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Confederate States dollar

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1864 $10 Confederate note

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1862 $100 Confederate States of America

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Confederate Banknotes - Money from the Civil War (Confederate Money Collection)

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Confederate States of America Currency

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Confederate Civil War Currency: Risky Business or Huge Opportunity?

The Confederate States of America dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after the war, on the prospect of Southern victory and independence.