Bidspirit auction | A Collection of 19th Century

A Collection of 19th Century US Obsolete Banknotes, Fractional Currency, and Fiscal Paper - A collection of historical paper currency and fiscal documents from the 19th century, presented in two archival plastic sleeves. The assembly includes US Fractional Currency from the third and fourth issues, featuring portraits of Washington and Lincoln. The selection of obsolete banknotes contains issues from several states and private institutions. Notable items include a ten dollar Treasury Note from the State of Virginia, dated October 15, 1862, bearing a central vignette of a seated figure and a portrait of R.M.T. Hunter at the lower right. A ten dollar note from the Confederate States of America, dated April 6, 1863, depicts the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville with a portrait of Alexander H. Stephens. Also present is a five dollar note from The Bank of Florence, South Carolina, featuring an agricultural vignette and a portrait of Millard Fillmore. Other represented issuers include the Citizens' Bank of Louisiana with a one dollar and five dollar note, the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Rail Road Company with a three dollar note, and the Bank of Windsor, Vermont, also with a three dollar note. The collection is supplemented by a sheet of fractional scrip remainders from various New England and Southern banks. Several notes bear printed or handwritten signatures and serial numbers. Small white adhesive labels are present within the sleeves providing historical context and cataloguing information.