Some New News About Old Stuff.
1. THAT'S SHAKESPEARE-- A portrait supposed to be of the bard at age 46 in 1610 has been owned by the same family for centuries. This may be the ONLY surviving portrait.
2. GET YO' CONFEDERATE MONEY-- The South Carolina Department of Archives and History in selling some of its Civil War-era money on eBay. It was issued by the Bank of the State of South Carolina and comes in $4, $5, and $10 notes.
Bidding starts at $79 for the $5 note and $150 for the other two.
The $5 note has a picture of US Senator John C. Calhoun and President Thomas Jefferson. The $4 note has a picture of Fort Moultrie. No word as to what is on the sawbuck.
Now, You Know. --Cooter
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