Goldberg Coins and Collectibles



Sale 90

January Pre-Long Beach Auction


Broken Bank Notes and Obsolete Notes
 
 
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Lot 1708
Abbott & Mather 5¢ July 2, 1862 Remainder, Hoober 188-UNL. PCGS Very Fine 35. A very scarce piece of scrip, this denomination unlisted in the Hoober reference. It is an unissued remainder of a design that this cataloger has not previously seen.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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Unsold
Lot 1709
  Somerset & Worcester Savings Bank, Salisbury, MD $1, $2, $3, and $5 Set. A lovely set of PCGS-graded notes from this popularly collected issuer, with grades assigned as follows: $1 Nov. 1, 1862, KSG 116.5.2, PCGS Choice About New 58 Apparent, small stain near LR corner; $2 Nov. 1, 1862, KSG 116.5.7, PCGS Choice About New 58PPQ; $3 Nov. 1, 1862, KSG 116.5.12, PCGS Choice About New 55PPQ; and $5 Nov. 1, 1862, KSG 116.5.17, PCGS New 61PPQ. Lot of 4 notes.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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Realized
$82
Lot 1710
Mechanics Bank of Pittsburgh, PA $1 May 1, 1861, Haxby 540-UNL. PCGS Very Fine 20 Apparent. This is a scarce design that is unlisted in the Haxby reference, where it is only listed in this design with a green tint rather than red as used on this note. The central vignette aptly portrays a workman in a factory setting. The "apparent" designation from PCGS Currency is solely for a small stain at the right of center that is more visible from the unprinted back than from the face.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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Realized
$118
Lot 1711
Unknown Issuer, Pittsburgh, PA 5¢ Jan. 1, 1863, Hoober 312-143. PCGS Choice About New 58 Apparent. A scarce piece of small change scrip that is signed and presumably issued, and that is flawed only by some minor mounting remnants and a small amount of damage in the corners.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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Realized
$106
Lot 1712
Alleghany Furnace Store, Alleghany Furnace, PA 5¢ Jan. 1, 1856 Remainder, Hoober 6-1. PCGS Choice About New 58PPQ. A nice store scrip remainder.
Estimated Value $50 - 75.
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Lot 1713
Cochituate Bank, Boston, MA, $5 Jan. 1, 1851. W-400-005-G040b, Haxby 130-G8b. PCGS Very Fine 25PPQ, HPC. A lovely circulated example with a single, small hole punch cancellation near the right end.
Estimated Value $40 - 50.
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Realized
$35
Lot 1714
Northampton Bank, Allentown, PA, $5 Oct. 26, 1841. Haxby 370-G70. PCGS Very Fine 25 Apparent. Some minor staining is the only mentionable flaw on this piece that features a beehive vignatte at the center.
Estimated Value $30 - 40.
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Realized
$41
Lot 1715
  30-piece lot of Broken Bank Notes and miscellaneous. Mostly different, all used and includes some lower grade "Rags". Most of the notes however, will grade Fine condition. Highlights Include: $1.00, $3.00 and $10.00 notes of the Mechanics Bank of Memphis, Tenn. A majority of the notes are Broken Bank types. Lot of 30 notes.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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Realized
$564
Lot 1716
  Two $3 Obsolete Remainders. A nice pair of odd denomination $3 unissued notes: the first from the Bank of Michigan, Marshall, MI, Choice AU; and the second from the Western Exchange Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Omaha City, NE, XF-AU. Lot of 2 notes.
Estimated Value $125 - 150.
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$82
Lot 1717
1864 $500. PCGS Very Fine 30 Apparent. Fr-T-64. This is a lovely "Stonewall" Jackson note, with a bold pink underprint. The apparent grade is due only to a minor ink stain in the upper left corner.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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Realized
$382
Lot 1718
1862 $100. PCGS About New 53PPQ. Fr-T-41. A lovely example with above average margins for the issue.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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Realized
$88
Lot 1719
  31-piece lot of Confederate currency. Consists of 1862, 1863 and 1864 Series. Includes: a $100.00 Locomotive, $100.00 Cotton Field, both in EF and a $500.00 Stonewall Jackson note in Fine. A nice mixture of types and grades.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
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Realized
$940






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