Civil War Era Municipal Notes
Civil War–era obsolete notes here, and one of them is noticeably stronger than the rest of your group.
1) Bank of Industry – 50 Cents (Top note)
Issuer: Bank of Industry
Location: Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Date: May 29, 1861
What it is
A private bank note, not municipal scrip
Issued right at the start of the Civil War
“Redeemable when $5 is presented” → typical fractional currency workaround
Condition
Heavy circulation
Edge wear and small tears
Fading but still readable
Value
2) Fredericksburg – $2 Note (Bottom note)
Issuer: Corporation of Fredericksburg
Date: Nov. 1, 1862
Nice vignette (female allegorical figure + town scene)
Condition
Moderate to heavy wear
Edge rounding and discoloration
Still complete with strong central detail
$2 notes from this issue are scarcer and more in demand than the 25¢ / 50¢ notes.
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Civil War–era obsolete notes here, and one of them is noticeably stronger than the rest of your group.
1) Bank of Industry – 50 Cents (Top note)
Issuer: Bank of Industry
Location: Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Date: May 29, 1861
What it is
A private bank note, not municipal scrip
Issued right at the start of the Civil War
“Redeemable when $5 is presented” → typical fractional currency workaround
Condition
Heavy circulation
Edge wear and small tears
Fading but still readable
Value
2) Fredericksburg – $2 Note (Bottom note)
Issuer: Corporation of Fredericksburg
Date: Nov. 1, 1862
Nice vignette (female allegorical figure + town scene)
Condition
Moderate to heavy wear
Edge rounding and discoloration
Still complete with strong central detail
$2 notes from this issue are scarcer and more in demand than the 25¢ / 50¢ notes.
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