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West Virginia Obsolete Paper Money Reference Archives

 

These Archives were formed to preserve the research performed to cross reference the various publications that catalog these notes.  The prices noted are contemporary and subject to change with the market fluctuations.  To identify the notes that formed the foundation of these Archives, the ID numbers are color coded BROWN or RED; subsequently added notes are coded GREEN.  To view an enlarged image, click on the thumbnail image; to return to this table, click on the enlarged front or back image.  The Specialty listings for West Virginia are the Virginia Numismatic Association, VNA #'s, by Jones & Littlefield.

Image

ID

City

Bank

 Date Den. Cr. VNA

Haxby

 Whitman Description Grade Price
WV39199 Charleston Bank of Charleston 1861 $1 Unl BC05-05 Unl Unl A remainder engraved by American Bank Note Co. with a central vignette of children and cattle at the center; overprinted with a large red panel outlining "ONE" at lower center V Ch CU $250
WV34237 Charleston Corporation of Charleston 1862 $0.15 Unl TC05-17a Unl Unl A Counterfeit by Upham with full fac-simile disclosure in bottom margin; with the centering offset toward the top to accommodate the disclosure within the full uniform margins Gem Unc+ $325
WV40949 Clarksburg Virginia Saline Bank 1815 $3 Unl BC40-10 60-G4 290-G20 The surfaces of this well centered note engraved by Murray, Draper, Fairmont & Co. displays tiny full uniform margins; a mill house is illustrated at the center with no engraving on the reverse of this early issue Ch XF+ $495
WV39239 Clarksburg Virginia Saline Bank 1815 $5 Unl BC40-15 290-G30 290-G30 Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. engraved this early issue with a farm house and crops in the foregrounds and sailing vessel in the background at the center, displaying tiny full margins and good centering Ch XF+ $275
WV38748 Lewisburg
County of Greenbrier

 1862 $0.25 C278 CG06-01 Unl Unl Printed on heavier dark tan paper, this County Scrip note is well centered within uniform full margins Ch AU $130
WV37638 Philippi Bank of Philippi 1861 $5 Unl BP40-17 165-G10a 1040-G70 Overprinted in light green with a large panel at lower center, females each side of central portrait and protectors at upper corners, this issue by Wellstood, Hay a& Whiting has irregularly cut margins, trimmed just to, but not through, the frame line at upper left VF $285
WV39219 Philippi Bank of Philippi 1859 $10 P-209 BP40-20 165-G4a 1040-G30 Wellstood, Hay & Whiting engraved this issue depicting an Indian & farmer at the center displaying almost full frame lines, overprinted in red-brown with a protector at upper left and panel containing "TEN" at right F+ $275
WV39229 Philippi Bank of Philippi 1861 $20 P-213 BP40-27 165-G14a 1040-G90a This Civil War issue by Wellstood, Hay & Whiting is overprinted in green with protectors and a large panel covering the entire lower half of the note, picturing farm animals in the central vignette VF $325
WV39209 Union County of Monroe 1862 $0.75 Unl CM11-16 Unl Unl The margins on this County Scrip is quite irregular but most of the frame lines are there; no imprint is noted on this issue printed in black on light tan paper; Unian mis-spelled VF+ $140
WV37648 Weston Bank of Weston 18-- $5 Unl BW15-06 230-G2a 1530-G10 This remainder by Wellstood, Hay & Whiting and American Bank Note Co. exhibits an overall lacy fine red underprint outlining a large fancy "FIVE" at lower center; very uniform small uniform full margins and very good centering are noted V Ch VF $405

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