T-3. Confederate Currency. 1861 $100. PMG Extremely Fine 40.No. 1020, Plate A. The Montgomery series Confederate notes are rare and have always been avidly sought. There are roughly 190 known survivors for the $100 denomination and this is one of the few that is fully problem free for the assigned grade. Printed by the National Bank Note Company in New York City these notes were printed in sheets with a configuration of $50-$100-$500-$1000. The $100 is an impressive National Bank Note Company engraved type with a train at depot at the top center, under the arced title. At the far left is a striding Columbia holding a wreath. Full green frame and tint protector across the bottom center. Signed by actual Register of the Treasury Alex B. Clitherall and actual Treasurer E.C. Elmore. This T-3 was issued May 20th 1861 from Lynchburg, Virginia by Captain Erasmus P. Williams, Commissary of Subsistence. Bold inks and bright paper are observed.
