How much is this confederate currency worth?

TN? Well, maybe the going rate around here in SW Virginia is comparable. Thanks.

 

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You are welcome. IMHO, they are worth more as American history conversation pieces, especially the one with Picken's picture.

 

LMAO!

 

Might be used as toilet paper in New York!

 

Pierre is a member of my coin club and yes he is the expert on confederate currency http://www.coinweek.com/confederate-currency/

 

Yeah @ziggy9 I thought that he was up Boston way. Thanks.

 

@GDJMSP must like you! I've never seen the Boss like someone as much.

 

As said above "I pointed out the word "facsimile" on the back. He said "That can't be right. They did not have fax machines during the Civil War."

 

Do you know that all of these notes are genuine? Because I don't know. I am not talking about counterfeits, but millions of these notes were reproduced as souvenirs.

 

I have no idea. As I said, they are not mine. But they have been in the family of the owner for generations. Seems to me that they would probably be in better shape is not genuine.

 

Yes. But I have seen souvenirs that were aged to look that way.
Yours look absolutely good. But I have no idea. It is a very specialized area.

 

Chances are, if "aged" to look that way, they would do it with a more valuable note. These were all from later in the war, the printer (Keatinge and Ball) was well known and printed millions. Even this graded $5 T-69 "Lincoln" (one identical to this was found in Lincoln's pocket when he was assassinated by John Booth) bill can be found for under $150.00

"Most of the notes in this issue were printed by Keating (sp) & Ball at Columbia, South Carolina. All but the $500 note had a blue engraved denomination on the back, giving rise to the term "bluebacks,” as a play on the nickname of "greenbacks” then used for the Federal issued currency of the time."

 

I tend to agree with @fish4uinmd.

The autograph from RMT Hunter pictured on this T-68 cost more than the graded note.

 

At a glance the signatures on some of the OP's notes looked like they were reproduced and not hand signed in ink. Which is the sign of a reproduction.
But I don't have the notes in hand, and I am not an expert in Civil War currency.
I was just pointing out that many of these notes are not genuine, even from generations ago.

 

Most, not all, counterfeit confederate note are listed here at Crutch Williams.
You can check by denomination and date.

http://www.crutchwilliams.com/BogusCSA_RoTx.html

 

These all look genuine to me. Typically, reproductions are all well cut, without damage. So in that way the lower condition works in your favor.

Probably the best way to determine value is to check eBay's prices for sold items of similar condition. I think these would probably bring a bit more than $100 if you put them up for bid.
CSA sold $20s
CSA sold $100s
CSA sold $10s

 

Sorry, but because of condition, these would not even be worth $50 for all...IMHO.

 

Nine genuine CSA notes for $50? That's an average of less than $6 apiece. If that's what they sell for where you are, you should buy everything in sight and resell on eBay. I think if you look at those sold listings you'll see what I mean. Even notes with chunks out of them are selling for more than that. Those $100s, ugly as they are, would still bring $15+.

Here's an example. This sold for $22.50.


Sold for $10.50...


Sold for $13.50...

 

Again, because all are VERY common, imo they paid too much.

 

That reminds me of being on a tour of a Civil War battlefield site. When the park ranger finished he asked if anybody in the group had any questions or comments. One person raised a hand, spoke up and said that he had recently visited several of these national park battlefields and wanted to know why so many of these Civil War battles were fought at national parks. I do not recall the park ranger's reply.