1861 $5 T36 Civil War Csa Confederate Commerce Seated On Cotton/sailor Bank Note

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*** NO RESERVE *** PLEASE BE SURE TO LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES AND READ THE DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING……IF NEEDED, ASK QUESTIONS…..I PUT THE LARGEST PHOTO ALLOWED BY THIS AUCTION, NOTHING IS HIDDEN, THE ITEM YOU SEE IN PHOTO’s IS WHAT YOU GET….ALSO PLEASE READ MY NEW 2012 AUCTION RULES….

*** THIS IS A GENUINE ORIGINAL 1861 CSA CONFEDERATE TYPE-36 # 274 FIVE DOLLARS CIVIL WAR BANK NOTE…..3,694,890 ISSUED….RARITY 3…HIGHEST IS 10…..SERIAL NUMBER IS 64875….SERIAL NUMBERS ARE IN RED INK….PLATE 11 A….11 IS BEFORE A….NO SERIES……THE NOTE WAS AUTHORIZED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1861 DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES…SIGNATURES ARE IN BROWN INK….J.T. PATERSON, COLUMBIA S.C. IS THE PRINTER…….OBVERSE HAS VIGNETTE OF ” COMMERCE SEATED ON A BALE OF COTTON, SHIP & RAILWAY TRAIN IS IN THE BACKGROUND ” IN THE CENTER….SAILOR IS TO THE LEFT…….ORNATE 5 AND V IS TO THE RIGHT……THE REVERSE IS BLANK……

*** THIS AS IN MOST CIVIL WAR AND EARLIER NOTES WERE CUT UNEVEN……WHOLE SHEETS OF NOTES WERE CUT BY HAND WITH LARGE SHEARS BY INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE ( ESPECIALLY DURING THE CIVIL WAR YEARS, BECAUSE MOST WERE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS )……..QUANTITY WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN QUALITY……THIS AS IN MOST CIVIL WAR AND EARLIER NOTES SUFFERED CONTEMPORARY STAINS, FOLDS, FOUR PINHOLES, WRINKLES, BROWNED WITH AGE AND WERE SOILED DUE TO HANDLING, STORAGE AND AMOUNT OF CIRCULATION…….THIS IS A SUPER NICE CIRCULATED NOTE…GRADING IS AN ARGUMENTATIVE SUBJECT, ESPECIALLY WITH CSA CONFEDERATE AND PRE CIVIL WAR CURRENCY……THIRD PARTY GRADING SERVICES HAS DISAGREED ON MANY GRADES WITH CURRENCY, BECAUSE OF THE MENTIONED DEFECTS WITH CIRCULATION…BUT IT DOES GIVE A BASIS FOR A BEGINNING…..ONCE AGAIN, IT IS ONLY THE OPINION OF THE PERSON THAT GRADES THE CURRENCY…..IT WAS SOLD TO ME AS ABOUT UNCIRCULATED….I THINK THE OBVERSE IS A EXTREMELY FINE PLUS, REVERSE IS EXTREMELY FINE PLUS ….BUT IN THE LONG RUN, YOU ARE THE BUYER AND YOU SHOULD GRADE THE NOTE…..THERE ARE NO TEARS, REPAIRS, MISSING PARTS OR PATCHED AREAS……ALL IS ORIGINAL…..A GOOD PIECE OF CIVIL WAR HISTORY….GOOD FOR THE SHOW AND TELL STUDENT….IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE NOVICE/ADVANCE COLLECTOR….GOOD PIECE OF CONFEDERATE HISTORY…I PUT THE LARGEST PHOTO ALLOWED BY THIS AUCTION, NOTHING IS HIDDEN, THE ITEM YOU SEE IN PHOTO’s IS WHAT YOU ….AND YES, A GREAT PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY…..150 YEARS OLD…..PRICED TO SELL……….

**** REMEMBER…THESE NOTES ARE OVER 145 YEARS OLD AND ARE FRAGILE…THEY WERE PRINTED ON THIN PAPER…..PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THEM FROM THE PROTECTIVE SLEEVE UNLESS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HANDLING CURRENCY….

****** PLEASE READ MY NEW 2012 AUCTION RULES…..I WAS A SELLER ON YAHOO AUCTIONS SINCE 1999 WITH A 1424 RATING….I HAVE BEEN WITH EBAY SINCE 2000…I AM A PREMIER MEMBER WITH PAYPAL…

***** IF SHIPPED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, ADD $6.00 FOR POSTAGE / HANDLING / INSURANCE ( MANDATORY ) FOR THIS AUCTION ONLY….PLEASE, DON’T ASK FOR FREE SHIPPING ( EBAY CHARGES A WHOPPING 12% SELLING FEES ON MOST SOLD ITEMS, NOT COUNTING THE HIGH INSERT FEES AND MANDATORY 4 1/2% PAYPAL FEES…..I AM RETIRED AND DO THIS TO KEEP BUSY AND TO OFFER VIEWERS A CHANCE TO OBTAIN SOME AMERICAN HISTORY….IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS, PLEASE SEND ME A EMAIL BY EBAY…THANKS….

***** ITEMS ARE SHIPPED FIRST CLASS AND ARE WRAPPED IN CARDBOARD….THEY ARE INSURED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ……I SHIP WITHIN ONE DAY OF PAYMENT….I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HOW LONG THE POST OFFICE TAKES TO DELIVER MY ITEMS….THEY ARE INSURED, SO PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE..SOME HAVE TAKEN A WEEK OR MORE TO BE DELIVERED IN CERTAIN AREAS….POSTAL REGULATIONS REQUIRE 30 DAYS BEFORE INSURANCE CAN BE INITIATED….ONCE AGAIN, BE PATIENT

**** MY AUCTION RULES ARE THAT ALL WON MULTIPLE AUCTIONS ARE $3.00 EACH EXTRA…..IF TWO OR MORE AUCTIONS ARE WON, PLEASE WAIT AND I WILL SEND A COMBINED AUCTION INVOICE..THIS ALSO APPLIES TO OUT OF COUNTRY WON MULTIPLE AUCTIONS…..THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THESE RULES…

*** PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE….CONFIRMATION OF THIS WINNING BID IS REQUIRED WITHIN THREE DAYS OR YOU COULD BE REMOVED….THANKS FOR YOUR BIDS…..

** PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED BY PAYPAL ( I AM A PREMIER MEMBER WITH PAYPAL ), MAILING IS WITHIN 1 DAY OF PAYMENT…IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PAYPAL, SEND MESSAGE THROUGH EBAY BEFORE BIDDING…

****** OUT OF COUNTRY/INTERNATIONAL ORDERS ACCEPTED, HOWEVER, PAYMENTS MUST BE BY PAYPAL ONLY ( PAYPAL ADDRESS MUST BE “CONFIRMED/VERIFIED” IN ORDER TO PAY BY PAYPAL )……YOU MUST HAVE ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF PAYMENT AND A ” VERIFIED ” PAYPAL ADDRESS…ALL MULTIPLE WON AUCTIONS ARE $3.00 EACH…NO EXCEPTIONS….

***** FOR COMBINED TOTAL AUCTIONS UNDER $100.00, OUT OF COUNTRY POSTAGE / HANDLING / INSURANCE ( INSURANCE IS SUBJECT TO YOUR COUNTRY’S LIMITATION OF $46.00 ) BY REGISTERED MAIL IS $15.00 US FUNDS ..FOR COMBINED TOTAL AUCTIONS BETWEEN $101.00 AND $600.00 OUT OF COUNTRY POSTAGE/HANDLING/INSURANCE IS $35.00 ( INSURANCE IS SUBJECT TO YOUR COUNTRY LIMITATION OF $600.00 )……THESE ARE MY AUCTION RULES AND THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS…….IF THESE RULES ARE NOT CLEAR, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO SEND YOU A INVOICE WITH THE REQUIRED POSTAGE / HANDLING / INSURANCE OR SEND A MESSAGE THROUGH EBAY……ALL ITEMS OVER $25.00 WILL HAVE THIER SELLING PRICE ON THE CUSTOMS FORM…..NO EXCEPTIONS…