Shop authentic Confederate money for sale from the Gettysburg Museum of History’s collection: original Civil War currency issued by the Confederate States of America between 1861 and 1864, from the common $5, $10 and $20 notes to the $50 and $100 issues, the $100 “slave” and “train” notes collectors ask for by name, and the larger $500 note. The collection also includes Confederate bonds and bond coupon notes, and framed displays that pair a note with excavated battlefield bullets.

How to tell if Confederate money is real: original notes were printed on thin rag paper, often with uneven or hand-cut edges, hand-signed and hand-numbered in period ink, and they show age the way old paper does, with soft folds, foxing and toning rather than crisp white stock. Modern reproductions are printed on heavy, bright paper with printed signatures and serial numbers, and many carry the word “facsimile” or “copy” in tiny type. Every original note here is examined and certified by the museum; the one reproduction set the museum sells for teaching is listed and labeled as such.

Notes are graded on condition and priced accordingly, and most sell quickly. See the museum’s Confederate bonds and the wider Civil War relics and artifacts collection of bullets, buttons, buckles and battlefield relics, all authenticated by the museum.