Confederate Treasury Certificates - A Collector's Guide to IDRs

Collectors of Confederate fiscal paper have long been fascinated by the interim depository receipts (IDRs) and exchange certificates. This book explores the history of these important fiscal documents that bridged older issues of paper money to bonds or newer issues of paper money. The printers of official Confederate treasury notes and bonds could not keep up with demand for new paper money and print bonds to redeem the old paper money. Hence, the Confederate Treasury resorted to certificates of indebtedness or interim receipts. These were used to borrow money temporarily while new issues were substituted for the old paper money or to satisfy claims of those who had bought bonds which the treasury did not have on hand.
The story of the Confederate Treasury at the local level - focusing on its depository network across the Confederacy
Confederate financial history and instruments - how Confederate paper money, bonds and IDRs supported the financial operation of the Confederacy in wartime
The role of military and foreign Treasury agents
Names and locations of Confederate depositories and depositaries
How to collect and grade Confederate IDRs
Catalog: All 11 Confederate States organized by issuing depository town
Hundreds of illustrations to simplify attributing IDRs
IDR catalog numbering system - updated from the Dr Douglas Ball numbering system
Rarity and prices for most IDRs - many are rare and worth more than one may think!
More than two dozen contributors representing many years of research and collecting experience