Confederate paper money failed as currency and failed the Confederacy
The Confederate States issued only inconvertible paper money, never redeemable in gold or silver. Despite legal tender status and heavy backing by taxation and control, the currency depreciated, with prices soaring and small notes scarce, prompting martial law and resections. By 1864 the currency collapsed, while gold coin from the United States remained the only accepted medium in some transactions.
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