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Replica - 5 Dollars Confederate States
| Issuer | Confederate States of America |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Printer | Kealinge & Ball |
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| Obverse lettering | TWO YEARS AFTER THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE STATES & THE UNITED STATES The Confederate States of America WILL PAY TO Bearer FIVE DOLLARS. RICHMOND 5 FACSIMILE for Register Engraved by Kealinge & Ball, Columbia. S.C. for Treasurer |
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| Reverse lettering | FIVE |
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Keating & Ball (the printer's name is frequently misspelled in dealer catalogs, including as "Kealinge") relocated from Richmond to Columbia, South Carolina in 1862 after Union pressure on the Confederate capital made operations increasingly precarious. The firm became one of the primary engravers and printers of late-war Confederate currency, working under chronic shortages of quality paper and ink — both of which show clearly in surviving originals from the 1864 series.
Columbia itself was burned in February 1865 during Sherman's march, destroying much of the remaining stock and press equipment. Replicas of this specific note circulate widely enough that provenance scrutiny is warranted before any serious attribution.