Civil War Currency, all Civil War currency not just Confederate currency, was treated with suspicion in the West from the time of the War right through the post-War era. Why? Probably because so many banks, Eastern and Western, went more than a little crazy with issuance of paper money, regardless of what federal Treasury and monetary policy was.
According to Foster-Harris in that wonderful book I've referenced here before -- "The Look of the Old West" -- "you'd better carry metal if you craved to buy anything" in the post-Civil War West. In the same source, Foster-Harris said there was little use in the West for currency or coin valued less than a quarter, known starting in 1871 up to the present as "two bits."
There's a world of information regarding U.S. money, currency, and monetary policy regarding federal money, various state currencies, and many varieties of money and barter systems in U.S. history. Do some research on this vastly amazing and entertaining subject of the Old West!
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 1864 500 CIVIL WAR CONFEDERACY TREASURY BOND Rare Confederate Currency $279.00 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 54m Buy It Now for only: $279.00 Buy It Now |
 1863 United States Fractional Currency Note 10cents Civil War $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 18m |
 RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR ERA WHITE ARMY PAPER MONEY 6 BANK NOTES CURRENCY GROUP $31.49 Time Remaining: 5d 17h 4m |
 FMR 1863 50 CENTS ALABAMA FRACTIONAL CIVIL WAR CURRENCY BANK NOTE $0.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 14h 51m |
 US CURRENCY 1870s LOUISIANA 5 BABY BOND CRISP CU POST CIVIL WAR DOCUMENT $39.95 Time Remaining: 28d 13h 42m Buy It Now for only: $39.95 Buy It Now |
 Confederate States Paper Money Civil War Currency South $8.50 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 40m |
 1864 50 Confederate States Civil War Currency Note Jefferson Davis $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 11h 22m |
 Estate Found Lot 5 Confederate Civil War Currency Bank Notes Richmond VA $49.98 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 10h 37m |
 RARE 5 CENT FRACTIONAL CURRENCY CIVIL WAR ERA POSTAGE NOTE $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 9h 51m |
 1862 25 CENT OBSOLETE CURRENCY ALABAMA INSURANCE CO CIVIL WAR NEWS $25.00 Time Remaining: 8d 8h 25m |
 1863 5000 CONFEDERATE CURRENCY SL 63 6TH ISSUE CIVIL WAR NEWS JEFFERSON DAVIS $60.00 Time Remaining: 8d 8h 10m |
 1862 25 CENT FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FR 1279 JEFFERSON STAMP CIVIL WAR NEWS RARE ISS $1.04 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 8d 7h 58m |
 1861 5000 CONFEDERATE CURRENCY CIVIL WAR RARE ISSUE CIVIL WAR NEWS SL17 3RD IS $55.00 Time Remaining: 8d 7h 46m |
 1857 FLYING EAGLE US ONE CENT CIVIL WAR ERA PENNY CURRENCY OLD ORIGINAL $4.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 8d 6h 29m |
 CIVIL WAR 1000 Confederate Currency Southern Rebel soldier picture Lot $50.00 Time Remaining: 5d 1h 57m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 Buy It Now |
 Union States Currency Civil War Replica 6 Note Set $2.99 Time Remaining: 4d 14h 3m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 Buy It Now |
 CONFEDERATE CURRENCY REPLICA 5 10 50 FROM MORT KUNSTLER ART CIVIL WAR $2.99 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 37m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 Buy It Now |
 OLD US NOTE 1861 CIVIL WAR ONE DOLLAR OBSOLETE CURRENCY LOUISIANA $23.95 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 16h 26m |
