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<p>[QUOTE="stracci, post: 9832023, member: 13814"]When going through deceased mother- in-laws home, we came across Grandpa's small coin collection.</p><p>There was an assortment of common worldwide coins, and some other paper money.</p><p>But these Confederate notes were exciting to find!</p><p>When I was a kid, I had a meager coin collection, and I had some replica Confederate bills, which were obvious reproductions. So finally getting my hands on some real ones is a thrill!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think they're worth much, but they are fun to look at and imagine who handled them all those years ago.</p><p>The paper is very thin. The ten is quite worn, but the 20 is in better shape.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490743[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]490744[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It's interesting that they were numbered and signed by hand.</p><p>Here you can easily see how the ink dried on the signature.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490741[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the red arrow shows the down stroke from signature of the upper bill before the sheet was cut.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490740[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Grandpa was doing research based on this price guide dated 1951</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490742[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stracci, post: 9832023, member: 13814"]When going through deceased mother- in-laws home, we came across Grandpa's small coin collection. There was an assortment of common worldwide coins, and some other paper money. But these Confederate notes were exciting to find! When I was a kid, I had a meager coin collection, and I had some replica Confederate bills, which were obvious reproductions. So finally getting my hands on some real ones is a thrill! I don't think they're worth much, but they are fun to look at and imagine who handled them all those years ago. The paper is very thin. The ten is quite worn, but the 20 is in better shape. [ATTACH=full]490743[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490744[/ATTACH] It's interesting that they were numbered and signed by hand. Here you can easily see how the ink dried on the signature. [ATTACH=full]490741[/ATTACH] And the red arrow shows the down stroke from signature of the upper bill before the sheet was cut. [ATTACH=full]490740[/ATTACH] Grandpa was doing research based on this price guide dated 1951 [ATTACH=full]490742[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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