Friend Gave Me This Confederate $5 Dollar Bill

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KittenLove Valued Member United States 158 Posts	Posted 05/03/2017 9:22 pm I am not sure where to share this. This is my first time ever seeing one. Not sure what to do with it and how to see if it is real or fake. Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

n9jig Pillar of the Community United States 997 Posts	Posted 05/03/2017 9:54 pm There were many fakes printed over the decades after the Civil War, often these have collector value above the real bills. With that said there are many more later fakes, often printed as souvenirs for gift shops such as the one in the Smithsonian and the American History Museum. If you suspect that the bill is either real or a contemporary fake with collector's value then a specialty LCS should be able to help advise of it's value. Remember that they will offer you much less than they would resell it for, that is the only way they can pay the light bill and feed the staff. Report this Post to the Staff
chevelle7167 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 05/03/2017 9:58 pm I can almost guarantee that this one is real. I own a bunch of Confederate currency. The 1864 stuff was printed by the bucketload, and is not rare. Based on coloring and the color of the signatures and numbering that bill is real. That bill in that condition is likely worth in the $20 to $30 range Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/04/2017 07:13 am http://www.crutchwilliams.com/BogusCSA_RoTx.html John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 05/04/2017 08:18 am Genuine Confederate Notes Signatures should be in brown ink, Serial Numbers are mostly Brown or Red Ink.. Avoid Black ink Signatures on $1.00 & above.. Edited by Broken-Coin 05/04/2017 08:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
KittenLove Valued Member United States 158 Posts	Posted 05/04/2017 09:56 am Thanks everyone. Report this Post to the Staff
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