A Rare Item

This was the best place to post this, I think. It's a CSA 1864 common $10.00 note, horses and cannons. Except this note is worthless (see the reverse of the bill). LOL. The reverse is called a facsimile advertisement. They are listed as rare. This note has advertising for Bassett's Horehound Truches. It does have 3 folds and a small tear on one of them and minor staining but I am very pleased to add this to my collection. It's my only one.

 

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When I was kid notes similar to yours could be found in Quaker Oats pkgs.

 

There is a site that one can check to see if a note is real.
I'm sure somewhere on that site would link to information on fakes etc...
Try googling it.

 

Thanks but I collect CSA notes and I only buy them from a dealer I know and trust. He has his business and he's a good friend. I have this CSA bill in my collection. While it's not encased in plastic it has been verified by 2 such dealers as being genuine.

 

It’s a period advertising flyer handed out on trains. The back touts the virtues of the product from Albert G Bassett (1842-1909) who ran a pharmacy in Rochester New York during the last quarter of the 20th century. I’m unable to speak to its rarity but it typically sells at auction for under $100. Cool piece.

 

Cheerios gave away a lot of facsimile notes for kids to collect.

 

pretty cool note, nice addition, sad to say I dont know anything about these notes to give proper advice of rarity or price. Love it though

 

fac·sim·i·le
/fakˈsiməlē/
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noun
an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

 

Here it is; http://www.crutchwilliams.com/BogusCSA_RoTx.html

 

Thanks Steve I now recall you gave me that site once before to check some note I had aquired.