The War Never Ended: CSA Paper Money and Bond Certificates

Among my collection, is a somewhat modest collection of CSA notes and bond certificates. Figured I would post some of them here starting with the 1864 $500 note with the legendary general, Stonewall Jackson. Go ahead and post yours as well in this thread:

Confederate States of America: T-64 1864 $500

Obv: Bust of Lieut. General T. J. (“ Stonewall”) Jackson at lower right. Confederate flag and seal atop war implements at left. Pink and black.
Rev: Blank

Shades of pink vary on notes of this denomination. Red notes are usually valued higher than those of lighter shades.

 

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Good looking note. Most of the examples I see are usually in VF, it's not to often I see an uncirculated T-64 note.

This example is a T-68. I was able to snag an autograph from RMT Hunter (Virginia) who is pictured on the lower right.

 

Confederate States of America: T-65 1864 $100

Obv: “Women of the South” as represented by Lucy H. Pickens. Two soldiers at lower left. Bust of George W. Randolph, Confederate cabinet member, at lower right. Pink and black.
Rev: Blue web reverse with denomination.

 

@SteveInTampa: These $500 notes are not scarce, but the depiction of Stonewall Jackson makes them highly desirable. The red notes are EXPENSIVE in this grade, but even this one, with a pinkish color, costs a small fortune in comparison to other notes that were printed in 1864. Nice autograph! I don't have any confederate documents other than the bonds and notes .

 

Confederate States of America: T-66 1864 $50

Obv: Bust of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States. Pink and black.
Back: Blue web reverse with denomination.

 

Confederate States of America: T-67 1864 $20

The note was issued when the capital was moved to Nashville, Tenn.

Obv: Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville. Bust of Alexander H. Stephens, vice president of the Confederate States at lower right. Pink and black.
Rev: Blue web reverse with denomination.

 

Nice $20! A. H. Stephens is one of my favorite dudes in history.

 

Apart from Stonewall Jackson, who is everyone's favorite, I also like the "Jew of the South", Judah P. Benjamin who is depicted on the $2 dollar note...

 

Confederate States of America: T-68 1864 $10

Obv: Field artillery. Bust of R. M. T. Hunter, Confederate cabinet member, at lower right. Pink and black.
Rev: Blue web reverse with denomination. Plain paper.

This is the most commonly available Confederate note today. The design is said to represent Braxton Bragg’s artillery at the Battle of Buena Vista in 1847 during the War with Mexico. If correct, it is apparently based on a portion of a contemporary painting by Carl Nebel, except from a different angle. Bragg became a Confederate general during the Civil War.

 

Confederate States of America: T-69 1864 $5

Obv: Capitol of the Confederate States (Virginia State Capitol, Richmond). Bust of C.G. Memminger, Confederate cabinet member, at lower right. Pink and black.
Rev: Blue web reverse with denomination. Plain paper.

One of these notes was found in President Lincoln’s wallet after his assassination.

 

Confederate States of America: T-70 1864 $2

Obv: Large “2” in center. Bust of Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate cabinet member, at right. Pink and black.
Rev: Plain paper.

A tough note to get in higher grades (65 and above)...

 

Confederate States of America: T-71 1864 $1

Obv: Bust of Clement C. Clay, Confederate senator. However, at the time this note was being circulated he was a Confederate agent in Canada. Pink and black.
Rev: Plain paper.

 

Confederate States of America: T-72 1864 50 Cent

Obv: Profile head of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States. Printed signatures. Pink paper.
Rev: Blank

 

That completes the 1864 run, the other years are a bit incomplete, but I'll leave that for another day . Stay tuned for others...

 

I have several frames, two large and one small, of CSA notes. The small is my current favorite...

 

I have this same 1864 series, from the $10 to $500, but in nowhere near the condition of yours -- beautiful set. I also picked up a couple 1863 CSA bonds somewhere along the way. The Union put out many bonds depicting Northern soldiers. I like these because they show Confederate soldiers -- and not in battle, just everyday poses.

 

Those are very nice bonds. I haven't seen any of the Union bonds, but the Confederate ones have very nice vignettes on them. Those two bonds are not in my collection and I believe the "camp fire" bond is very popular with collectors. Kudos!

 

Here is a nice confederate bond from the state of North Carolina which you don't encounter very often. The denomination is printed in a beautiful blue ink and the vignettes are stunning. Too bad that the coupons were printed a bit crooked...

Confederate States of America: State of North Carolina, Raleigh $1000 1862 Bond (Cr-62J)

 

Now on to 1863. There are a few missing notes, but I hope other members can fill the gaps. There were no $500 notes printed during this period, so the series starts off with the $100 note:

Confederate States of America: T-56 1863 $100

“Women of the South” as represented by Lucy H. Pickens. Two soldiers at lower left. Bust of George W. Randolph, Confederate Secretary of War during 1862, at lower right. Interestingly, Randolph was no longer a cabinet member by the time this note appeared. Not only that, the portrait is on the $ 100 denomination, placing him “above” President Davis. Plain and watermarked paper (CSA block with wavy borderline, J Whatman 1862, Hodgkinson & Co. Wookey Hole Mill) are present.

 

Nice notes, everyone of them and they would all go very well with my collection of CSA notes.