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Post by bswiv on Jul 13, 2024 7:45:56 GMT -5
Have about 400 Confederate notes and bills that I need to get valued so my sister and I can settle up on them. Been dragging our feet for years on this.....20+ at this point....no....actually 30+ as dad has been gone that long. Neither of us knew anyone and the time or two one or the other of us had a go at it all we came up with here in Jacksonville was dealers that left us uncomfortable.
We're willing to pay to have it done correctly and honestly......but no idea in the world how to find someone.
So.......any of you got insights?
Oh.......and yes.....they are real...... a few are in sequence, quite a few really nice.....some ratty........nothing in them that jumps out to me from my limited ability to research as worth big money as most are from 1864........but a few are earlier........
Just want it done right so she and I can make a reasonable decision as to how to deal with them.
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Post by swampdog on Jul 13, 2024 7:55:12 GMT -5
Wow - that’s pretty cool. Might want to try one of the historical preservation groups around Virginia or maybe the Smithsonian. Some on here probably have some good insight on it.
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Post by Mango Man on Jul 13, 2024 8:56:25 GMT -5
Let us know the update, I'd like to buy one, depending...
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Post by bswiv on Jul 13, 2024 10:17:19 GMT -5
Let us know the update, I'd like to buy one, depending... I know most of them are of little value....$10-40 or 50.... What I'm lost on is the odd ones and too, some are in sequence which I think is a collector thing. Seriously doubt anything in there is worth more than a couple of hundred dollars....and darn few of them. Still.... with near on 400 of them and me being ignorant, it's best I have them checked. |
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Post by cadman on Jul 13, 2024 11:49:59 GMT -5
Take them to a few coin dealers and see what they say. They should let you know if anything you own is of real value. I own some confederate, but none of mine is worth more than $20 to $50 a note and most are less than that. Most bills need to be in pristine condition to have good value.
Call a few coin dealers, find one who deals in confederate paper and let them look at it. You could also check eBay for similar notes. The sequential might add value as a group. Ebay is a good place to sell some. A lot of times, the fools on there will overpay if you get more than one or two interested. I would get an offer from a dealer and then see what they go for on eBay.
Most commonly circulated Confederate notes aren't worth more than $5 or $10 each.
Don't dismiss them just because they may be counterfeits. If they are replicas or modern fakes they would be worthless, but contemporary counterfeits made by the union and a few skilled counterfeiters at the time can have historical value.
Again, find a coin dealer who buys and sells Confederate money and let him look at them. You might agree to sell him a few just so he isn't wasting his time or pay him a fee to value them for you. If you have any that are extremely rare or worth a large sum, the next step would be one of the professional grading houses and get it graded. Most dealers can assist in that as well.
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