confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

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Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

Thanks guys, yes it is made of lead/pewter with a copper or brass face.
 

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tokens70 said:
Thanks guys, yes it is made of lead/pewter with a copper or brass face.
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Very cool find. I dont know much about these plates but heres an old link that may help.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,186718.0.html

I say print 'em up. :icon_thumright:

You may want to post in "What IS It" section and let those guys have a go at it.
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

I ran across something interesting here that may or may not be related to your find but it says that FAC-SIMILIE bills were printed in the 1860's. http://www.crimemuseum.org/library/silentCriminals/samuelCurtisUpham.html

Crime Library » Silent Criminals

Samuel Curtis Upham

Samuel Curtis Upham was born in February of 1819 in Vermont. During the early years of his life, he joined the Navy, moved to California to search for gold, and wrote a book about his adventures. His solid reputation and proud religious background earned him the nickname "Honest Sam Upham."

By the mid 1850's, Upham had settled in Philadelphia, married, become a father, and opened a small store that sold stationery and toiletry supplies. Upham ran this store when the Civil War erupted in America, and he soon saw an opportunity to make money and cause serious trouble for the Confederacy.

Samuel's plan began in 1862 following a commemoration of George Washington's birthday. The Philadelphia Inquirer had printed some stories about the celebration as well as an article that discussed how a representative from the paper had obtained an electroplate that could produce an almost perfect replica of a Confederate five dollar bill. After reading the article, Upham visited the offices of the Inquirer and convinced the employee to sell him this electroplate. He used it to print 3,000 copies of the fake fivers, which he sold from his shop as a novelty item.

Every bill he printed sold quickly, and Upham next purchased a plate for a Confederate ten dollar bill. He printed them on paper that was very similar to the actual money in the south. In fact, the only noticeable difference between his bills and the real thing was a small caption on the bottom that proclaimed his funny money to be a "Fac-simile Confederate Note." It was easy for the disclaimer to be cut off the bills, and Upham's counterfeit cash made its way into the Confederate economy.

Upham continued to print more and more fake money and gained notoriety all across the country. His production value rose to the point where his bills were virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. The money became so well known that the Confederate Congress even declared counterfeiting to be a crime that was punishable by death!

Copycat counterfeiters helped to make Upham's novel idea less profitable, and before the war was over he had stopped selling the phony bills. He claimed that during his run, he sold more than $50,000 of counterfeit money and considered himself to have been a great help to the war effort.
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

Awesome Find!! Banner Banner Banner!!
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

That is really cool. I Do think you should have a one printed from it just for your own collection . Before you get rid of it or something happens to it.
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

really nice find, I vote banner!
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

Awesome find! THAT SHOULD BE BANNER! Im sorry but thats extremely rare to find such a piece! Thats history!!
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

Really neat find. I vote banner.
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

very nice recovery!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o MR TUFF banner!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

I would have to say this is WELL deserving of The Banner!!!!!!!! :notworthy:
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

Really cool relic. It's kinda is its own category. Wish we knew even more about it.



TG
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

Nice find. Too bad the plate has Fac-Simile on it. Even though it's a reproduction plate it still must have some nice collector value to it. SWEET recovery!
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

This is one of the coolest digs I have ever seen. It seems it seems to have played a major role in the Civil war. If you can't kill your enemy, ruin their economy! I am really happy for you.
 

Re: confederate $10 printing plate & barber quarter

What was the age of the other items found with it?
 

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