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10 Dollars State of Mississippi
| Issuer | State of Mississippi |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black with a green underprint, the note carries a vignette of Justice standing at left, holding a balance and sword, with a building set among trees at right. A bold green underprint reads COTTON PLEDGED X at center. The text block occupies the central portion, detailing the redemption terms payable from cotton proceeds at the Treasurer's Office in Jackson, Mississippi. |
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| Obverse lettering | ON DEMAND AFTER PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT. The State of Mississippi Will pay to Bearer The sum of TEN DOLLARS out of proceeds of Cotton Pledged for Redemption of this Note, at the Treasurer`s Office in Jackson, Mississippi. Issued ______ day of ____________ 186 ..................Aud. .................Treas. RECEIVABLE OF PAYMENT OF ALL DUES TO THE STATE AND COUNTIES EXCEPT THE MILITARY TAX. |
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Mississippi was one of the few Confederate states to issue its own paper currency independently of Richmond, and these 1862 state notes were a direct response to a coin shortage that had become acute within months of secession. The Jackson printings were produced under difficult conditions — local printers lacked the engraving capacity of Northern houses, and the state cycled through multiple contractors across the war years.
P#S1375 is known with several minor typographic variants, a predictable consequence of repeated plate repairs and substitutions. Genuine cancellations on surviving examples are common, as unredeemed notes were formally cancelled rather than destroyed after the war.