Confederate 50 Is It Real? What Is It Worth?

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Brian34Jersey Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 10/07/2016 8:34 pm My local coin shop is selling a 50 dollar confederate. I don't know allot about confederate paper but I've always been standoffish about high dollar CSA notes that don't have redemption marks on the back. I've uploaded some high resolution photos to my Flickr account. Please take a look and let me know what you think. And thank you for your time!! https://flic.kr/p/M2m74F https://flic.kr/p/MNNu7q https://flic.kr/p/M2kMtf https://flic.kr/p/M2kMv9 https://flic.kr/p/M2kLM5 Report this Post to the Staff

lettow Pillar of the Community United States 742 Posts	Posted 10/08/2016 08:05 am The glare and poor focus makes it difficult to give an opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 10/08/2016 2:12 pm I can't tell from your photos if the Signatures are printed in black or brown ink.. If the latter it okay, if black, it's not genuine.. Report this Post to the Staff
Connor Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 10/09/2016 04:50 am I am leaning towards real on this one. I'm going on memory here, I believe it is an 1864 $50 note. The reason I say that is most if not all had the printed block type serial numbers in 1864. Prior to that most CSA notes had the hand written serial numbers. Also, I think it is real due to the uneven cuts to the paper. Most CSA notes were cut by hand and with scissors resulting in many uneven cuts. This note is not super rare in the CSA note world. Based on your pictures I would say authentic in great condition. I would put a price on it anywhere from $75-$125. It is a nice example. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/09/2016 06:40 am This note should be checked out before purchasing. I know there are exceptions, but as mentioned by Broken-coin, the signatures should be more of a rust/red brown look. The ink used back then had iron in it, it would rust and change color. It might have change late in the war. The only printed signature notes I have seen, were 50 cent notes. I have seen other member reference a source that had known S/N's of fake notes ... maybe someone will jump in with that info. Report this Post to the Staff
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