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Valued Member
United States
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My grandpa had some confederate notes in a picture frane in his office for a very long time and he recently passed away and I was just wondering if these carried any value/ I would also like to hear any info on these pieces.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, if they really are facsimiles, they probably don't have value.. But I am by no means an expert on Confederate Currency..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1358 Posts |
I'm sorry to hear about your grandpa, by the way...
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Valued Member
 United States
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thank you. it neveer surprises me the condieration that is given by the members of this forum.
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
KoinKid, I'm sorry to hear about your Grandpa. One thing to check out is the back of these notes. There were advertising notes made around the early 1900's with an image of a confererate note on the front with the word facsimile and the back had some business's advertising on it. These are collectable. You might have to take them out of the frame.
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Moderator
 Australia
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If you're sure they're facsimilies - if, for example, they say "FACSIMILIE" on them somewhere - then no, unless they're a particularly distinguished replica (like the Upham counterfeits) they're probably worth more as framed artwork than as collectable notes. If you're not sure that they're replicas, check their serial numbers off against this list of bogus notes. If your numbers are there, then your notes are bogus, too. If they're not, then you've probably got some genuine Confed notes in that frame. 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
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Quick checks:
Originals are hand signed and numbered. If all ink is the same solid black, they're prolly fakes. Printer's ink stays black, pen ink fades to brown, blue, green and reds, and sometimes eats through the paper.
Real notes were normally printed on rag paper, just like today, even well-worn notes look like wrinkled clothes. Fakes are often found on brittle paper that looks like kaughy was spilled on it. It would be foolish to print on brittle paper, the second time it was folded, you'd have to trash it.
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New Member
United States
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I am totally uneducated when it comes to Confederate Currency, but a friend came by with a hand full of what appeared to be play money. Could one of you kind fellows give me some clues? Was it engraved on fine paper? Etc. Byron  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 , Byron C Trott! Read the post right above yours. Put the serial numbers in google and see if they match known fakes, like the infamous 8894. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry to hear about your Grandfather. Did you get a chance to validate them yet?  |
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Posted 07/02/2011 12:06 pm
