What is the worth of a 1863 civil war paper dollar?

Answer 1

The likelihood that your bill is real is quite small. A number of companies have been printing replica notes since the 1920s and selling them as novelties and display items. There are many more replicas than genuine Confederate bills in the marketplace.

The images are photocopied from genuine bills and the paper is artificially aged so they are very difficult to tell from the real thing unless you look closely at the signatures - the ink is flat and on the surface of a replica, while it is a slightly different color and more deeply impressed on a genuine note.

You can always check with a currency dealer to have your bill authenticated, but be prepared to be told it is a copy.