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<p>[QUOTE="Skippy Topaz, post: 8110193, member: 76224"]Been eyeing this one for a while and finally decided to add it to the collection.. It’s kind of opposite of everything I look for in an obsolete, as I'm usually attracted to the more ornate designs an attractive imagery but for some reason the bold, straightforward, image-less design of this note kept me coming back and actually looks great with my other notes with it’s unique text design.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also like the fact that it says both “Confederate State” and the “The United States”.. don’t think any of my other notes have both. And lastly, I really liked that it was printed on the backs of other notes from the Exchange Bank of Holly Springs, Mississippi as that gives it a bit of historical context regarding the paper shortage during the war <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1411037[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Skippy Topaz, post: 8110193, member: 76224"]Been eyeing this one for a while and finally decided to add it to the collection.. It’s kind of opposite of everything I look for in an obsolete, as I'm usually attracted to the more ornate designs an attractive imagery but for some reason the bold, straightforward, image-less design of this note kept me coming back and actually looks great with my other notes with it’s unique text design. I also like the fact that it says both “Confederate State” and the “The United States”.. don’t think any of my other notes have both. And lastly, I really liked that it was printed on the backs of other notes from the Exchange Bank of Holly Springs, Mississippi as that gives it a bit of historical context regarding the paper shortage during the war :) [ATTACH=full]1411037[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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