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Confederate President Jefferson Davis asked private citizens to restore the value of the Confederate dollar by mutually agreeing to sell and buy items only at reduced prices. [4] In October 1863, Confederate States Senator Louis Wigfall of Texas said that a Confederate soldier received $11 per month in pay, which was worth the same as $1 had ...
The Susan B. Anthony dollar was minted from 1979 to 1981, and then again in 1999. The Dolley Madison silver dollar was available to buy in 1999, made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Dolley Madison’s death. [18] The Presidential dollar coins, the first of which was released in 2007, commemorate deceased presidents of the United States.
Confederate half dollar coin. The Confederate government also tried to raise revenue through unorthodox means. In the first half of 1861, when the support for secession and the military effort was running strong, the donation of coins and gold to the government accounted for about 35% of all sources of government funds.
Millions of dollars worth of gold was lost or unaccounted for after the war, and its possible location has been a source of speculation for many historians and treasure hunters. Allegedly, some of the Confederate treasury was hidden in the hope that the South would rise again, and at other times simply so that the Union would not gain ...
Confederate States dollar banknotes (featured picture set) (72 F) Pages in category "Confederate States of America currency" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
These can range in value from a few hundred dollars each to several thousand dollars and more. One of the highest prices paid came in 2018, when a 1958 Full Bell Line Franklin half dollar sold for ...
The Act of March 9, 1861 passed by the Congress of the Confederate States authorized the issue of $1,000,000 in Confederate banknotes, followed by an additional $1,000,000 in August, 1861. Seven series of banknotes were authorized for $678,000,000, but just over $1.5 billion was actually issued.
Give Dollar his due. He’s a consistent currency. Eight years ago this week, at a similar spot where The N&O tour group landed, Dollar posed as a major in the Union Army, again blending theatrics ...