Here is an authentic 1864 dated Confederate States of
America savings bond. This is the style issued under the act of the Confederate
Congress that was approved on May 16th 1861 in the $1,000 denomination and amended by the act of Congress on June 13th 1864. It is the style that has image of the sailor who is holding a Confederate 2nd National Flag. He is seated
beside the cotton bale that has the sailing ships in the distance. If you
notice there are still 19 of the original 20 bond coupons intact at the bottom. When
the date arrived that is printed on the bottom of the coupon you could cash it
in for your interest payment. It is correctly hand signed and numbered by the
Confederate Government officials in fine brown ink. It is signed by Robert Tyler who was a descendant of President Tyler. This is the Confederate bond
listed as Type 165 in the bond book by Criswell and as #384 in the Bond Bool by Ball. It was lithograph printed by Evans &
Cogswell of Charleston, South Carolina and is so marked in the lower part of
the top section. There were only 2,120 of these bonds issued by the Confederacy and this one is numbered 1,368 in ink. This is a very attractive original Confederate states
savings bond with a beautiful center design.