louisiana hundreds

alright i have 4 louisiana 100 dollar bills from march tenth 1863
any clue on what they're worth or if they're authentic?

 

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They are not genuine unfortunately.

 

not authentic

how can i tell an authentic one from a fake?

 

These are on the wrong paper. The paper used on genuine notes from that period is very thin and flimsy. They are also completely printed where the originals should have the signatures and serial numbers hand written in ink different from the ink used to print the note. I also suspect that if you look at the serial numbers they will be the same.

 

the paper is really flimsy it feels almost like a dried up leaf and there are hand written treasurer and auditor signatures i can tell because some of the ink has seeped thru to the back on it but where is the serial located?

 

The paper was almost " tissue paper " like. The Reverse is a blue green color. Do you see the hand written numbers on the obverse ?

 

i don't know the history of these bills but when i look at them there is a bit of blueish ink but it looks faded also it appears that there is a significant amount of water damage if you look at the picture of all four around the top of the bills there is reddish marks that look like they have encountered water but i'm not the expert here

 

I agree that these are not genuine notes. They are reproductions made between the 1940s and 1970s. The paper type is usually the giveaway for these types of notes. The signatures are printed on these copies, they are not hand signatures.

Identical serial numbers is not necessarily indicative of a reproduction. It was a common practice during this period to number all the notes on a sheet with the same number but each note would have a different position letter. All the above notes have the same serial number (2650) and position letter (next to the right counter on the face).

 

thanks well at least i know and at least i didn't buy them i found em when i was moving

 

The notes in the OP were made prior to the Hobby Protection Act of 1973 which require that the word COPY be placed on reproductions. Later examples of this note have the word copy printed at bottom center of the face between the signatures.

 

lol i just found a receipt of appraisal from the numismatic financial corporation apparently it fooled them it says they appraised them at $1890.21 hahahaha

 

Well that raises an interesting point then. What to do when an appraisal company says one thing and those familiar with obsolete notes (or fakes) say something else entirely. I have never run across this before. What is the consensus for this phenomenon?

 

i don't know but at this point i don't really care they are probably just gonna stay in my collection anyway

 

good point, but i dont know the folks at numismatic financial corporation, but i do know lettow and lostdutchman. I hands down trust their assesment!

 

It is harder on a single bill but when you have 4 like that you should look closely at the signatures. It looks like all 4 signatures cross the words "tresurers office" at the exact same place. Also the 2450 above "Louisiana" on all 4 bills.

 

Good point camlov2. I would trust my intuition of fakes with that in mind for obsolete notes.

 

everyone here seems absolutely certain they are repros. so i have an idea.why not sell fake bills along with a fake certificate of authenticity from numismatic financial corporation? those must be easier to make than the bills.

 

there's a coin shop in my town that does free casual appraisals so i think i'll take them over there and get them appraised in person maybe then i'll find out if they real or fake

 

I thought you had that bill os sale ?

 

what?