T-5. Confederate Currency. 1861 $100. PCGS Currency Extremely Fine

T-5. Confederate Currency. 1861 $100. PCGS Currency Extremely Fine 40 Apparent. Minor Restorations. Penned Military Endorsement. "M.L. Smith, Major of Engineers - C.S.A. Corps of Engineers." No. 2626. Plate B. To the collector concerned with building a complete 72-note set of notes issued under the Confederate States of America, this example is already a premium example by virtue of the grade assigned while the "Minor Restorations" noted by PCGS Currency are inconsequential. Yet these distinctions are arguably amplified by the penned endorsement seen on the back as the endorsement of Major M.L. Smith may be observed. Now among the endorsements seen on surviving T-5 $100s, Smith a northerner by birth, is rarely ever seen compared to the likes of Molloy and Anderson. He served with the Corps of Engineers in the Confederate Army and took a leading role in building defenses in the vicinity of Vicksburg before taking command of the Corps in 1864 after both a prisoner exchange and a stint as a prisoner of war for seven months. Smith ultimately surrendered in May 1865 and found work as an engineer in Georgia but died an unfortunate and untimely death in 1866 at the age of 46. PCGS Currency comments "Minor Restorations." Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500.

Estimate:£672.92

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