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E-SYLUM ARCHIVE
QUERY: CONFEDERATE CURRENCY CATALOG CENSUS
Fred Reed forwarded this query. Hopefully, our readers will
be able to assist. -Editor
Here.s a numismatic bibliographic problem
that I hope your readers can help me solve. As you may recall, I.ve
written extensively in the past about the history of Confederate currency
collecting in Bank Note Reporter, and will return to that subject when the
current series on counterfeiting of Legal Tender Notes winds
down.My colleagues and I are attempting to determine the relative rarities of early Confederate currency catalogs, namely Lee.s 1875 catalog, Haseltine.s 1876 catalog, Thian.s 1885 catalog, and Massamore.s 1889 catalog, by taking a census of extant copies.
The works of interest are:
- Lee, William. The currency of the Confederate States of America, a description of the various notes. . . Washington: 1875.
- Haseltine, John W. Descriptive catalogue of Confederate notes and bonds. Philadelphia: Bavis & Pennypacker, Steam Power Printers, 1876. (note: this publication is sometimes bound with Haseltine.s 1872 pamphlet on Continental currency)
- Thian, Raphael P. The currency of the Confederate States, arranged by issues, denominations and series. Washington: 1885.
- Massamore, George W. Descriptive and chronological catalogue of Confederate currency. Baltimore: Massamore, 1889.
If readers of The E-Sylum having copies of these publications would notify me at fred@spmc.org, I would be most thankful. I can keep correspondents. identities confidential, and Confederate currency collectors and numismatic bibliophiles will have better information available.
I'll be the first to report. Here's an image of my copy of
the 1876 Haseltine pamphlet. I could swear I have a copy of the Massamore
publication as well, but I couldn't locate it. -Editor
While I was digging around for my Massamore (which may well
be a Moon-face that exists only in my brain), I came across the following
scarce items related to Confederate currency. Who else has examples of
these? They are:
- The Thian Confederate Note Album
- A Lyman Low fixed price list of Paper Money of the Confederate States
- Mercer's Price List of Confederate Notes, Etc.
Wayne Homren, Editor
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