50 Cent Confederate Note... Real Of Fake?

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dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 7:37 pm Found this in the trash today along with 6 or 7 WWII foreign notes. Have no idea anything about these so here it is... So is it real or a copy? Interesting in any info you guys may have about this. If real, what is it approx. value? Thanks Edited by dumprat 01/27/2011 7:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 7:39 pm I suspect that if this were of the period, the signatures wouldn't be printed in the same type of ink as the rest of the note. It looks very white to be 100+ years old. Novelty item perhaps? So ends my uneducated guess. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 7:55 pm The good news is, 50 cents 1863 #24930 is not mentioned on the list of serial numbers of bogus CSA notes. On that basis, I would assume it's genuine unless someone can give definite proof that it isn't. 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
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 8:13 pm Looks good to me. Nice it doesn't have a cacellation cut in/through it. That note, if the real deal, was never redeemed. Report this Post to the Staff
JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 8:33 pm The paper, and the printing technique are appropriate to the 1860's. I'm very inclined to say it's real, and that's saying something, since it's paper. That's a great find! Libertad, this was one of the two Confederate notes that had printed signatures, vs. hand signed. The bill will take quite a ding value-wise from the condition. However, these notes were hand cut, and this example has beautiful margins, which help. The value will also vary a bit due to geography. I'd figure probably $15-20 retail outside of the south, about $5 more in the south. I'm giving it a VG-20, overall. (and for you coin people, VG-F-12+ roughly) Edited by JMerrick 01/27/2011 11:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Nickelman Pillar of the Community United States 1397 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 8:41 pm I'm still stuck on the "found it in the trash" part of the post. Report this Post to the Staff
dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 9:02 pm Working at a recycling center does have it perks. It is simply amazing what people throw away. Most of my coin collection has come from money that I get from selling "junk" on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 10:25 pm Shows what I know. Heck, I stay away from paper. Report this Post to the Staff
dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 7:23 pm thanks for the info. Report this Post to the Staff
Monedas Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 11:02 pm That is an awesome find! Who is the guy in the middle? Jefferson Davis? Report this Post to the Staff
JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 11:18 pm Yes, it is Jefferson Davis. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 11:43 pm Great find! Backed by cotton :-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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