The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

time contained more than go ~ worth Of
Confederate bills George ". Rice of De
troit. Mich. James S. Mccoy of Washing
ton. D; C.. ana q few oh = coin collectors
in different uarts Of The Inlt"d States
addei Confederate paper 10 their co.
lections. and in time the fad waa taken
up by thousands OF coin. stamp and medal
To-day they are realizing quite hand
somely on the notes they have saved. The
entire series issued by the Confederate
Goysrnment ard the state; and towns in
dividually IS still obtainable, and for the
most part all the notes can be purchased
in good condition. While there is no one
collector In possession of complete Sc
thousands of dollars worth OF bills and
bonds. 4 complete set would urobab
sell for $500 or $4,000 if put up at auction
today.
Mr.. Low, who holds regular monthly
sale o: coins. also sells odd Confederate
notes, which are consigned to him by dif
ferent collectors. The sale will include the
largest consignment OF Confederate paper
having decided to close out all his paper
money. sent II to Mr.. Low, and he cata-
!ogued It. Some rare bills will he offered.
and quite q few of them will be knocked
down, II IS believed. at record prices.
PRINTED IN NEW YORK
IN this sale were printed in New York
during the war by the National Bank
Note Company. The great bulk Of Con-
tederats paper was printed hurricdly in
Richmond, Va. md Columbia. S. C.. but
the best examples were printed In New
York There are 1853 known varieties,
ranging from 81 to s1,OtH. The latter was
the largest note issued by the Confed-
eracy. There were, OF course, many fake
notes printed, and some of them are still
Philadelphia, Pa. and New Haven. Conn.
and shipped South. where they passed fire.
quently as genuine. A collector can easily
tell a counterfeit. but to the average per.
son there Is no difference between the rca!
and the bogus.
At times a collector will run across an
old note which has been decorated by the
original owner. a curious specimen was
recently found ny Mr.. Low. II was n
worthless g note, but on the back some
sentimental gentleman Of the lost cause
had written in very fine hand this poem.
entitled Keep 1t. Dear Friend. and Show
It,
Represe.lting nothing earth now.
And rausht in the waters below II;
! As a pledge of nation that's dead and zone,
Keep It. dear friend. and show 1t.
Show 1t to those who will lend an ear
To the :ale that this paper , san tell
U OF s.s a storns"cradled 1DtT d nation that fell
Too poor to posses, the precious ore.
And too much OF a stranger to borrow.
| We issue to-day our promise TO pay.
| And hope TO redeem on the morrow
! Days rolled by. and we ks became yeaT,
! But our Golfers were empty still;
! Coin vas so rare that the treasury quaieod
n a dollar should drop in the till.
But the faith that was IN US was strong IN
deed.
APd our y,ssfI sill Ts Tsafas.:sd In.
! That our suffering veterans earned
/ We know. IL had hardly value IN gold.
Yet as void the soldiers received Il:
! II srzed in our eyes with promise 20 pay.
! And each patriot soldier oeIeTed It
! But our boys thought Nttle o: rr'ce or pay.
Or OF the bills that were overdue
! They knew II Il brought them their bread TO-
day.
Twas III. best their poor country could DO.
! Then keep IT II tells history over,
| From the birth of the dream tn its last.
| Glorious and born Of the angel HOPE,
| Like our hope Of success it passed.
| The author is unknown.