Set of Six Straker & Son Chemicograph C.S.A. Backs 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 Crisp AU/Unc 10 Lire 1811 Capped Bust Half Dollar

1811 Capped Bust Half Dollar - Overton 111 [R1] - Very Good

"right priced"

All NGC - PF70 Ultra Cameo

Net Fine overall that holds up as a VF with good contrast and strong ink

Commerce seated on bale of cotton at center

Set of Six Straker & Son Chemicograph C.S.A. Backs 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 Crisp AU/Unc 10 Lire 1811 Capped Bust Half DollarThis set of "notes" consists of six Chemicograph backs with designs that were intended for the 1864 issues of the $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, and $500 denominations. Back plates with these designs were ordered by the Confederate Treasury from S. Straker & Sons of London. The plates were made and shipped from London in early January 1864, only to disappear. Several more shipments were made, but none of these got through the Union blockade. Examples of the