LOT #18168 |
Sold on Apr 27, 2016 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Fractional Currency Shield, With Gray Background.. ...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Description
Fractional Currency Shield, With Gray Background.Fractional Currency Shields were made to be used in banks and post offices for counterfeit detection. They were printed between June 1866 and May 1869. There were three different colored backgrounds, green, pink and the more common gray. They consisted of 39 notes of the first three issues, 20 faces and 19 backs, all uniface specimens. The 25¢ Second Issue back has, as always, faded to light blue. There are four Third Issue hand-signed notes, a 50¢ Justice and Spinner, a Grant-Sherman 15¢ and a 10¢ note. The two 50¢ notes and the 10¢ note are the Colby-Spinner signature combination and the Grant-Sherman is the Jeffries-Spinner (Fr. 1274) note. All of the notes are in nice condition with very little damage seen except for ink burn from Spinners over-exuberant signature. The bronzing on most of the second and third issue notes is bright and reflective. A previous owner has cut out the shield at the margins and remounted it on a modern day background and colorized the top, sides and the gutters between the columns of notes. The frame is a modern day plastic/faux wood frame which matters little as the original shields were always shipped flat, sans frame.
Auction Info
2016 April 27 - May 2 CSNS Currency Signature Auction - Chicago #3543 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2016
27th-2nd
Wednesday-Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 1
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 598
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
17.5% of the successful bid per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | Currency Grading Tutorial
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | Currency Grading Tutorial