1861 Fredericksburg VA Civil War Obsolete Note
1861 Fredericksburg Virginia $2 Civil War Obsolete Currency Corporation Note
Original Civil War Emergency Currency • Nov. 1, 1861 • Fredericksburg, VA
Description
Offered is an original Two Dollar note issued by the Corporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia, dated November 1, 1861.
Issued during the opening months of the American Civil War, this municipal emergency currency circulated locally when specie and small change disappeared from commerce. Fredericksburg would soon become one of the most heavily contested cities of the war, making surviving notes from this issue highly collectible pieces of Virginia and Civil War history.
Features:
Original 1861 issue
Corporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Two Dollar denomination
Dated November 1, 1861
Original signatures
Civil War emergency currency
Attractive central industrial vignette
Genuine obsolete note
Condition:
Circulated condition with folds, creases, staining, edge wear, and a clipped lower-right corner. The note remains complete and fully identifiable with strong historical appeal. Please review all photographs carefully.
An excellent addition to any collection of:
Civil War currency
Virginia history
Obsolete bank notes
Southern states paper money
Fredericksburg memorabilia
1861 Fredericksburg Virginia $2 Civil War Obsolete Currency Corporation Note
Original Civil War Emergency Currency • Nov. 1, 1861 • Fredericksburg, VA
Description
Offered is an original Two Dollar note issued by the Corporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia, dated November 1, 1861.
Issued during the opening months of the American Civil War, this municipal emergency currency circulated locally when specie and small change disappeared from commerce. Fredericksburg would soon become one of the most heavily contested cities of the war, making surviving notes from this issue highly collectible pieces of Virginia and Civil War history.
Features:
Original 1861 issue
Corporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Two Dollar denomination
Dated November 1, 1861
Original signatures
Civil War emergency currency
Attractive central industrial vignette
Genuine obsolete note
Condition:
Circulated condition with folds, creases, staining, edge wear, and a clipped lower-right corner. The note remains complete and fully identifiable with strong historical appeal. Please review all photographs carefully.
An excellent addition to any collection of:
Civil War currency
Virginia history
Obsolete bank notes
Southern states paper money
Fredericksburg memorabilia
