http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_us/us_civil_war_cash You just gotta wonder what else is still lying in some backroom or vault somewhere in the USA.
Nice It might have an effect on CSA note prices, but since they are sellign them slowly - it might not. Wouldnt it be great to find them boxes in your basement?
In my opinion, South Carolina has done one of the smartest things it has since the end of the Civil War! My profound congratulations go out to that Professor for the preservation of such important historical significance! By not destroying the notes, the preservation will now be embedded within the Numismatic community with the opportunity to have such a unique piece of history in our collections. I for one only wish this thread was started well over a year ago...it would have strongly influenced me to start an EBay account in which I loathe at the thought! Wonderful thread, thank you for sharing this information and Congrats to all the collectors out there who hold parts of this in their collections. I could spend hours and hours looking at these type of notes. Regards, RickieB
Don't start singing glory glory hallelujah just yet, I noticed this: So why don't they sell the "wrinkled, worn notes?" Are they afraid of "flooding the market" or is there something much more sinister in the method.
Glory...glory hallelujah....that's funny! :whistle: cesarijpn, The logical reasoning to your question very much lies within the justification with/to a hoard of rare coins coming on market as well. Flood the market, lower the value! Recent thread about the (Granny making me Rich) by introducing the very high grade notes first, not only do they reap a premium, it adds to the electricity in the air within the CSA Note Collectors all over the World. Is there sinister plans of the lonely professor and his old table and mag glass? I would like to think that some examples would be provided to a Museum holding Civil War artifacts. One never knows.....has sort a a rich appeal don't you think? I can not with 100% certainty say what the professors plans are, but I hope his intentions are those of respect for the notes as well the potential profit center. Best I can reply to on that question... RickieB
Thats neat. Throw up the wrinkled and damaged ones and I'll bid on them hehe. Also does anyone know the eBay ID of this? It would be cool to own one of these nice notes with history like they have.
Being born and raised in SC has always made me interested in obtaining notes such as these. But as of until late I could not afford such notes. I'd like to start with the railroad ones first though. I found another report with more photos of one of the notes: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i51uPvvJrXD-xsGn7V17V8bSIDBAD98K26K80 Can anyone find the SC archives seller ID? I've looked high and low on the completed listings but no luck. I only found a seller that had already purchased from the archives and is reselling what they bought.
The article posted in the begining of the thread points to the 'South Carolina Department of Archives and History' maybe call them see if they might tell you.
