Silver_Seeker
Elite Member
Ok, so I just watched the first episode of "The Curse of Civil War Gold." It's a good story and worth pursuing so it got my attentioin.
But I gotta call B.S. on one thing.
When Gary Drayton dug a coin he titled "Confederate Silver" my antenna went up. It has always been my understanding that with the exception of some U.S. silver dollars minted in New Orleans after succession and a small number of double eagles minted in Dahlonega, GA, the Confederacy only minted a few (less than 20) sample coins for apporval and with the fall of New Orleans, production never happened.
So what was this "Confederate silver" they dug up? Could anyone make out what it was? What was the coin they were showing as an example of what it was supposedly?
If you know, I'm all ears.
But I gotta call B.S. on one thing.
When Gary Drayton dug a coin he titled "Confederate Silver" my antenna went up. It has always been my understanding that with the exception of some U.S. silver dollars minted in New Orleans after succession and a small number of double eagles minted in Dahlonega, GA, the Confederacy only minted a few (less than 20) sample coins for apporval and with the fall of New Orleans, production never happened.
So what was this "Confederate silver" they dug up? Could anyone make out what it was? What was the coin they were showing as an example of what it was supposedly?
If you know, I'm all ears.