Collecting Confederate Paper Money - Field Edition 2014($69.99Value)

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Award winning author Pierre Fricke released the new portable Confederate States paper money guide that people have asked for! This is a full color, 574 page guide that is easy to use and carry around. This book includes history, grading, rarity and values for all 70 types, all significant known varieties, all major contemporary counterfeit types, Trans-Mississippi issues, train and hoer place issued, military and civilian issuers, and CSA bonds! I've recieved input from over 200 people. This is a major update from the 2008 edition. There are several innovations present in this book, not found in any other paper money book. The regular issue and contemporary counterfeits are presented side-by-side, helping people tell the difference. Confederate type notes are valued using traditional grading as well as third party grading by CC&A, PCGS and PMG. There is a summary of both the type and variety condition census contained within. There is new information regarding the evolution of the hobby which has been quite dramatic this decade - moreso than in any time in the past with the possible exceptions of the 1880s and 1950s. Some of this includes more about how to navigate the different styles of grading - including a table mapping equivalent grades across collector-oriented, market-oriented, CC&A, PCGS and other grading services. This is a must have book for anyone with more than a couple of hundred dollars worth of Confederate paper money and bonds! Unlike mass-market, discount books, this is a high value book designed to give the collector an edge! What you will find 100 pages of introductory material including history, ways to collect, and the only photo grading guide for CSA currency - Collector-oriented grading pricing and third party PCGS/PMG grading pricing Updated rarity ratings and condition census - Price and rarity guide for Trains and Hoers (T-39-40-41) people and places issued - Price guide for Trans-Mississippi notes - Values for type notes in choice, average, cut-cancelled and cut-out-cancelled - Values for rare varieties based on actual transactions - Values for contemporary counterfeit types - Values for CSA bonds - Hundreds of color pictures drawn from the greatest and most extensive type and variety collections - 200+ people s input included Based on hundreds of person-years of research going back to the late 1800s Pierre Fricke s 2008 Collecting Confederate Paper Money book stimulated my interest and enjoyment of the hobby. This book is designed for the needs of the 21st century collector helping me make better collecting decisions. With this book, I can fully enjoy the beauty and enhance my understanding of the history and value of my collection. The additions and updates in his 2014 edition further solidify this book as the standard Confederate money guide. --Travis Butler, Millennial Generation collector As a new collector of Confederate currency, Pierre s book was the first thing I bought before I got my first note. It is the go-to guide for anybody considering collecting Confederate paper money. More than just a guide book filled with vast information on all of the different types and varieties, Pierre s book will expand your collecting interests and give you a strong historical perspective of Confederate paper money. I started with the intention of building a type set but the book has introduced me to so many different interesting varieties and paper that is has truly elevated my enjoyment of collecting. --Christopher Pretsch, Generation X collector Pierre Fricke s new book Collecting Confederate Paper Money (2005 Edition) is THE most important CSA currency book in the last 90 years. The author s grasp of his material and systematic presentation will open this field to many new collectors, as well as add interest and impetus to the collecting habits of old hands of this material. Doug Ball would be pleased with such an able and articulate heir. --Fred Reed, Editor PAPER MONEY I 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. My first great find was an 1800 Sheldon 198 large cent (a rare variety) in nice Good+ for $12, which I proceeded to sell for a nice profit a few weeks later. Today, that large cent is worth at least $3,000, and is in the condition census. After doing research into 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, and after attending a few War for Southern Independence (so-called Civil War ) re-enactments, I decided to change my focus from early American coins to 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 was also recovering from the financial sh