Collection of Historical Money
Finding Aid & Inventory
This collection contains historical money no longer in circulation. Currently it includes Reichsbanknotes, circulated by Imperial Germany's central bank, Reichsbank (1876-1945), a Continental bill, and Confederate dollars of various denominations, circulated in the Confederate States of America (1861-1864). This collection requires the permission of the Special Collections and Archives director to be accessed; please contact Special Collections and Archives for more information.
Browse the Finding Aid & Inventory
Collection Overview
This collection contains historical money no longer in circulation. Currently it includes Reichsbanknotes, circulated by Imperial Germany's central bank, Reichsbank (1876-1945), a Continental bill, and Confederate dollars of various denominations, circulated in the Confederate States of America (1861-1864). This collection requires the permission of the Special Collections and Archives director to be accessed; please contact Special Collections and Archives for more information.
Collection Inventory
- Confederate dollars (76) (1861-1864) box 1 folder 1-2
- Reichsbanknotes (2) (circa 1923-1924) box 1 folder 3
- Continental seven dollar bill, with note stating "presented by J. C. Caddell" (1778) box 1 folder 4
Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Source
-
Philomathesian Society (Wake Forest University) - Title
- Collection of Historical Money
- ID
- MS706
- Date
- circa 1863-1924
- Quantity
- 1 half-document box
- Extent
- 0.21 Linear Feet
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, 2016
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett, 2022
- Access Restrictions
- This collection requires the permission of the Special Collections and Archives director to be accessed; please contact Special Collections and Archives for more information.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Collection of Historical Money (MS706), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.