Hello all, I stumbled across your website trying to research some Paper Currency I have. First off I know nothing about currency except I spend too much of it. I am a Stamp collector by hobby and while digging through a box of old family letters I came upon an envelope with roughly 12-14 Bank notes. About 6-7 Silver Certificates series 1899 and 1 from 1923, there are also some Confederate Notes and some obsolete notes....most in torn and tattered states. But this one seems to be in good condition for being 190 years old, I was hoping someone could tell me something about it and if it has any value. Thanks, Rob
Wow, those are worth a few hundred thousand each. Just kidding, welcome to CT! Someone who actually knows what they're talking about should help ya out within a day or so.
Welcome to CT stallzer. You will probably get more hits in the Paper Money section of CT than the Coin Chat section. Here is a thread you should check out: 19th century intaglio checks and maybe get in touch with gsalexan
Do you have an image of the other side? I might be able to help out, but really need to know the condition of the other side... There are a few counterfeits out there....
Also what denominations on the silver serificates? You might have something there as well, even in torn condition! Pics of those would help as well.
After further review of the bill, unfortunately i believe it's a fake... It might have a slight value to someone, but it is fake in my opinion. For a bill that is almost 200 years old the paper just doesnt match up. There are many replicas or copies and i believe what you have is just that... Sorry but more details on the silver certs. And i could help you out there possiably.
It might very well be a fake, I would not know. The other side has no printing on it, the paper is almost like a velum as it is very thin, king of like a carbon copy paper. As for the Silver certs. I posted a thread on them here http://www.cointalk.com/t143227/
Never seen that particular note before. I do know it's not affiliated with the Bank of America we know today, as it didn't exist in 1819. Guy
