Bidspirit auction | United States - Interest coupon

United States - Interest coupon for a semi-annual payment of two dollars ($2), from a $50 Confederate bond, with bond number: 1008. The coupon bears a handwritten signature of a representative of the Confederate Treasury Department (Register of the Treasury), and it says that the maturity date is January 18, 1868 - that is, this is an interest coupon that will be paid as part of a long-term obligation of the Southern government during the war - United States - Interest coupon for a semi-annual payment of two dollars ($2), from a $50 Confederate bond, with bond number: 1008. The coupon bears a handwritten signature of a representative of the Confederate Treasury Department (Register of the Treasury), and it says that the maturity date is January 18, 1868 - that is, this is an interest coupon that will be paid as part of a long-term obligation of the Southern government during the war Dimensions: 5.6 x 3 cm - During the Civil War (1861–1865), the Southern Confederate government, which did not receive full international recognition, was forced to finance its activities through the issuance of such notes, bonds, and coupons - which were in fact obligations to pay in the future. After the defeat of the South in 1865, all Confederate notes and money lost their economic value, but today they are historical collectors' items Wanted Excellent condition