Hi guys, I am new to coins but am trying to learn as much as possible. I have learned a lot from these forums, so I thank you all! My grandfather passed and left me some items I have been told are rare, but when I took them to a local coin shop I was offered $3 for everything. My wife and I have searched for days on google/ebay/etc and just dont have anything on these exact items, so I am looking for help determining value, if any. Thank you in advance for taking the time to look. #1 is a $10 Richmond confederate note. I understand that many confederate notes were forged and some novelty/advertisement notes were dated 1864, this one is dated 1861 and on one forum I read these were legit notes and very rare. I could not even locate a picture of one on the web. #2 is a 50 cent Charleston 1862 #3 is a 24k plated 1970 proof set, but the half is 1972... not sure what happened there. I read these were rare before the 90s, but the local shop said I would get more value using them at the store at face value.
Welcome to the forum! Some one else will have to help you with the paper money as it is not my area, but the coins are not proofs as the proofs in those years were "S" mint, so they are just business strikes, that someone plated. The value is probably from face to a couple of dollars, as there is not enough gold in the plating to make it worth while. Oddly, just last thursday , at my coin club, one member had similar coins, don't remember the years, bu also had a GP Morgan silver dollar, which went for $40 by a Morgan collector who wanted to give it to his wife. No one bid on the change. Good luck on the paper money. Jim
Thanks Jim, that was sort of what I was expecting. Hopefully the notes are worth a few bucks, I would not be happy handing them over for $3.
Your $10 is a fake and worth a couple of dollars, your .50 Cent note is real and also worth a few dollars. I would spend the change.
With the first note you can see it says "Facsilime" which means fake/reproduction near the bottom left
Like vdbpenny says jiggy, the $10 Richmond is a reproduction used as an advertising note. I have a few advertising notes in my collection, one by a New Jersey coin and currency dealer on an old NJ obsolete note reproduction. Bruce
The sad part is I recall years ago these item were in a suitcase with many notes, along with silver and gold coins. These were the items my father handed down. Confirms many of my suspicions.
