T-23. Confederate Currency. 1861 $10. PMG Choice Very Fine 35.No. 9170, Plate A1. These Leggett, Keatinge & Ball produced Tens were based on notes of the same denomination issued by the Mechanics Savings Bank of Savannah, Georgia. The man at bottom left is bank president John Elliot Ward who was ironically opposed to succession and fled north at the start of the war. This is a difficult type to located in problem-free Very Fine or better. The example offered here displays still strong orange protector color along with bright, lightly circulated paper that is free of any cancellation.From The Cleo Collection of Confederate Paper Money.
