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You could write your parents a note.
Try http://www.csanotes.com/ If it is genuine (not a replica), its quality and grade could make it from a hundred dollars to thousands! Oops! Just checked this guide to spotting modern replica notes http://reviews.ebay.com/How-To-Tell-If-Your-Confederate-Note-Is-Real-CSA-fakes_W0QQugidZ10000000001400599 Sorry to tell you that the no297 series looks like a reproduction. Does it say 1861 and No297A? It looks like you have a fake! ----297 is the most common fake for the 1,000 CSA Note
The odds are that any Confederate half dollar you run across will be a fake or reproduction. An experienced coin dealer may be able to tell you that it is definitely a fake, but I would not take his word that it is definitely genuine. If a dealer thinks it is an original, you should submit it to one of the third-party grading and authentication services.
There are only 20 that were ever made so chances are yours is a fake. If it is real, it would be worth over 120,000 dollars. It is best to take this to a coin appraiser as their are many imitations.
I would take it to a bank. They will either laugh and tell you it is a sham or tell you what to do. My guess, it is fake.
It's fake!
the coin is not struck right,sharp egis NOTE: The Confederate States Of America never struck any $20.00 gold coins so any that exist today are fakes
Ima tell you dis if it dnt got the flag they fake
If it's dated 1867 you can be 100% sure it's a fake. Remember your US history - the Confederacy lost the Civil War in 1865.
i just bought a one pound note from 1917 signed john bradbury should it have a black line down it when u put it up to the light
How can you tell a real Vacheron watch from a fake or reproduction?
It They have a zip their fake