After President Lincoln's death, a $5 Confederate States of America banknote was discovered in his pocket. Rumors spread that the assassin had slipped the note into the president's pocket as a message. No one will ever know if it's true, but the noted ...

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After President Lincoln's death, a $5 Confederate States of America banknote was discovered in his pocket. Rumors spread that the assassin had slipped the note into the president's pocket as a message. No one will ever know if it's true, but the note discovered in Lincoln's pocket could have been one of these 1864 CSA notes! The obverse features a vignette of the capitol building of the Confederate States in Richmond, Virginia. The reverse displays an ornate design and the denomination. Seize your piece of Civil War history—but don't put it in your pocket!