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CT-XXI/B1 $20 1861 Female Riding Deer Fantasy Note PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ….FINEST KNOWN!!!
There are two schools of thought on the origins of the enigmatic wartime Female Riding Deer note (not to be confused with later post-war issues.) Hugh Shull, noted Confederate dealer and researcher, believes that this note was, in fact, a spurious design originally placed in circulation by presently unknown sources and that Samuel C. Upham made copies of it much like other Confederate notes from which he produced facsimiles / counterfeits. Supporting this is a letter dated 1874 from Upham indicating that “none of the designs of the notes were originated with me.” The other view, held by George Tremmel, noted expert on Confederate counterfeit notes, interprets this letter as meaning that none of the vignettes were original with Upham and that Sam Upham was, in fact, the originator of the wartime FRD (Female Riding Deer) design. 

This is a pristine condition note with good paper, bright colors, and huge margins that will be the perfect representative for this interesting and complex fantasy / spurious note series. Of the eleven notes currently graded by PMG, this is the run away leader in terms of condition and is currently the “top pop” title holder.