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Confederate Dollars 1862, Latest Purchase

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 Posted 08/28/2013  03:52 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Ark to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Just bought my first Confederate notes, a 1 and 2 dollar from 1862. Their low grade is the only reason I could afford them but they are awesome none the less.
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 Posted 08/28/2013  03:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 168Bagua to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm learning Advanced Placement US Government, and I'm learning about Confederate States and Articles of confederation. Now I can truly understand what this note means.
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 Posted 08/28/2013  07:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add papermoney to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I like them! Especially the vignette on the $1.
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That is BEAUTIFUL!
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 Posted 08/28/2013  11:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jimjumper to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just some info on your notes: The $1 note is listed in Slabaugh's book "Confederate States Paper Money" as a T-43. The T-43 and the T-44 are similar notes with the T-44 having the green denomination overprints of "1" and "ONE". The vignettes are identified as "Steam Sailing Ship" and at left is a figure said to represent Liberty but is more likely a nondescript product of the artists imagination. Lucy Pickens portrait is at right, she being the wife of F.W. Pickens, Govenor of South Carolina from 1860-1862. 2,102,200 of the T-43 and T-44 notes were issued with about 1/4th having the green overprints.
The $2 note is listed as a T-46 with it having the green denomination overprints. The T-45 is the same note without overprints. The vignette is an allegorical representation of the Confederacy striking down the Union. (The true picture shown is actually Hercules liberating Prometheus by killing the vulture that was eating his liver- from Greek Mythology). The portrait at left is of Judah P. Benjamin, a Confederate Cabinet member. There were 1,749,600 notes of T-45 and T-46 issued with more than 85% not having the overprints.
The book mentions that these notes are usually found "worn".
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 Posted 08/28/2013  4:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ark to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the info Jimjumper. Do you know if the green overprints were done after initial printing because on the 2 dollar is seems like the green overprint is worn a lot less than the rest of the note?
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I don't think they were. I don't have any specific reference for this info but most of the time overprints were done when the note was printed as an anti-counterfeiting measure.
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 Posted 08/28/2013  11:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Master Shake to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
They're a little beat up but the early date Confederate currency is the definitely the coolest, not to mention the most valuable. Seeing that $1 is gonna make me start saving so that I can jock your style and get one of my own. Congrats on the purchases!
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