At the time the Civil War began in 1861, the United States government did not print paper money; it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government ...

Just like coin collectors, paper bill collectors also know that these can be extremely valuable. And if you have old Confederate bills stashed away, their value could surprise you — and it might be ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Between the winter of 1860 and the ...

Although you may have heard of the famously devalued Confederate paper currency, the American Civil War also saw the Confederacy minting a few coins (we're talking very, very few). The Confederate ...

I’m writing this column while touring through the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia during a visit to Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, which in Italian translates to “little mountain.” While traveling ...