Modern Reproductions of Old Currency

Counterfeit Colonial and Obsolete Currency

The list below is a collection of known and documented counterfeit currency.  The term reproduction is really more accurate as these notes were never printed to enter commerce as legitimate legal tender.  In most circumstances they were sold at museums and historical sites.  Notes from this list have no collector value and are certainly not still good at face value.

ALABAMA

State of Alabama (Montgomery); $100; Jan. 1, 1864              834

 

ARKANSAS

Treasury Warrant; $1; Apr. 28, 1862                                128346

 

CALIFORNIA

Wells Fargo (San Francisco); $20; Jan. 11, 1871              370455

 

CONNECTICUT (COLONIAL)

10 Shillings; Jun. 1, 1780                                                    11259

Bank of New England; uncut sheet ($3-5-10-20);       none


CONTINENTAL CURRENCY

$20; Sept. 26, 1778                                                         270350

 

DELAWARE (COLONIAL)

5 Shillings; Jan. 1, 1776                                                      62101

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Bullion Bank; $3; Jul. 4, 1862                                              none

Columbia Bank; $3; Oct. 20, 1862                                      none

Presidents Bank; $1; 1862                                                   none

(See United States, Bank of)

 

FLORIDA

Bank of Fernandina; $5; Feb. 1, 1860                                   236

Bank of Florida (Tallahassee); $4; Feb. 1, 1864                    542

Bank of St. John’s; $5; May 2, 1859                                     667

Bank of West Florida; $10; 3 Nov. 1832                            1363

Merchants & Planters Bank; $20; 12 Nov. 1833                 13??

State of Florida (Tallahassee); $1; Mar. 1, 1863                  2396

 

GEORGIA

$100; Apr. 6, 1864                                                          19567?

 

GEORGIA (COLONIAL)

$4; Sept. 10, 1777                                                   2991, 19567

 

INDIANA

Citizens Banking House (Gosport); $2; Jul. 1, 1857                      ?

Citizens Banking House (Gosport); $3; Jul. 1, 1857               2929

Citizens Banking House (Gosport); $5; Jul. 1, 1857               2658

Exchange Banking House (Indianapolis); $3; Oct. 27, 1819    none

 

LOUISIANA

Canal Bank (New Orleans); uncut sheet ($10-10-10-10)          none

Canal Bank (New Orleans); uncut sheet ($10-20-20-20)          none

Canal Bank (New Orleans); uncut sheet ($100-100-100-100)  none

State of Louisiana; $100; Mar. 10, 1863                                  2650

 

MARYLAND

Sommerset & Worcester Savings Bank; $2; Nov. 1, 1862       1564

 

MARYLAND (COLONIAL)

$8; Apr. 10, 1774                                                                  14020

 

MASSACHUSETTS (COLONIAL)

$8; May 5, 1780                                                                    25480

 

MICHIGAN

Macomb Country Bank; $2; Apr. 1, 1758                               5203

Tecumseh Bank; $1; undated                                                   none

 

MISSISSIPPI

Treasury Note; $100; Jan. 8, 1862                                          2758

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE (COLONIAL)

30 Shillings; Aug. 24, 1778                                                       992

$7; Apr. 29, 1780                                                        1702, A702

 

NEW JERSEY

Union County Bank (Plainfield); $5; Sept. 12, 1859                 none

 

NEW JERSEY (COLONIAL)

18 Pence; Mar. 25, 1776                                                        8418

 

NEW YORK

Bulls Head Bank (new York City); $3; Aug. 10 , 1864           4042

City Trust & Banking Co.; $2,000,000; Dec 21, 1839            5509

Clinton Bank; $100; Dec. 2, 1839                                                9

Corporation of the City of Albany; 10 cents; Jul. 17, 1862        676

Genessee County Bank; $52.12; May 5, 1865                     16896

Sherman & Barnec (Buffalo); 25 cents; Jul. 11, 1862               none

 

NEW YORK (COLONIAL)

5 Pounds; Feb. 16, 1771                                                       24323

$10; Aug. 13, 1776                                                            illigible #

 

NORTH AMERICA

Bank of North America (Philadelphia); $1: Jan. 30, 1862             28

Bank of North America (Philadelphia); $1,000: Jan. 30, 1862      22

 

NORTH CAROLINA

State of North Carolina; $1; Sept. 1, 1862                                 808

 

NORTH CAROLINA (COLONIAL)

$4; Aug. 8, 1778                                                                126, 146

 

OHIO

Bank of Granville; $3; May 11, 1838                                       7374

State Bank of Ohio

(Franklin Center Branch, Columbus); $1; Jul. 7, 1861             9131

 

PENNSYLVANIA (COLONIAL)

15 Shillings; Oct. 1, 1773                                                         5520

 

RHODE ISLAND (COLONIAL)

$3; Jul. 2, 1780                                                                        2298

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Cotton Planters Loan Association; $5; May 15, 1862                 415

 

SOUTH CAROLINA (COLONIAL)

5 Shillings; Apr. 10, 1778                                                           640

$8; Oct. 19, 1776                                                                     none

 

TENNESSEE

Bank of Chattanooga; $2; Jan. 4, 186                                        none

 

TEXAS

Republic of Texas; $1; June 10, 1840                                         2150

Republic of Texas; $2; March 1, 1841                                        5214

Republic of Texas; $3; Sept. 1, 1841                                            383

Republic of Texas; $5; Jan. 15, 1842                                          2231

Republic of Texas; $10; Jan. 25, 184?                                        5480

Republic of Texas; $20; Jan. 10, 1840                                        1575

Republic of Texas; $50; Jan 1, 1840                                           1112

Republic of Texas; $100; 1839                                                     15?

Republic of Texas; $100; May 29, 1830                                       663

Republic of Texas; $500; Jan. 1, 1840                                        1381

Texas Treasury Warrant; $5; Oct. 6, 1862                              112586

 

UNITED STATES

Bank of the United States (Washington, DC);

$10; Jan. 23, 1834                                                                    646

Bank of the United States (Washington, DC);

$1,000; Dec. 15, 1840                                                             8894

Bank of the United States (Washington, DC);

$1,000,000; Dec. 25, 1840 (payable to Daniel Boone)               711

 

VIRGINIA (COLONIAL)

$250; Mar. 1, 1781                                                                    1165

Bank of Rockbridge; $5; Jan. 8, 1859                                         1692

Treasury Note; $100; Oct. 15, 1862                                   119, 2875


LARGE-SIZE CURRENCY
$1 1862 Legal Tender Note                                                       40617