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This web site contains the notes from my collection. I have been actively collecting South Carolina obsolete
banknotes since 1996. I have been fortunate to be able to assemble what is probably the second finest collection in
existence. I purchased the notes in my collection from many sources, but the majority come from Hugh Shull. I have
also been collecting South Carolina colonial notes, Charter 2044 national bank notes (Bank of Charleston) and South
Carolina tokens.

South Carolina is one of the most "under collected" states. As far as I know, there are only three collectors, including
myself, that are actively seeking an example of each variety of South Carolina obsolete banknotes known to exist.
Many other states have a dozen or more "strong" collectors that actively compete against each other. The prices of
notes from other states are often several times higher for a note of equivalent rarity and quality.

One of the wonderful things about collecting South Carolina obsolete banknotes is that it is possible to collect a note
from each of the 20 chartered banks. The "key" is the Bank of Cheraw which failed in the 1820s. I know of only 8
notes on this bank and one set of proofs in the South Carolina State Museum. You may have to wait years to obtain
one of the 8 examples, but they are out there.

It has become difficult to find notes I don't have. If you have a note that I don't or an upgrade to my note, and you
are willing to sell it, please contact me at scnotes@bellsouth.net

There are two good references on South Carolina obsolete Banknotes that have been published in the past 20 years.
A large four volume set of all the states banknotes by Haxby published in 1988 and the superb "South Carolina
Obsolete Notes and Scrip" by Austin Sheheen published in 2004. The Sheheen book showcases the incredible
collection he has assembled since 1948. The South Carolina banknotes in Haxby were from the Roy Pennell
collection which was broken up a few years after the Haxby books were published. Some of the notes ended up in
the Sheheen collection and some went to the South Carolina State Museum. Some of the notes found their way into
the paper money market and eventually to my collection.

The numbering system on this website includes both the Sheheen number (S-number) and the Haxby number
(H-number/letter). Notes not listed in one of the references are designated as unlisted (unl). I have only included
notes that are known to exist. This explains why there may be several digits between notes. In addition, Austin
Sheheen skipped numbers periodically in his book when he thought it was possible that a note might show up
sometime in the future.