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ID

CT No.

Cr. Var. Friedberg Date

Den.

Description

Grade

Price

CF34127 13 57 a N/A 1861 $100 A well inked Counterfeit produced by lithography, imprinted Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, VA, with written Serial Number and signatures; the margins are full and complete, though a bit small with reasonably good centering Ch VF $215
CF34117 13 56 c N/A 1861 $100 This woodcut Counterfeit with no Serial Number and two eyes visible on the sailor, has two flourishes under "OF" and the right plate letter has a circular flourish circling around the let of the dash flourish, open at the top; not from a known Upham plate, imprinted Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond Ch VF $95
CF34137 14 75 f N/A 1861 $50 The margins on this well inked woodcut Counterfeit are small, full and uniform with very good centering; the signatures are printed and Serial Number written; the fingers on the hand of the sailor without the hat are distinct and he has four strands of hair and two flourishes are noted over the F of "OF" Ch VF+ $195
CF31642 14 75 f N/A 1861 $50 It is not difficult to spot this Contemporary Counterfeit---the extremely large margins, not possible with the genuine print plate positioning of the adjacent notes, the printed signatures and the sailor's face and hands at left F $100
CF34147 16 86 b N/A 1861 $50 The design of the top left corner of this Counterfeit issue is Type 1 and the rays in the fan design at bottom center are outlined; imprinted Keatinge & Ball, the signatures are printed and serial number hand written Ch VF $215
CF33867 18 132b N/A 1861 $20 A lithographed Counterfeit note with manuscript signatures and serial number noting plate A26 and flourishes between Confederate and States; the margins are trimmed close, but full frame lines are present VF $155
CF34157 19 137 N/A 1861 $20 This Contemporary variety is the woodcut by Upham with the Upham imprint cut away from the bottom margin; the signatures and serial number are printed, periods appear after New Orleans and Treasurer and 3 apostrophe-like marks above "D" in Confederate and "E" in America; this example presents three large full margins, the bottom being cut close to the frame line Unc++ $385
CF33877 20 141 N/A 1861 $20 This lithographed variety has printed signatures and manuscript serial numbers; the margins are irregularly cut but full frame lines are present with clean surfaces CU $195
CF33605 20 141d N/A 1861 $20 The references list this as a "probable" Upham issue, but not confirmed, displaying printed signatures and manuscript serial number, well centered within very small full margins, this variety printed on watermarked paper; Additional notes:  CF33887, Ch XF+ @ $155  VCh CU $305
CF34167 22 152 N/A 1861 $10 A Contemporary Upham woodcut issue with the imprint cut from the bottom margin producing a small, but full, bottom margin, the remaining three margins are all larger and full; the signatures and serial number (3312) are printed and with the pine tree grove to the right of Indian at center;  Additional notes:  CF34177, Unc @ $325 Ch CU $385
CF33897 22 152d N/A 1861 $10 A crude woodcut copy of Upham's facsimile with printed signatures and one manuscript serial number; the grove of trees is missing from the right of the Indian at center and margins are irregular VF+ $130
CF34187 22 152e N/A 1861 $10 A plate break is noted at the center of this crude woodcut copy of an Upham facsimile with the grove of trees missing at the right of the Indian at center; the margins are full, very large and uniform with printed signatures and Serial Number Ch F+ $125
CF34197 26 173 N/A 1861 $10 This is a lithographed Contemporary Counterfeit with manuscript signatures and serial number, overprinted with large silid red "X---X" at center; the margins are small, uniform and full with good centering Ch Unc+ $435
CF34207 29 237a N/A 1861 $10 This variety presents the forged, written, signatures of TInsley & Jones with a red written serial number; the margins are irregularly cut and small, but full with good centering Ch VF+ $210
CF32563 30 Unl N/A 1861 $10 Large margins again is the telling identification of this Counterfeit example with several tape repairs verso, all printed signatures and six digit serial number G $25
CF34217 31 245b N/A 1861 $5 Printed signatures and missing serial numbers are seen on this woodcut counterfeit variety by Upham with the right foot of female to left missing; this example displays large full margins and missing the "New Orleans" imprint to the left and the right Plate Letter, "C" Ch AU+ $250
CF34237 33 250 N/A 1861 $5 Upham prepared this lithographed Counterfeit issue with a blue-green overprint at the left and protectors, the signatures printed and serial number written; the bottom margin has been cut close to the frame line to remove the Upham facsimile imprint but remains full as are the other three margins Ch AU $325
CF34257 33 250b N/A 1861 $5 This woodcut Upham Counterfeit has printed signatures, manuscript serial numbers and is missing the vertical printer's name at left, left plate letter "J", "For Treas." at right and "or" below Fundable in Eight Per Cent Stock, at left; Additional notes:  CF33927, VF @ $140 VF+ $150
CF34247 33 250d N/A 1861 $5 Upham prepared this woodcut Counterfeit issue with a blue-green overprint at the left and protectors, the signatures are printed and serial number written and a small top center fold separating is noted; the bottom and left Upham imprints have been removed producing smaller , but full, margin and the "or" below "Fundable in Eight Percent Stock" is missing Ch XF $165
CF34267 36 274 N/A 1861 $5 The margins of this lithographed Counterfeit, printed on red fiber paper, are large and full with the signatures missing and serial number hand written in red pen; the series number and rigging line that passes behind the sailor's head on the genuine note are missing Ch XF $195
CF33937 41 316 N/A 1862 $100 The margins of this lithographed Counterfeit are irregular in size and shape with full frame lines and the signatures & date are printed; there are four flourishes over the left plate letter and the frame line stops at "Except" VF $325
CF34277 45 342 N/A 1862 $1 Listed in Tremmel as a "probable" Upham Counterfeit, this example has a period before the "First Series" at left and the left margin trimmed closer than the others to remove the facsimile notation that was printed there Ch CU $305
CF29189 65 492 N/A 1864 $100 This is a Contemporary "Havana Counterfeit" of the 1864 $100 issue as identified by the six digit serial number noted and the printed signatures Ch CU $195
CF31652 69 Unl N/A 1864 $5 The reverse of this Bogus T-69 is easily identified; unlisted in any of the references reviewed; tape repair verso and small edge tears VF $30
CF21112 Unl Unl N/A 1864 $10 This specimen has two large margins with the centering shifted toward the bottom left; green under printing exists on both the front and back of this fantasy facsimile, with an ad on the reverse CU $70
CF21222 Unl Unl N/A 1864 $10 This unlisted Facsimile of an 1864 $10 issue has two large margins with the centering shifted toward the bottom left, green underprint on the face and back with an ad for Alveolar Dental Co. verso AU $65
CF18983 N/A N/A 1367 ca 1868 $0.50 This 3rd Issue Fractional Contemporary Counterfeit example has an oversize top margin, the other 3 sides are small & full with clean surfaces, for the grade F+ $95
CF31474 Unl Unl Unl 1868 $3 City of Paris, Chicago, Illinois an Advertisement Note, punch cancelled with a green overprint "3" on the obverse and advertisement and THREE/3 on the right and left verso AU $120


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