Civil War collectibles are some of the most popular collector’s items in the U.S. Every year new items are found and added to personal and public collections. If you are interested in starting or expanding a civil war collection then you need to stay on top of what has been found and how much specific items are worth.

The first item that you may want to invest in if you have, or plan on having, a Civil War collection is a value guide. There are a variety of value guides available. You will need the guides that are designed for pricing the type of Civil War collectibles that you are interested in. For example, if you are interested in Civil War firearms then you will want to buy either the Flayderman’s Guide to antique American Firearms and Their Values or the Blue Book of Gun Values. On the other hand, if you are interested in Civil War bottles then you will want to find a guide that specializes in antique bottles.

There are several categories of Civil War collectibles. The first category is antique artillery. Some of the most common items found listed under this heading include Civil War artillery paper time fuses, “Chill Nose” parrot bolts, 30 pound Union parrot shells, wood plug shells, cannonballs, Coehorn Wood plug shells and solid shot cannonballs.

Another popular category of Civil War collectibles is the antique cartridges and bullets category. Under this category you are going to find a variety of great items that gun collectors and weapon collectors will love. Some of the items that you may find listed under this heading include: Enfield, 9mm Pinfire cartridges, .44 short cartridges, Spencer Carbine cartridges and Sharps Carbine Cartridges.

There are several other Civil War collectibles categories that you may be interested. One popular category is Civil War bottles. Under this category heading you may find listing for medicine bottles, cathedral pickle bottles, ink bottles, ginger beer bottles and cologne bottles. Other categories that you may want to peruse include buckles, plates, buttons and miscellaneous.

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