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The Civil War led to the nationalization of United States currency. In financing its war effort, the Federal government also resorted to paper moneys, including national bank notes. These notes were printed by or for the government and were issued by private banks throughout the North and eventually, the reunited country.
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www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/gallery/cwcur.html
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When the Civil War ended, national bank notes provided the U.S. with a more uniform currency. ... Home > Education > Money in Motion Exhibit > Treasure Trove...
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www.philadelphiafed.org/education/money-in-motion/treas...
www.philadelphiafed.org/education/money-in-motion/treasure-trove/
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Had there not been $27,000 in gold coin in the vault of a Weston bank in the summer of 1861 - 140 years ago - West Virginians might still be Virginians. Here's the story. ... The following day, Monday, July 1, agents representing Governor Pierpont arrived from Wheeling to fetch the treasure. ... Links to similar Civil War Events:
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www.hackerscreek.com/WVgold.htm
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Corporate crime, Civil War Treasure and computer detectives. ... I can't imagine why any prudent person would let such an instrument out of a vault, or a bank." He was puzzled by the inconsistency, "I don't know Laura, is all of this something or is it nothing? It would take some digging to find out." ;
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rharris11.tripod.com/books/id1.html
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This treasure section excerpted from "Civil War Gold & Other Lost Treasures" by W. Craig Gaines. The really big lost treasure is that of the Confederate Treasury in custody of ... The combined hoard is believed to be between $500,000 and $600,000 in gold, the combined values of the Richmond Bank & Confederate Treasury.
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www.rense.com/general33/civil.htm
www.rense.com/general33/civil.htm
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Relics from Civil War battles are frequently found by treasure hunters using metal detectors. ... The only known reference to gold in the southern Appalachians published in the 18th century appears in Thomas Jefferson’s notes on Virginia wherein he described a piece of ore, found in 1782 on the bank of the Rappahannock River,
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www.goldmaps.com/east/virginia_gold_mines.htm
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Collectible Civil War, Civil War Collectibles ... Essex County Volunteer War Bond for the Town of Ticonderoga ... We do have an extensive inventory of Civil War. Many great pieces are offered in our catalogs. Please phone us as we would be happy to help you build an impressive collection of Civil War. 800 717-9529...
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www.glabarre.com/category/Civil_War/c50
www.glabarre.com/category/Civil_War/c50
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Bank, Paris, Illinois, from James Steele, Washington City, D. C., April 10, 1861. Rumors of the first battle of the Civil War are recounted in this letter. George E. Levings (1834-1905) married Sarah Sandford (1837-1917), a daughter of Brig.-Gen.
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www.pastvoices.com/usa/jsteele1861.shtml
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Sunken treasure, old bottles, treasure, civil war era treasures, hospital and medicine bottles, fishing lures, and pirates! ... Treasure Hunting America ... I found a structure underwater at another location that I thought looked like and old angled fence post line, not that far from the bank, that I used to pick clean of...
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www.bertaut.com/sunkentreasure.html
www.bertaut.com/sunkentreasure.html
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