Civil War Ammo

[alikkiev]

Can someone please help to identify years for these items.
Appreciate any of your help.

Alex

 

[kevikens]

Most of the paper money are banknotes of the period late 1850's to early 1860's issued by state chartered banks before the US started issuing its federal greenbacks in 1862. The US banknotes on the right look like a series 1923 silver certificate (horse blanket) an early Federal reserve note (1914?) and a series 1928 silver certificate. In the second and third grouping are more obsolete state banknotes, a Confederate $10 note, a circa 1880 NJ national guard garrison cartridge box for the .45-70 cartridge and another state charter banknote, circa 1860. In the fourth grouping a few more state charter notes and another Confederate note. As for the photos they look like later reprints (possibly quite recently reproduced). The powder flask and the shot pouch may be impossible to date as so many repros of these are out there. The obsolete currency looks good, and the Confederate notes as well, but again both the state chartered bank notes and Confederate are commonly reproduced and artificially aged. The US currency had better be genuine or somebody is in possession of what the US Treasury would consider counterfeit currency.

 

[alikkiev]

Thank you very much. I am 100% confident they all real ( not reproduced)

 

[johan_steele]

As an additional note to kevikens info. The shot pouch and powder flask as closer to 1900 than 1860 and the .58 ammo packs are post 1960 as opposed to 1860.

 

[alikkiev]

Thank you!

 

[kevikens]

Thank you very much. I am 100% confident they all real ( not reproduced)

May I ask what is the source of your confidence that all items are originals and not repros from later on? When I purchase items at flea markets or antique shops I need to handle and examine closely what is for sale. The market for counterfeit relics is large and the counterfeiters are quite sophisticated at making items appear much older than they really are. I find it difficult to assign 100% credibility to just about anything that is marketed as an antique. Some are in the upper 90% but 100% confidence, especially on Civil War era currency, is hard to come by. You might want to check out www.cointalk.com and read what numismatic experts report on is coming out of the Middle East and Asia.

 

[alikkiev]

Sorry if I heart your feelings, you are absolutely correct, nobody can be 100% sure in this world.
The only thing that gave me confidence is the other items I bought from same estate/collector are very expensive and valuable.

 

[kevikens]

No hurt feelings. There are some sources that are more than likely to be authentic. I suppose some day some lucky collector will stumble onto the garage sale my wife will probably have after my departure for Valhalla but even some of my stuff may not be what I hope it is.