Confederate Money Values
Pierre Fricke Numismatic BioI started my numismatic travels in 1969, when my grandmother gave me a box of old coins that I found to be fascinating. By 1973, I was an advanced collector of early American large cents by variety. I moved from early American coppers to bust half dollars in the late 1980s and 1990s. I began publishing a price guide for bust half dollars known as Bust Half Quotes in the late 1980s.I ve researched my family history in Louisiana going back to the 1700s, learning more about the history of the early U.S.A and the South in particular. After attending a few War for Southern Independence (so-called Civil War ) re-enactments, I decided to focus on Confederate fiscal paper notably Treasury notes and bonds. In particular, beyond my love of history and the South, I was impressed with the depth and opportunity Confederate paper offered the modern collector. I decided to begin my own Confederate paper money collection in 2001.Building upon and expanding the late Dr. Douglas Ball s research, I wrote Collecting Confederate Paper Money Comprehensive Edition 2005 which was named the best U.S. Paper Money book of the year by the Numismatic Literary Guild and also received the SPMC Wismer award for the best paper money book in 2006. An updated, portable version - Collecting Confederate Paper Money Field Edition 2008 is now available with a 2014 version in the works. George Tremmel, Marty Davis, and I authored Confederate Treasury Certificates - A Collector's Guide to IDRs in 2010. In June 2012, Pierre Fricke and Fred Reed authored History of Collecting Confederate States of America Paper Money 1865-1945 part of a growing series on Confederate fiscal collectibles. Pierre was awarded the Society of Paper Money Collectors prestigious Forrester Daniel award for literary contributions to the hobby.I collect Confederate paper money, Southern States paper money and other Confederate items, 1860s Large Type Federal paper money, as well as Fugio coppers by Newman variety. I am building a collection of U.S. large cents illustrating many different colors of the copper coins. I have completed my Confederate paper money variety, Confederate bond, and contemporary counterfeit Confederate paper money collections. I also completed a 1796 large cent collection by Sheldon variety.I am also a dealer and a strong buyer of Confederate currency and related items as well as many early American copper coins. I help people build unique, rare Confederate and Southern State paper money and early American copper collections.As Vice President of the Society of Paper Money Collectors, a member of the Professional Currency Dealers Association, a member of the Professional Numismatic Guild, a member of the Early American Coppers organization and American Numismatic Association, I continue to be active in the hobby.Pierre Fricke P.O. Box 1094 Sudbury, MA 01776 pfricke@csaquotes.com