Hi Judy,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

Confederate $100 notes were issued by the Confederate States of America (CSA) between 1861 and 1865 as part of their war financing. They were printed in Richmond, VA and other Southern cities by firms like Keatinge & Ball and Hoyer & Ludwig. Backed only by the "faith of the Confederacy," so they became worthless after the Confederacy’s defeat in 1865.

CSA $100 notes were issued by the Richmond-based Confederate government. Alabama $100 notes were a state issue, only legally backed within Alabama. While CSA notes are more widely collected, state-issued notes are often scarcer because fewer were printed and survived. This was engraved by W Keenan & Co and lithographed and printed by J.T. Paterson & Co, Augusta, Ga.

There were a lot of forgeries out there because people started to print them themselves once the value bottomed out but this *looks* right, though I'd strongly recommend having this authenticated in person by a knowledgeable numismatist. Assuming it *right* this has a value of between $300 and $500.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

An antique The State of Alabama One Hundred Dollar Confederate Treasury Note, 1864 #834F
3 inches high by 7 inches wide
CONDITION: ungraded condition; appears to be in fair-to-good condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$300-500*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia