Description and research notes
Uncut vertical sheet of three fractional notes from the Bank of the State of South Carolina in Charleston, dated February 1, 1863. The pane contains one 10 cents and two 15 cents notes. These pieces were issued during the Civil War coin shortage under the Act of February 1863 and were payable to bearer in current funds rather than in coin.
Design and printing: blue printed denominations with the state palmetto emblem at center and manuscript signatures at bottom. The back carries the red legend Issued under Act February 1863 on each position. Lithographed in Charleston by Walker, Evans and Cogswell, the leading state security printer of the period.
Why it matters: most fractional notes were cut for immediate use, and mixed denomination panes were used first. Surviving intact sheets are scarce. Mixed 10c and 15c sheets preserve the printer layout and matching back legends. The wording current funds reflects local reality in 1863 South Carolina when coins had largely disappeared and signed paper filled the gap.
Condition: original folds with strong color and margins, about VF by sight. A compact snapshot of the Confederate era home front economy and best preserved intact as a sheet.