Bidspirit auction | 1861 and 1864 Two Confederate

1861 and 1864 Two Confederate States of America Treasury Notes - This lot features two Confederate States of America (CSA) treasury notes issued from Richmond, Virginia. The first is a $20 note dated September 2, 1861, identified as Type T-18. The obverse displays a central vignette of a three-masted sailing ship and a vignette on the left showing a man at a table. It includes a handwritten low serial number 73 and clerk signatures for the Register and Treasurer. This note is uniface with a blank reverse. The second item is a $10 note dated February 17, 1864, identified as Type T-68. The obverse features a central vignette of a horse-drawn artillery team and a portrait of R.M.T. Hunter in the lower right corner. This note is marked Series 10 with a handwritten serial number 52240 and was printed by Evans and Cogswell. The reverse is printed in blue ink, featuring a large central TEN and 10 denomination numerals in each corner. Both notes are housed in clear plastic protective sleeves. Both notes are in circulated condition and exhibit heavy vertical and horizontal folds and secondary creasing. Visible paper toning and foxing are present throughout. The 1861 $20 note shows minor edge chipping and soft corners. The 1864 $10 note includes a small V-shaped notch at the top center margin and minor edge tears. Neither note has been professionally graded.