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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1476113, member: 15199"]Trey, Welcome to the forum! There are several threads on the site about the Confederate cent, and here is a page that seems to show the $20 you describe. </p><p><a href="http://www.csacurrency.com/csacoin/csa20dol.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.csacurrency.com/csacoin/csa20dol.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.csacurrency.com/csacoin/csa20dol.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Since it was never minted, it is a fantasy, and not protected by the anti-copy rule. Many were made as tokens for souvenirs, especially at CW re-enactment events and anniversaries. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are also photos of the most common "restrikes" or transfer-die-struck cenr. The former are Haseltine restrikes and the latter are like this one on ebay</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1861-Confederate-Cent-2nd-Restrike-Original-Dies-/190695460712?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6655cf68" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1861-Confederate-Cent-2nd-Restrike-Original-Dies-/190695460712?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6655cf68" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1861-Confederate-Cent-2nd-Restrike-Original-Dies-/190695460712?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6655cf68</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Photos are needed for more accurate identification.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1476113, member: 15199"]Trey, Welcome to the forum! There are several threads on the site about the Confederate cent, and here is a page that seems to show the $20 you describe. [URL]http://www.csacurrency.com/csacoin/csa20dol.htm[/URL] Since it was never minted, it is a fantasy, and not protected by the anti-copy rule. Many were made as tokens for souvenirs, especially at CW re-enactment events and anniversaries. There are also photos of the most common "restrikes" or transfer-die-struck cenr. The former are Haseltine restrikes and the latter are like this one on ebay [URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/1861-Confederate-Cent-2nd-Restrike-Original-Dies-/190695460712?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6655cf68[/URL] Photos are needed for more accurate identification. Jim[/QUOTE]
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