$5 State of Florida 1862 Obsolete Civil War Era Banknote AU & Watermarked

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$5 State of Florida 1862 Obsolete Civil War Era Banknote AU & Watermarked:
$114.62

Hello andwelcome to this sale. I am not a dealer. I am a collector like those of youviewing this sale. I periodically thin out my banknote collection to buyother banknotes. I collected many of my southern states obsolete banknotesduring the 1980s, but now is the time to let them go to the collections ofothers. I know about the banknotes I have and the grading condition of thenotes. THERE IS A LOW STARTING offer AND ON THIS ITEM!

I have included scanned images of the banknote and images ofthe banknote taken with my digital camera. I find that scanned images oftenmake notes appear whiter with images that appear \"washed out \".

Note: Thanksto Hugh Shull, author of A Guide Book of Southern States Currency,for some of the information contained in the description of this banknote.

Florida wasthe least populated of all Confederate States, so only a very limited number ofbanknotes were issued there making them among the rarest and most collectible.Thus, Florida Civil War Banknotes are harder to find in nice condition whencompared to other southern states’ banknotes.

In this sale:

· $5 State of Florida (Cr. #35) Banknote

· This obsolete banknote was issued at “Tallahassee” and has aprinted date of “ March 1st, 1864”

· Center vignette depicts Moneta seated on bales with bags of coinsat her feet.

· Red “V” printed twice above Red printed “FIVE” in center area

· Vignette of Indian brave standing is on the left side of the note.

· State Seal of the State of Florida is on the right side.

· This banknote is printed on WATERMARKED PAPER. The paper is watermarked with “W.T. & Co.”.

· “5” in ornate counter at top right and lower right corners

· Imprint: “Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, S.C.” which is printed onthe lower margin.

· This banknote measures approximately 7 inches x 3 inches.

· Signed by Florida Governor John Milton.

· Uniface Banknote/Blank reverse

· THIS BANKNOTE HAS A RARITY OF 8 ON HUGH SHULL SCALE OF 11 (with 11 reserved for rare, one-of-a-kind notes).

· Condition: ABOUT/ALMOST UNCIRCULATED (AU) There is a very small stainbeside the standing Indian brave’s face and a very tiny (actually minute)pin-hole to the right of the Indian’s knee which cannot be seen unless using aback-light.

I use thefollowing typical currency grading distinctions: Choice Crisp Uncirculated(CCU), Crisp Uncirculated (CU), About/Almost Uncirculated (AU), Extremely Fine(EF), Very Fine (VF), Fine (F), Very Good (VG), and Good (G) per RedBook Currency Guide, so please be familiar with these grades beforeofferding. And please check my other sales for other obsolete banknotes youmay want to add to your collection. Be high buyer on several and combineshipping. Winning buyer must remit payment within 5 days of sale close byPaypal. Add $5.50 for 1st class shipping to a U.S. address withtracking or signature confirmation.