Bidspirit auction | 1864 CSA $10 Note T-68

1864 CSA $10 Note T-68 Richmond - A 1864 Confederate States of America ten dollar treasury note, designated as Type 68 (T-68) from the seventh series. The obverse features a central black ink vignette depicting a horse-drawn artillery team in transit. To the right, a circular portrait shows R.M.T. Hunter, who served as the Confederate Secretary of State. The text identifies the issuer as The Confederate States of America and specifies the note will pay ten dollars to bearer at Richmond, dated February 17th, 1864. Decorative pink-red overprints of the denomination TEN and 10 are visible across the face. The note bears a printed credit to Keatinge and Ball at the left edge. The serial number 79010 is hand-inscribed in brown ink in two locations at the top. Two hand-signed signatures appear at the bottom, with the register on the left and the treasurer on the right. The reverse is printed in blue-green ink featuring an ornate geometric pattern with the word TEN prominently displayed in the center, flanked by four circular medallions each containing the number 10.