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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4574121, member: 101855&quot;]Here are some examples of the Confederate 1861 notes. All but one variety has only one side. Overall there were 37 varieties. Bankers warned the government that it was making the counterfeiters&#039; job easier by issuing so many different varieties of notes even for the same denomination. It took some hard knocks for the government officials to get the message.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Southern Banknote Company was the southern branch of the National Banknote Company, located in New York City. The National Banknote Company printed the first four varieties of Confederate notes, so-called &quot;Montgomery issues&quot; because the first capital of the Confederacy was located there before it moved to Richmond, Virginia.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Southern Banknote Company was located in New Orleans. It made high quality notes, but it did have enough capacity to meet the Confederate Government’s needs, which forced them to look for other venders. When the Union took New Orleans on May 1, 1862, that was the end of the Southern Banknote Company.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here a $100 note made by the Southern Banknote Company. It is listed as T-5 in the guide books.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132490[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This note was made by Keatinge &amp; Ball. It is a high quality note on good bank paper. The variety is T-21.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132491[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Confederacy more examples of this note in 1861 than any other variety of $20 note in 1861 and &#039;62. It was printed medium quality paper and was extensively counterfeited. The variety is T-18.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132494[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This $10 note was printed on low quality paper that did not hold well in circulation. The platework was quite a bit below the standards set by the Southern Banknote Company. The variety is T-28.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132495[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This $50 note is similar to the notes that would appear in later years, but it has only one side. This variety T-16.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132496[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I will never acquire all of the 1861 notes because of the rarity and cost. They cover the classic rarities in the series. It is possible to collect them, but you have to step up with a lot of cash.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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