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Descriptive Summary
Scope and Content Note
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Paper money
Coins
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A Guide to the Money Collection,
1773-2004
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Title: |
Money Collection |
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Dates: |
1773-2004 |
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Content Abstract: |
Consisting of several types of negotiable instruments, the Money Collection includes examples of Texas, Confederate, United States, and foreign exchange media gathered from various sources. The bulk of the collection is made up of paper money and other negotiable documents. |
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Identification: |
DRT 7 |
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Extent: |
2.75 linear feet (2 boxes, 2 oversize folders) |
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Language: |
Materials are primarily in English. Some documents are in German and Spanish; a handful are in French, Russian, Japanese, and Arabic. |
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Repository: |
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas |
Consisting of different types of negotiable instruments, the Money Collection includes examples of Texas, Confederate, United States, and foreign exchange media gathered from various sources.
The bulk of the collection is made up of paper money and other financial documents organized by the government or another entity that issued the items. From the Republic of Texas are examples of government currency authorized at different times during that period as well audited drafts, scrip, bonds, and other notes issued to individuals in payment for service to Texas or in exchange for other debt instruments. Some of these items were issued to noted Texas figures, including Thomas F. McKinney, Reuben M. Potter, and Juan N. Seguín.
Texas state government instruments include treasury warrants from the Civil War era, issued to individuals for military and civil service, and bond coupons. Local government notes are represented by a small number of items from counties and cities dating from the Republic and Civil War eras.
Notes circulated in Texas by private entities also date from the Republic of Texas and the Civil War periods. Noteworthy is the currency of Kelsey H. Douglass of Nacogdoches, a merchant who circulated elaborately engraved notes in 1840.
The collection includes a large amount of Confederate States of America currency from several issue dates. There are also some examples of oversize bonds issued by the Confederate government.
Government-issued notes from states other than Texas are represented by a few items dating from the Civil War. Private notes, primarily from southern banks and businesses, were issued immediately before and during the Civil War.
Paper money from the English colonies in America includes items from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Currency from the Revolutionary War era is also in the collection and includes items from Pennsylvania, the United Colonies, and the United States. The remainder of the U.S. currency consists of fractional denominations from the 1860s and 1870s, used for the purchase of postage stamps or for payment of government dues in small amounts.
A miscellany of foreign notes includes currency from Mexico, German states, Canada, France, Russia and the Soviet Union, Japan, and several other nations. Two oversize German bonds are also included.
Finally, included are a few facsimiles or copies of paper money and representations of currency used for satirical or advertising purposes.
Only a few coins are part of the collection, most of them miscellaneous items from different countries and time periods. A Mexican coin dated 1835 is the most noteworthy item.
Commemorative coins, medals, and medallions are housed in the library’s Artifacts Collection.
References
Bevill, James. The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas. Houston: Bright Sky Press, 2009.
Bieciuk, Hank, and H. G. “Bill” Corbin. Texas Confederate County Notes and Private Scrip. s.n., s.l., 1961.
Heusinger, Edward W. The Monetary History of the Republic of Texas. s.l., s.n., n.d.
Howard, William Eager. The Romance of Texas Money. s.l., s.n., n.d.
Lenz, Louis. Texas Money. s.l., s.n., n.d.
Medlar, Bob. Texas Obsolete Notes and Scrip. Anderson, South Carolina: Society of Paper Money Collectors, 1968.
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Access Restrictions
No restrictions. The collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.
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Personal Names |
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Douglass, Kelsey H. (Kelsey Harris), d. 1840. |
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Lubbock, Francis Richard, 1815-1905. |
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McKinney, Thomas Freeman, 1801-1873. |
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Potter, Reuben M. (Reuben Marmaduke), 1802-1890. |
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Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno, 1806-1890. |
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Genres/Formats |
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Bank notes--Texas. |
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Bank notes--United States. |
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Bonds--Confederate States of America. |
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Bonds--Texas. |
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Coins. |
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Fractional currency. |
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Negotiable instruments--Texas. |
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Paper money--Confederate States of America. |
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Paper money--Texas. |
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Paper money--United States. |
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[Identification of item], Money Collection, 1773-2004, DRT 7, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Materials were donated by various individuals and gathered by staff at the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library. The nucleus of the collection came as part of William E. Howard's donation to the Library. This is an artificial collection.
Processed by Warren Stricker, 1999 November.
Finding aid edited and encoded by Caitlin Donnelly, 2011 March.
Further accruals are expected.
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Paper money |
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Republic of Texas, 1836-1845 |
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Currency, 1837-1840 |
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Printed note, “Star note,” Act of 1837 June 9 |
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Engraved notes, 4 items, Act of 1837 June 9 |
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Engraved notes, change notes, 2 items, Act of 1837 December 14 |
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Engraved notes, “Redbacks,” 11 items, Act of 1839 January 19 |
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Engraved notes, change notes, 3 items, Act of 1840 February 5 |
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Audited drafts/treasury warrants, 15 items, 1836-1845 |
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Geo. H. Bringhurst, 1844 |
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E. R. Ewing, 1836 |
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M. C. Hamilton, 1844 |
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John C. Hays, 1844 |
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S. L. Jones, 1845 |
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John Kirby, 1837 |
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M. P. Norton, 1845 |
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William Phelps, 1837 |
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R. A. Porter, 1836 |
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R. M. Potter, 1845 |
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Sam Ralph, 1844 |
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John N. Seguin, 1837 |
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James Shaw, 1842 |
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Daniel J. Toler, 1843 |
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Hiram D. Yates, 1836 |
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Naval scrip, 3 items, 1841 |
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Archd. McPhee, 1841 |
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John Rurrie, 1841 |
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Geo. Stacy, 1841 |
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Consolidated fund notes, 3 items, 1837 |
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Isaac McGary, 1837 |
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Thomas F. McKinney, 1837 |
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Charles D. Sayre, 1837 |
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State of Texas, 1861-circa 1879 |
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Treasury warrants, 57 items, 1861-1865 |
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J. Abbott, 1862 |
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A. P. Blocker, 1863 |
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G. W. Breedlove, 1862 |
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J. M. Breedlove, 1862 |
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N. M. Burford, 1862 |
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R. D. Carr, 1862 |
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A. R. Crozier, 1862 |
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I. Q. Dashiell, 1862 |
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R. DeCordova, 1864 |
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G. H. Doran, 1862 |
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T. W. Dougherty, 1862 |
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H. Dulahanty, 1862 |
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I. P. Dumas, 1862 |
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B. G. Duval, 1862 |
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C. T. Freeman, 1865 |
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W. M. Gilleland, 1862 |
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J. R. and R. C. Goodman, 1862 |
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Hamilton Co., 1864 |
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W. B. Hamilton, 1862 |
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H. A. Hamner, 1862 |
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W. N. Hardeman, 1862 |
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I. Harrell, 1862 |
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R. K. Hartley, 1862 |
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I. M. Hays, 1862 |
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J. W. Hutchins, 1862 |
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M. Kennedy, 1861 |
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I. C. Kerbey, 1862 |
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J. C. Kuchbury, 1862 |
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W. A. Kuykendall, 1862 |
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F. R. Lubbock, 3 items, 1862 |
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N. B. McDonald, 1862 |
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A. D. McGinnis, 1864 |
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Medina County, 1863 |
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J. A. Mitchell, 1862 |
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E. H. Moore, 3 items, 1862 |
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N. C. Raymond, 1865 |
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H. Redmond, 1862 |
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N. G. Shelley, 1862 |
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C. Shemme, 1862 |
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W. A. Smith, 1865 |
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R. A. Sneed, 1862 |
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J. M. Steiner, 1862 |
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W. C. Twitty, 1862 |
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J. Van Nostrand, 2 items, 1862 and 1864 |
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R. S. Walker, 1863 |
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[Unknown first name] West?, 1862 |
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Williamson Co., 1864 |
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H. Winkel, 1862 |
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J. R. Worrall, 3 items, 1862 |
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T. Wright, 1862 |
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Bond coupons, 21 items, circa 1870-1879 |
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Texas city and county notes, 18 items, 1838-1865 |
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Austin, 2 items, circa 1840-1849 |
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Austin County, 1862 |
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Brazoria County, 1862 |
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Burleson County, 1862 |
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Grimes County, 1862 |
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Harrison County, 1862 |
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Houston, 2 items, 1865 |
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Limestone County, 2 items, 1862 |
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Nacogdoches County, 5 items, 1862 |
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San Felipe de Austin, 1838 |
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Walker County, 1862 |
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Texas private notes, 15 items, 1840-circa 1869 and undated |
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Briscoe, Harris and Co., Harrisburg, undated |
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Kelsey H. Douglass, Nacogdoches, 10 items, 1840 |
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Fannin House, Houston, circa 1860-1869 |
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T. H. McMahan and Gilbert, Galveston, 2 items, 1862 |
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Sour Lake Volcanic Springs Company, Houston, 1862 |
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Confederate States of America currency, 1861-1864 |
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13 items, 1861 September 2 |
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118 items, 1862 June 2 |
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33 items, 1862 December 2 |
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Interest-bearing notes, 9 items, 1862 |
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6 items, 1863 April 6 |
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91 items, 1864 February 17 |
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Non-Texas state and local currency, 21 items, 1861-1863 |
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Alabama, 3 items, 1863 |
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Georgia, 1863 |
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Louisiana, 5 items, 1862-1863 |
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Mississippi, 1862 |
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North Carolina, 8 items, 1861-1863 |
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Richmond, Virginia, 1862 |
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Shreveport, Louisiana, 1862 |
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Virginia, 1862 |
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Non-Texas private currency, 20 items, 1852-1863 and undated |
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Adrian Insurance Company, Adrian, Michigan, undated |
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Alabama Insurance Co., Atlanta, Georgia, 1862 |
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Augusta Insurance and Banking Company, Augusta, Georgia, 1852 |
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Bank of Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina, 1856 |
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Bank of Macomb County, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, 1858 |
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Bank of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, 1861 |
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Bank of the State of South Carolina, 1863 |
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Crescent City Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1862 |
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Erie and Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank, Adrian, Michigan, 1853 |
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Farmers’ and Exchange Bank of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 3 items, 1853-1854 |
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Florida Rail Road Company, 1861 |
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Mechanics Bank, Augusta, Georgia, 1856 |
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Mechanics’ Savings and Loan Association, Savannah, Georgia, 1861 |
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Merchants and Planters Bank, Savannah, Georgia, 2 items, 1859 |
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Mississippi and Alabama Railroad Company, Brandon, Mississippi, 1857 |
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New Orleans and Texas Overland Mail Co./J. B. Price and Co., Franklin, Louisiana, 1862 |
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Perrin Bank, Rochester, New York, 1860 |
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Colonial American currency, 7 items, 1773-1776 |
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Colony of New Jersey, 2 items, 1776 |
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Pennsylvania, 5 items, 1773-1776 |
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United States currency, 1776-1778 and 1862-1875 |
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Revolutionary War period currency, 10 items, 1776-1778 |
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Fractional and postage currency, 40 items, 1862-1875 |
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Foreign currency, 164 items |
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Facsimiles, advertisements, parodies, etc., 20 items |
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Oversize items |
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Republic of Texas, 1840-1841 |
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Treasury bonds: Charles De Morse, 2 items, 1840-1841 |
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Consolidated Fund stock: James Hodges, Sr. and Joseph W. Robertson, 1 item each, 1840 |
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Confederate States of America bonds, 5 items |
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Non-Texas bonds: Arkansas, 1861 |
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Non-Texas private currency: Bank of Augusta, Augusta, Georgia, uncut and unsigned sheet of four notes, undated |
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Foreign bonds, 2 items, 4 sheets |
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Coins |
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United States coins, 3 items, 1868, 1921, and 1925 |
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Mexican coins, 4 items, 1835, 1866, and 1968 |
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Miscellaneous coins, various nations, 33 items |
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Tokens and novelties, 9 items |
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El Alamo Chico, wooden nickel |
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Brock’s Book Store, San Antonio, wooden nickel |
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Moglia Family Groceries, San Antonio, token |
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Venetian Tavern, San Antonio, token |
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VIA, San Antonio, tokens, 2 items |
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Windmill Country Store, San Antonio, wooden nickel |
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Religious message, wooden nickels, 2 items |
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Medals, 5 items, 1994-2004 |
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Texas Numismatic Association, 36th convention, 1994 |
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Texas Numismatic Association, 37th convention, 2 items, 1995 |
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Texas Numismatic Association, 43rd Convention, 2001 |
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Texas Numismatic Association, 46th Convention, 2004 |
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