BogusCSA

You can tell Fake Paper Money by the Serial Number Check your notes against this list before writing. If your note matches a listed serial number it will be FAKE and has No Collector Value. These items have all been produced since the turn of the century. Most produced up to around 1945 were used for advertising on one side and it's easy to tell that it's not real. The Bogus Notes listed below were first produced around 1948 at the end of World War II when Americans started taking vacations and there were even greater numbers made from 1960-1965 for the WAR Centennial. [Civil War to you Yankees] If you go to any of the National Parks and many State Parks you can still buy examples of these in the gift shops. Some you can purchase today are exactly like those first made over 50 years ago. While I have listed every piece I've seen or been told about over the past five years, new examples surface from time to time. If you run across one, please email me the date and serial number. I would also like an image. Your name will also be added to my list of Contributors to this page!

This page last updated
September 6, 2017

Dane Courney suggested that I add the following comment for novice Collectors of CSA, Republic of Texas and other Obsolete Notes on 18 July 2017 . He said,
"Look at your note with a magnifying glass. If you see a lot of dots, the note is a fake. The dots are produced by halftone printing. No real Confederate note was ever printed using this method"

Plagerism of my work on eBay
I looked today (Feb 3rd, 2015) and the material has been edited. Most of my words are the same. This site disappeared for several months and it is now back. The person who put it up originally still claiming publishing on the material. Such is life! :-)
Today is 7/18/17 and CWilliams3K still has my work on eBay as his own. I don't care if anyone takes this material and uses it; but, PLEASE, use your own words and/or tell folks where you found this stuff! OK?

CONFEDERATE States of America
Denomination    Date        Serial Number
$ 0.50       1863    T63 #104508    T63 #861343    #104199 {April 6th}
                 1864    {Feb 17th} #6850    #83999
$ 1.00       1862    {June 2} #49092    #50381    {Dec 2} #658    T44 #355
                 1863     {April 1} #18094    T62 #1468
                 1864     {Feb 17} #3691   #28490 #32984    #42507   #46171    #76280
                              #82129 #(another82129) #83383    #85087
$ 2.00        [Year / Type unknown] #46893
                 1862    {June 2} 48590    #211765    {Dec 2} #37232
                             {Type or Date Unknown} #2473    #6476
                            1863    {April 6} #46695    #51572
               1863   #46695
                1864    {Feb 17} #4505    #18491   {Bogus Sheet} #18491 {Ad Note} #32098 or 34098
#37544    #48840   Black #74585 Green #74585 #93609    #94505    #98840
$ 3.00        Not sure of date. Serial numbers vary. Looks to be either 1862 or 1863. Fantasy created 2009
$ 5.00       1861    T33 #11225   T34 #24497, T37 #4763 (rev) T36 #138590
                       {Unknown}{July 25} #1953    #2070    {Sept 2} #16767    #138590
                 1862    {Dec 2} #6250
                 1863    {April 6} #16165    #81072
                 1864    {Feb 17}    #1138    #19640    #76280    #18262    #23580, {1863 reverse} #45806,
                             #47333 {ad} #50130 (blank back) #68771    #46147    #50243    #68414 #76280
$10.00      1861    {Sept 2}T26 #970   #5089 > Sheet of 3 #19107    #77389 {Sept 2} #94129 {July 25}
                           #91497 T24 #8005    T26 {similar to next} #1484   T26 #8007   T26 #470    T28 #77389
                 1862    {Sept 2} #581355    {Dec 2} #2973
                 1863    {April 6} #37728   #50883
                 1864    {Feb 17} #8470, #9825 {ad} #14077 #22462   #31680   #32515   #35342 #35342 (Diff design)                                 #39911    #40620    #40679 #45447 #45956 #49987 < (Plat e & Flippe d) #55411 #66037                                     #83185 #83616 C #83826 #96636
$20.00      1861    T18 (plate7 - rev) {T20 Sept 2} #15247 (wrong portrait) T20 #15247 [same note: correct portrait]
                             #131720 T21 $20 #11220 T21 $20 (modern known with various serial #) 76007 / rev
                1862    {Dec 2} #39590    #61372
                 1863    {Apr 6} #77786    No # May COPY
                 1864    {Feb 17} #1372 #2625 #10482 #13410 #22224 #23483 #35021 #32875 C #46410 #56809
                            #68327 #76627 #80967 #81731 #93941
$50.00      1861    T4 #1365    T6 #3866    {July 25} #21614 #49935    #93351    {Sept 2} #18441
                             T16{Ad}#18443    #23961    T14 #23510    T14 #31351
                 1862    {Dec 2} #60423    T50 #85165
                 1863    {Apr 6} #3987    #4553    #57557 < (Same as last? Modern various serial #) #57257 rev
                 1864    #5670    {#5920}?   #11999 #14949    #24791    #25674    #4277 C #50935    #59204
                             #61891 #72104    #72321 #77114
$100.00    1861   T3 #1367    {Type?} #85    #4182    {July 25} #4332    #323118
                    {Date & Type Unknown} #457 or #487 [with green overprint so probably 1861]
                 1862    Trains T39/40): {May 8} #108? * Rev {T40 w/Blue Back} #25208   #52042 #60182
                            Hoers (T41): #57939   #65798   #127208 {Blue} #4144? #53453 #? BLUE
                            #50371    #84389 #148406 (modern ebay item) Many with No #___
                 1863    {Apr 6}    #84 #933    #2248    #2575    #29063    #29200
                            Modern Various Serial # = #57226 rev
                 1864    #801 #4398 #20396   #29026 #33193   #41567 #43418 #44248   #47128
                             #6218 C #79243 #85117 #92685
                Fantasy: Design 1864 $10. Two Variety: #49987_A (back same) #49987_B
$500.00    1861    #85
                 1864    #393    #9229    #14682    #16599    #16760    #18278 #18935 #19834 #21130
                             #26326 #26949    #33004    #33546    #36776    #67935   #82210
$1000.00 1861    #46,   #82,   #88,   #176, #176 (another) #178,   #197, {Most Common} #297,   #321

$10      #1385 #1385 variety with Imprint
$20      #569
$50      #2962 [or #5962 ? - Does Bogus Govt $50 exist? I haven't seen one yet!]

$1      #2150
$2      #5214
$3      #40,   #383, #146?, #2077
$5      #1349 [blank back], #2231 (Same design both sides) #2231 (Star Reverse 2231 )
$10    #5480
$20    #1575   #3744 (fantasy) #6221
$50    #1112,   #1335 (Rev), #1503,   #5962
$100 #185,{some think 184) #663    #663{another} #1467 (back blank)
          #520 (Texas Centennial 1936. This piece is actually Collectible)
$500 #1381

Trainmen:
Anthony Johnson TM02    Walter Rudecki TM03
David Mimms TM04        Randy Shipley TM05
Marvin Ashmore TM09     Ed Mason TM38

Crutch Williams / PO Box 3221 / Quinlan, TX 75474 / 903-560-0458
The Contents of the Page should be SHARED by Everyone! It is NOT copyrighted!

I was getting behind on updating this page and said I'd get "around to it" when I had time. I want to send a Special Thanks to Dane Courney for sending me this "Round Tuit"! Crutch 2/19/03 Dane has added more notes to this list than anyone! His name is now listed in RED with **. 9/30/09 Richard Morin has added the 2nd most notes to this list. 9/19/2013.

I would like to get images of the many notes listed in the Obsolete Section. Surely some of you have examples that you can make me scans of! Please send me some! Thanks! Crutch Williams 11/12/13

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Alabama State of Alabama $100 Jan 1, 1864 # 834 reverse
State of Alabama 50 Cts. Jan 1, 1863 #58192 FACSIILE

California Wells Fargo $20 Jan 11, 1871 # 370455
Miners Bank Alta Calif 25ct 1857 # 1849

D.C.            Bullion Bank          $3         July 4, 1862      # [none]
                   Columbia Bank       $3        Oct 20, 1862     # [none]
                   Presidents Bank      $1         ------- 1852       # [none]

Florida         State of Florida           $1         Mar 1, 1863      # 2396
                   Bank Fernandina         $5         Feb 1, 1860      # 237
                   Bank of Florida           $4         Feb 1, 1864      # 542
                   Bank St. Johns            $5         May 2, 1859     # 667
                   Bank West Florida       $40       Nov 3, 1832      # 1363
                   Merchants & Platnters $20      Nov 12, 1833    # 13??

Indiana    Citizens Banking House     $2     July 1, 1857    # ??
   Citizens Banking House     $3     July 1, 1857    #2929
   Citizens Banking House     $5 July 1, 1857    #2658
   Exchange Banking House   $3 Oct 27, 1819    # [none]

Louisiana State of Louisiana $100 Mar 10, 1863 # 2650 rev
State of Louisiana $50 Mar 10, 1863 # 1691 (blank rev)

Michigan     Macomb Count Bank   $2   Apr 1, 1758   # 5203 & # 1958?
                Tecumseh Bank           $1     No Date      # {none}

Mississippi    Mississppi Trasury Note   $100   Jan 8, 1862   # 2758

New York    Bulls Head Bank       $3        Aug 10, 1864   # 4042
                   City Trust & Bkng    $2M      Dec 21, 1839   # 5509
                   Clinton Bank             $100     Dec 2, 1839     # 9
                   Corp City Albany      10 ct.     July 17, 1862   # 676
                   Genessee Co. Bk.   $52.12   May 5, 1865     # 16896
                   Sherman & Barnee     25 ct     July 11, 1862   # [none]

Ohio            Bank of Granville     $3   May 11, 1838    # 7374
                   State Bank of Ohio   $1   July 7, 1861      # 9131
                   Ohio Rail Road $2 1845 No S# Image

South Carolina Cotton Planters Assoc $5 May 15, 1862 # 415 obv rev
Louisville Cincinnati & Charleston RR Co. Remainder $1.75 obv

United States, Bank of the      $10        Jan 23, 1834       # 646
                                            $1000    Dec 15, 1840      # 8894
                                            $1 Mil    Dec 25, 1840      # 711

Virginia Virginia Treasury Note $100 Oct 15, 1862 # 119 # 2875 #480 (Facsimile)
Bank of Rockbridge $5 Jan 8, 1859 # 1692

New Hampshire      30 Shilling   Aug 24, 1778      # 992
Colony of             $7               Aug 29, 1780    # 1702 or # 4702 ?
                            $5 January 26th 1776 #1141 or 1441 ?

North Carolina $4 Aug 8, 1778 # 126 or # 146
7 Dollars and a Half April 2nd 1776 #1825

Pennsylvania 15 Shilling Oct 1, 1773 # 5520
8 Spanish Milled Dollars February 17, 1776 #64624

Virginia      $250      Mar 1, 1771      # 1165
                IV Dol Oct 7, 1776 image Advertising from Bi-Centennial
                10 Spanish Milled Dollars Oct 7, 1776 #36880

NOTHING on This Page is Copyrighted with the exception of the two Cartoons of me and my Text!

I was recently contacted by Fred Reed, Editor of the SPMC journal and columnist for Bank Note Reporter. He pointed out to me that there was a Guide for eBay Buyers titled How to tell if Confederate money is fake. You can view this guide by taking the link (click the title in blue). Main page where this person claims to have written other guides. cwilliams3K

Now, none of the listed material on this webpage is copyrighted. I want everyone to know what the fakes are but for someone to copy my text (almost verbatum) and write an eBay Guide and take credit for My Work, I draw the line at that. The person who copied my material goes by the eBay user ID cwilliams3K. Apparently he sells Civil War Prints and Scale Models of old Cannons &c. I don't understand why he couldn't have taken my material and then used his own words.

I have filed a Formal Complaint against this person with eBay. I have no idea if I will be successful or not but enough is enough. I try to help people and it's simply not right for someone to STEAL my work and claim it as their own!

Crutch Williams eBay ID = crutch2