How much is a Confederate $50 bill worth?

How much is a Confederate $50 bill worth?

1861 Confederate 50-dollar bills can easily sell for between $170 and $200. Bills from the other printings are sold for some intermediate price.

Are copies of Confederate money worth anything?

Most Confederate currency bills are worth between $5 and $20 each. Condition is a big issue. If Confederate bills are very crisp and have not been folded or circulated, they can be worth $10 to $100 each. These are valued between $15 and $1,500 depending on condition, year, and who signed the note.

What is a facsimile Confederate note?

One side resembled the local paper money, while the reverse side carried the message. Although Nazi penalties were severe for possessing Allied propaganda, it was virtually impossible to see paper money lying along the road and not pick it up.

How can I tell if my Confederate money is real?

All Confederate notes have at least one serial number stamped or handwritten on them. Most of the serial numbers will be located on the top or bottom corners of the notes. Check the color of the paper. Notes of a lower denomination (especially the 50 cent notes) were printed on pink paper.

Can you spend Confederate money?

Confederate dollars are not accepted as legal tender anywhere. However, for collectors and dealers of obsolete currency, Confederate dollars are valuable as collectible items.

How do you authenticate colonial currency?

How to identify reproductions of Colonial Currency

1. Originals should have at least one signature (and probably the numbering) in red ink.
2. If the ink for the handwritten portions is the same as the ink used for the printed text you probably have reproductions.

How can you tell the denomination of Confederate money?

Find the denomination of the note. According to CSACurrency.com, Confederate money was only released in $1,000, $500, $100, $50, $20, $5, $2 and $1 dollar notes; along with a 50 cent paper note. Jeffrey Opp/Demand Media Use a good light source (a strong lamp) and a magnifying glass to check the signatures on the notes.

How can you tell if a Confederate note is authentic?

According to CSACurrency.com, Confederate money was only released in $1,000, $500, $100, $50, $20, $5, $2 and $1 dollar notes; along with a 50 cent paper note. Use a good light source (a strong lamp) and a magnifying glass to check the signatures on the notes. All authentic Confederate money was hand-signed before release.

Who are the signatures on the Confederate 50 cent notes?

All authentic Confederate money was hand-signed before release. The 50 cent notes have signatures of “Ro. Tyler” and “El Elmore”; others have signatures of the Register and Treasurer of the Confederacy (different men worked under those organizations at different times).

Is there any value in fake Confederate paper money?

Any fake confederate paper money is completely worthless and has no collector value. The good news is that there are still lots of rare and valuable confederate paper money available and waiting to be found. All the links below will take you to pages on our sister site about old currency.