Obsolete Currency 💵 Broken Banknote 1861 $10 Scottsdale, Virginia • $3 to $750!

Just wanted to share scans of my old $10 note from 1861 before I ship it off...

The paper itself is thinner than you can imagine so it has to remain in a protected sleeve. The steel engravings are amazing to look.. it’s just phenomenal as most of these notes are. This particular specimen has been in my possession for 45 years believe it or not. I paid $3 for it at Del’s Coin Shop in Norwalk, CT in about 1974. At that time there was very little collector interest in worn examples like this one.

But there comes a time when we must move on... and cash in.

So when I discovered that the note was somewhat rare I sold it to a specialist for $750. I was pleased with the return and really don’t miss it.. although I probably shoulda bought all the others that Del was selling back then! Ha! If I had had the cash maybe.. but I was just a kid.