I recently got this confederate 5 with alot left off the left side of the word five i was wondering how common that was to have that much left over?
Not terribly uncommon at all. CSA notes were hand cut, often quickly in stacks. It's not at all unusual for the edges to vary quite a bit from one side of a note to the other. Indeed, it's even quite common to find notes with parts of the designs, numerals, or signatures lopped off.
Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay for it? I've seen $100 confederate notes sell for $10 and I'm curious to see what you bought this one for.
i might have overpaid because i bought this early on and paid $20 for it but recently have seen some nicer and higher denominations go for anywhere from 15-30. Now i probably wouldn't have paid over $10 for it.
Okay. Yeah, the $100 I saw sold was really, really bad condition and I think the owner of the shop was just trying to get rid of it because he probably had it too long or something because when I told other poeple on here about that $100 selling for $10 they thought I was crazy. Yours is in better condition though so I bet you got an okay deal. Not a rip off but not a steal either. -Travis
yeah I just liked the history behind the T-69. Story goes Abraham Lincoln was visiting a battlefield and picked one up as a souvenir and it was still in his pocket the day he got shot. I thought if it was interesting enough for him to pick one up maybe i should too haha
CSA $5 and $10 notes, the common 1864's anyway, are EXTREMELY dependent upon condition. As said above..you didn't get hosed badly, but you certainly could have found nicer for $20. However...get them up into the 60's, PPQ or EPQ, and real quickly they can bring $75-$100 at auction. All things considered, however, they ARE a neat piece of history in ANY condition, and it's hard to turn down owning a piece of history for less than the cost of a meal McDonalds for the family. Besides...in rough circulated shape like that, you can always dream about the battles and poker games that one might have seen!
Yeah i agree i dont mind over paying for something by a little that isn't that expensive to start with and has more history behind it then i could even start to imagine. Its been around 128 years longer then i have so i couldn't begin to imagine the hands and stories this has passed through.
CSA pricing isn't bad at all compared to Southern States notes! In many ways your lucky to see particular notes from a particular state, and it really comes down to what your willing to pay. I've paid as much as 70 bucks for certain Mississippi pledges. I personally don't even know how they can grade these notes, cause paper was a constant variable during the war, and I've yet to see a Mississippi note with Gen centering! Most are cut all over the place, thin as tissue paper, and smells like a barn LOL... You did good, at least what I see on Ebay... I've seen $5, $10, & $20 common CSA go for 2x-6x face often.
yeah ive looked at those Southern States i got one and thats enough for me haha if they ever come down i might get more but i doubt they will
