar ink. Iron-based ink "rusts" over time, turning brown and bleeding through to the back of a thin piece of paper. So I would expect to see mirror-reversed images of the signatures on the back of the note - and this is indeed what we see, most notably in the lower-left of the note. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 02/09/2026 6:55 pm Thanks Sap! Like I said, I'm not a currency guy...but I do like to look at this part of the forum to try and learn. Once you mentioned the "list all the fakes"...I remembered that being brought up, but because I don't dabble on this side...I didn't bookmark the source. I have it now! Thanks again! smat Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 02/09/2026 8:23 pm that is a very nice note smat. thanks for the data on it Sap. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15392 Posts	Posted 02/10/2026 06:59 am I always learn from Sap's knowledgable input. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 02/10/2026 09:16 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 7:34 pm I really do appreciate all the replies... This is not my note and I really don't want it because I'm not a currency guy. If my friend went to a shop/LCS to sell this... What should she expect the offer to be? She has 2 other sisters that want to know. smat Report this Post to the Staff
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