hello i have a 1 dollar bill from 17th feb 1864 these are the scans of it can anyone post an aproximate evaluation on this bill pls ? ty
Do you know the origin of the $ bill (i.e. how long have you had it, where did it come from, was it passed down to you by a family member or friend, how long did they have it, etc.)? The reason I ask is that it looks similar to a lot of the fake and/or reproduction Confederate bills. Many of these were made using Dot Matrix Printers and the evidence can easily be identified under a Gem Loupe! Frank
its been given to me by a distant relative that lives in the u.s. (she passed away of old age and i found it in an old photo box...)
Unfortunately,I think it's a replica of some kind.Authentic Confederate notes were all hand signed in ink and not printed on like the bills of today.The signatures on yours are printed.Also,the portrait looks like a more modern image taken from a photograph which was not technically possible at the time.The technology to print photos onto paper came years after the Civil War.Here is a more typical example.
I'd say it's less a "fake" and more like play money. It has the wrong picture (for starters), not to mention the colors are interesting, but nothing like what was issued. Printing, etc., etc. Here's what it should look like
Ohhhh, and don't feel too bad. Most of the "real" ones are fakes anyway (heavily counterfeited at the time). But that's not a real fake either.
These notes were sold out of gumball-type machines as early as 1970 at supermarkets, etc. They were dispensed in generally clear plastic capsules. The single notes sold out of the vending machines for a dime, and the terrible Whitman look-alikes sold for a quarter, for which you received three notes.
