PENNSYLVANIA. E.Z. Collings Sutler, Ninety-Ninth Regiment P.[ennsylvania] V. [olunteers]. Fifty Cents. 'Feb. 1, 1862'. Printed on white bond paper. 94mm by 61mm. Typeset note printed in black. Title across the top. Across the center 'FIFTY CENTS' flanked by '(50)' counters; style similar to New Jersey Sutlers and most likely the same printer. End panels with '50 CENTS' in frames. Below denomination 'Payable in Merchandise at the Sutler's Store'. Engraved signature across the bottom. No imprint. Keller PA-SG050. Rarity 7. Appears to be the Keller Plate Note. This denomination not in the Criswell Collection. Very crisp and superb grade. Some glue shows on the back from an old mounting. There is one visible foxing spot on the face over the word 'BEARER' [matches the Keller plate]. Overall, Choice Very Fine.
Ex Dennis Forgue (O.N.E. Ltd), November 21, 1985
Also organized in Philadelphia on July 26, 1861. They fought at Chantilly, Fredericksburg, The Wilderness and Petersburg. They were mustered out on July 1, 1865.
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