Confederate Notes
The Confederate States of America dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after the war, on the prospect of Southern victory and independence. As the war began to tilt against the Confederates, confidence in the currency diminished, and inflation followed. By the end of 1863, the Confederate dollar (or "Greyback", to distinguish it from the then-new "Greenback" paper US dollar, which was likewise put into circulation during the war) was quoted at just 6 cents in gold, and fell further still. The Greyback is now a prized collector's item, in its many versions, including those issued by individual states and local banks. The various engravings of leading Confederates, gods and goddesses and scenes of slave-life, on these hastily printed banknotes, sometimes cut with scissors and signed by clerks, continue to stimulate debate among antique dealers, with even some of the counterfeit notes commanding high prices.
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$10 1864 (7th issue) Confederate note from Richmond, Virginia, Very Fine to Extra Fine condition.
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Product ID: 7990
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$10 1864 (7th issue) Confederate note from Richmond, Virginia, Very Good to Fine condition.
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Product ID: 9761
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Product ID: 21322
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$5 1864 (7th issue) Confederate note from Richmond, Virginia, Very Good to Very Fine condition.
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Product ID: 7989
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Product ID: 21558
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Product ID: 24073
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Product ID: 24237
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Small hole at center of note.
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Product ID: 25869
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Product ID: 25870
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Product ID: 24075
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Product ID: 24077
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Product ID: 24078
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Product ID: 25866
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Tape repair in the upper left corner.
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Product ID: 24090
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The Confederacy slaying the Union at center, Judah Benjamin at left. Light stain in upper left corner and a couple holes at the major folds.
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Product ID: 31913
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Product ID: 24089
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Diffuse steam from locomotive.
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Product ID: 24086
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A very popular note, showing a slave picking cotton at the center. Nice clean note with excellent eye appeal.
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Product ID: 31912
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Nice high grade note. Minor damage in upper right corner and error cut on the right edge.
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Product ID: 31813