Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Miscellaneous

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 5271		Burton and Gurley 1830s Engravers' Plate Sheet. This 14 subject sheet of vignettes displays examples of 1830s era vignettes engraved by Burton & Gurley, depicting alegorical and landscape scenes that were common on obsoletes from this era. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 5272		Chas. Toppan & Co., Philadelphia, Engravers' Plate Vignettes. A beautiful sample sheet of vignettes from the Philadelphia engraver Chas. Toppan & Co., with 35 different vignettes. A beautiful example of early to mid-19th century engravers art. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 5273		Counterfeit Mutilated Currency with Treasury Instruction Form. This intriguing group includes a Treasury Instruction form and receipt of mutilated currency, detailing the rules of redemption for mutilated currency and detailing a transaction from 1869 where mutilated currency was returned to the Treasury department for redemption. Apparently, $3.00 was returned to the submitter as counterfeit--and $2.50 face value worth of 50 cent fractional currency is included in this lot. An intrguing piece of financial history, worthy of interest from fractional specialists, collectors of counterfeits, and those who simply find this sort of item "cool." Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 5274		Double-Sided Giori Test Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65EPQ. This Giori test note is printed on both sides, showing Lincoln, Jefferson, and Grant on the face, and the back with the inverted design elements from $1 and $5 designs. Free of any of the typical ink smearing and handling that is commonly seen on these notes. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 5275		Dwight Company 1876 Centennial Vignette Sheet. The Dwight Company produced this "Centennial Sheet" with vignettes picturing the 18 Presidents of the United States through 1776. Vignettes around the edges also display the state seals of each of the then 36 states. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 5276		Early Philadelphia Copper Engraving Plate. A copper engraving plate from Philadelphia, matching the syle of the 1840s or thereabouts. It is attached to a wooden block in the usual style of the era. A remarkable example that shows the finished product of the actual engravers art, rather than the finished vignettes that the art produced. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 5277		Engravers' Plate Vignettes. A very pretty sheet of engraving vignette samples, including 11 different examples of the engraver's art. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 5278		Engravers' Plate Vignettes for Currency and Stocks. This sample sheet displays 22 different vignettes and an elegant border design, with design elements apporpriate for either currency or stock and bond printing. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 5279		Engravers' Plate Vignettes with Allegorical Figures. Ten vignettes are present on this engravers sample sheet, each an allegorical figure appropriate for currency designs from the mid-19th century. Lovely for framing or display. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $368
Lot 5280		Giori Test Note Face. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66EPQ. This single-sided face print has Lincoln, Jefferson, and Grant portraits from left to right. Some ink smearing is evident on Grant's portrait. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Unsold
Lot 5281		Original Broken Bank Note Plate. 7 oz., 5 1/8" x 2 ½". For State National Bank of Los Angeles, California. Circa 1870's. NS #3316. Rev. Hallmark "John Sellers & Sons". New condition. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 5282		Rare Vignette Book of Engravers Samples. A rare book of Salesmans samples, full of vignette clippings mounted to individual sheets, from the office of John C. Wellstood, Engraver. Several hundred vignette proofs are present in this book that was used by salesmen to display the products and various design elements by engravers in the mid-19th century. Although single sheets from these books occasionally turn up at auction, this is one of the few full books of its type that we have seen. A rare opportunity for the advanced collector of vignettes or student of obsolete banknotes. Estimated Value $10,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $8,050
Lot 5283		State of Georgia Bond Printers Proof Engraving Plate. This copper plate likely dates from the late 1800s, and was probably used for an illustration in a book. It pictures a Georgia $1,000 Estate Bond from the latter half of the 19th century. An excellent example of the type of plate used to print currency, stocks and bonds, and an attractive larger example that would make a great display piece. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 5284		Wells Fargo & Co. $200 Travellers Check Specimen. PCGS New 61, Hole Punch Cancelled. This lovely specimen was printed by the Republic Bank Note Company in Pittsburgh, PA, and was payable "In U.S. Gold or the Equivalent as Noted on Margin," indicating the exchange rates that were printed in various world denominations around the border. Obviously dating from the early 20th century, an intriguing piece of financial history and a beautiful piece of engraving work, as well. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold