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Informationen zum Autor Pierre Fricke is an expert on Confederate currency and an award-winning author of several books on the subject. He also operates a highly respected rare coin and paper money collecting business. He has been collecting currency since 1969. Klappentext With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861! the Confederate States of America began issuing its own legal tender. Over the years! seven different series of currency were issued. Counterfeiting became an enormous problem for the South! as did depreciation and inflation. By the end of the war! the notes were worthless! but within the decade their collectibility was on the rise. Today! some notes can easily garner thousands of dollars. Uniquely designed and hand-signed! the legal tender of the South tells the story of hope and loss. Confederate currency expert Pierre Fricke illustrates the history of the South's money in Confederate Currency. Neither a price guide nor a collector's guide per se! Confederate Currency explains the origins of the various notes issued by the South! putting the money into historical context. Fricke also briefly discusses the dissolution of the Union and examines the collectibility of Confederate Currency. Confederate currency expert Pierre Fricke provides a concise, illustrated history of the currency issued in the American South during the Civil War. Zusammenfassung On February 4! 1861! the Confederate States of America was formed! and almost immediately the first Confederate notes were printed - the famous "Montgomery" notes. These would be followed by many designs over the next four years. The seventy different designs or "type" notes are eagerly sought today by collectors! historians and family historians! and a collection of Confederate currency offers fascinating insights into the tumultuous Civil-War period. Pierre Fricke examines these series of Confederate notes! highlighting the history and circumstances in which they were created. This easy-to-read! fun and educational book offers an introduction to the often beautiful notes that financed the Confederacy. ...
