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Replica 15 Cents - State of South Carolina
| Issuer | Bank of the State of South Carolina |
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| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Replica banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain brown paper note printed in black letterpress. A central vignette of a palmetto tree framed by scrollwork ornaments occupies the centre field, flanked by large numeral '15' on either side. The issuer's name arches across the upper portion in bold curved lettering, with the denomination spelled out in large capitals along the lower register. A manuscript cashier's signature and the overprint 'COPY' appear at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Unprinted plain paper reverse with no design elements, text, or ornamentation, presenting a uniform aged beige-brown surface consistent with the note's wartime production economy. |
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South Carolina's wartime fractional notes emerged from a straightforward problem: the Confederacy's coin shortage was acute by 1862, and small change had essentially vanished from circulation as the public hoarded metal. Individual states, counties, municipalities, and even private businesses began issuing their own fractional paper to fill the gap — a patchwork system the Confederate government tolerated but never formally endorsed.
This is a modern replica. Originals from the Bank of the State of South Carolina's 1863 fractional series are not especially rare, but replicas circulate frequently in the collector market and have occasionally been offered without adequate disclosure.