| During the Civil War there were many
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| | veterans. The Confederate soldiers
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| notes issued by the Confederate States of
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| | received their pay in these notes. Some
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| America of interest to Numismatic and
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| | of these notes bore the statement
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| Civil War collectors. Confederate notes
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| | approximately as follows: "Six months
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| or Confederate currency are unique in the
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| | after a ratification of a treaty of peace
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| fact that their chief difference is in
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| | between the United States of America and
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| the values, engravers, lithographers,
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| | the Confederate States of America, pay to
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| printer names, figures, designs, colors,
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| | the bearer the sun of ______ dollars,
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| water marks, serial letters and other
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| | with interest at 8 percent." As there
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| distinguishing features.The first of
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| | was no treaty of peace favorable to the
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| these were issued at the first capitol of
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| | Confederates, these notes lost their
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| the Confederacy, which was at Montgomery,
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| | value upon the unconditional surrender of
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| Alabama under the Act of March 9, 1861.
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| | the Confederates to General Grant. Many
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| All other after that date were issued
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| | of the wealthier Southerners had invested
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| from a new capitol at Richmond, VA. Over
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| | all their money in these notes and were
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| 60 different notes were issued from 1861
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| | for the most part bankrupt at the end of
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| to 1864 in values of $1000.00, $500.00,
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| | the war.Glyn Farber has published a
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| $100.00, $50.00, $20.00, $10.00, $5.00,
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| | catalog of all known Hickey Brother Cigar
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| $2.00, $1.00, and 50 cents. The
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| | Store Tokens and co-authored a book about
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| Confederate issues may be compared with
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| | Louisiana Trade Tokens. In addition he
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| the continental issues, during the war of
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| | wrote several articles for The Token and
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| independence. At the end of the Civil
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| | Medal Society (TAMS) and The National
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| War, Confederate notes were of little
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| | Token Collectors Association (NTCA).
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| value. However, today the value of these
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| | Glyn has been a devoted collector of
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| notes are far from worthless. Prices
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| | Louisiana Trade Tokens, Louisiana
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| range from under $100.00 for most to
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| | collectibles and Lake Charles, LA
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| $10,000 or more.These Confederate notes
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| | postcards for almost 40 years.
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| represented the pay of the confederate
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