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I have been searching now for some time on any information on Confederate Dimes, does not appear in any major book on numismatics, a friend of mine had a confederate dime left to him from his great-great grandmother, it appears to be made of zinc. I know a picture would be helpful, but before I do that, I would like to compilate at least some tidbit of information on it. I mean is it so valuable that it does not appear anywhere and is priceless, or would it be so common that it's not worth mentioning. Most of the books generally only mention the one cent piece, half dollar, and various paper money. Any information would be very helpful, Thank you.
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To my recollection, Confederate coins were struck individual in New Orleans with a hand operated press. I think there were only 4 half dollars made, don't remember any dimes. I am sure someone on here knows the scoop on it all though.
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Yeah, I know they made some, but that's about as much as I could find, no numbers or nothing, the piece is dated 1863
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Nice. Not too knowledgable on the subject of and confederate currency, and I seen that and said to myself I thought they only made one cent and half dollars, this would explain why I couldn't find the cheap thing in any book, thanks, I won't stray out of my spectrum of collecting again.
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OOPPS!  to CCF  with basicbob101 Before full scale minting of the CSA half dollar could commence, the price of precious metals rose dramatically as the reality of war set in, causing coinage throughout all of America, both north and south, to disappear rapidly. Tangible assets, such as precious metal coins, were considered a safe harbor in stormy waters. Moreover, bullion supplies at New Orleans were exhausted, with no hope of replenishment any time soon. Given these circumstances, Memminger concluded that releasing Confederate coinage would be futile, and ordered a suspension of minting operations. Little was it known then, that before shutting down on April 30, four genuine CSA half dollars were struck by Chief Coiner Benjamin F. Taylor, one of which was presented to President Jefferson Davis. Taylor kept one of the half dollars for himself, while the other two went to local dignitaries. Taylor also retained possession of the dies. Edited by wwhitman
02/02/2009 2:32 pm
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