My Mom was going through some of my Grandma's things that were in a safe deposit box and found this note, with some others. I know nothing about Confederate notes. It appears to be ink signed with the number barely visible in what appears to be red. Any information would be great. It is very thin and there is no printing on the back. Thanks.
Try 1862. The Confederate States did not exist in 1802. In poor condition, red ink was normal. Requires 2 signatures. Printed by B. Duncan in Columbia, SC. (lower left), Lady Liberty holding banner (upper left), $1.00 face value and Lucy Pickens (lower right). Steamship in top center. All the ones I've seen have green under printing. Yours does not. There could be some value despite the condition, then again, it may be a forgery. As I've said, I've only seen them with green under printing and those bring a premium in better grades. PS. A blank back is normal as is thinness.
It is likely genuine, but they're not super valuable. Also, the others have already pointed out the date. The CSA only existed from 1861-1865. History 101.
The magic of editing. It's cool @Collecting Nut, I've been in on this thread from the beginning, and I'll vouch for your earlier post.
Where would be a good resource to learn more about these notes? Would you care to guess a value? I'm keeping it but am curious. If it matters, I asked the mods to change the date to "edit 1862" not just 1862.
I looked at ebay. There are notes with the green under print and more without the green. Maybe both were made? The green fades fast? Graded examples of both are shown.
For $1500.00 I can buy a green under printing graded by PCGS in AU-50. It looks mint but it does have a few pin holes and that lowers the condition and the value. As of this point, I do not currently own any CSA notes with pin holes and not about to start. I do prefer the rarer, harder to find notes with a fancy for error notes (CSA o course).
