T-18 PF-25 $20 Confederate Paper Money 1861

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T-18 PF-25 $20.00 CSA Currency. Sailor by capstan to the left. Large sailing vessel in the center. Issued from October 24, 1861 through August 16, 1862. Serial number 55651. Plen A24.PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. Great white color and tough to find like this as most are usually tan to brownish. Fully framed too and choice for the note! RARE as such.Genuine.This was the highest volume $20 note issued by the Confederacy in 1861 or 1862. It also was counterfeited widely, and some counterfeit examples look very similar to the real notes. The center of the note features a large sailing vessel. To the lower left is a sailor leaning on a capstan. Receivable in payment for all dues except export dues and fundable in Confederate States stock bearing 8% interest six months after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States.This type comes on average quality paper. Many of the notes are found aged a bit, and more than the usual number have the ink from the signatures burned through the note. Choice white examples are harder to find.There are many varieties. Some of the Bradbeer/Criswell numbers need to be combined, as they represent plate letters of the same variety. This type has one of the great plate letter rarity collections previously known as CR-115 and CR-118 through CR-126. This categorization read more

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