Featured Fun Confederate bills

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.




It's interesting that they were numbered and signed by hand.
Here you can easily see how the ink dried on the signature.


And the red arrow shows the down stroke from signature of the upper bill before the sheet was cut.


Grandpa was doing research based on this price guide dated 1951

 

i had a confederate $10 bill long ago. It disappeared along with my Atocha doubloon (thieving roommate) . I could have gotten another over the years but mine had come from my grandpa,born in Ga in 1901 . His dad may very well have carried it. The Confederacy is apparently a cancel culture favorite,perhaps rightfully so . But you cant erase history. A quick look online seems like they still sell,but condition is everything.

 

I remember you mentioning the loss of the Atocha coin. How awful!

 

I don't have a problem with teaching about the Civil War or anything for that matter. However, I do have a very large problem with refusing to teach the whole truth about everything about the subjects, not some white-washed half-truths. My quote below says it all.

 

Dont read about Florida educational system then,your head will explode. Ive been wanting to flee for so long,but life....

 

A certain person's idea of how history should be taught is definitely at the top of the list.

 

With the destruction of our public education system in Florida, which has now bled over into our University’s, I hope my UF & U of Tampa graduates degrees will still be something worthy for them. We can not & must not tolerate when this is done. I encourage all college aged kids not to attend here for this reason. Sad what an ignorant group of people have done.

 

@johnnycb09 I am stuck here as well. Because life happens.

 

I like these items because they are of historical interest to me. I'm not going to disregard them for political reasons.
Ps, I am happy to live in a very blue state.

 

I would not either. You are lucky, I miss my blue state.

 

It is sad that too many think they know better and their ideas are the only ideas.
Some in our gov't need to get their brains checked.

 

I think the people that vote them into office...... need a lobotomy !