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2 Dollars
| Issuer | Confederate States of America |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Judah P. Benjamin at upper left, accompanied by an allegorical battle vignette at center-right showing a Southern figure striking down a Northern figure, rendered in intaglio engraving. The note carries the denomination numeral '2' at multiple corners and bears the issuing authority title across the upper register. Printed text below details payment terms, funding provisions, and receivability clauses, with manuscript register and treasurer signature lines at the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE STATES AND THE UNITED STATES 2 2 SECOND SERIES THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Will pay TWO DOLLARS to Bearer TWO RICHMOND, June 2. 1862. FUNDABLE IN EIGHT PER CENT STOCK OR BONDS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL DUES EXCEPT EXPORT DUTIES B. DUNCAN. COLUMBIA S.C. ___________________ 2 ___________________ FOR REGISTER FOR TREASURER |
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B. Duncan of Columbia, South Carolina printed several Confederate denominations under contract during 1862, operating well outside the main Richmond printing establishment. The $2 denomination was always the odd note in Confederate series — low-value paper currency was distrusted by a public that had functioned on coin for generations, and twos circulated poorly as a result.
Duncan's output from this period is generally considered cruder than contemporaneous Richmond work, and the paper quality varied considerably depending on what stock could be sourced through the blockade.