Confederate States of America - T57 $50 1863 PF-16, Cr. 413/4 . PCGS Choice New 63 Apparent. A high-grade T57 $50 Jefferson Davis type note printed on watermarked CSA paper. First Series, plate Ax, serial number 4731. Noted with "Adhesive Residue on Back; Small Edge Tear at Top Right." The note is very striking from the face. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $246.75. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20227. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Confederate States of America - T39 $100 1862 PF-13, Cr. 294. John Cameron Military Endorsed. PCGS Very Fine 35 Apparent. The 1862 7.30% notes, the "Trains" have become a specialty of an avid group of collectors and the publication of Confederate Issuers of Train and Hoer Notes by Michael McNeil (2010, CC & A) only increased the interest. This T39 $100 has back stamped Savannah interest stamps, "Issued Sept. 23, 1862" black stamp, and a military hand endorsement: "Issued 7th day / of August / Jno. D. Cameron / Capt. and ast. / Q master." The hand endorsement is rare and historical. According to additional research contributed by scholar, dealer and collector W. Crutchfield Williams II, Captain Cameron served in Company F&S of the 29th Regiment of Georgia, eventually consolidated into the 30th Georgia Regiment in 1863. They would participate in the campaigns from Chickamauga to Atlanta along with the Army of Tennessee. Cameron entered service as an Assistant Quartermaster, and would muster out as the Regiment Quartermaster. Serial number 26838. Listed as Rarity-14 as a military back endorsement. A very attractive example with a bold endorsement. Only a "Small Internal Tear at Left" is noted by grading. A fascinating Confederate note. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $705.00. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20217. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Confederate States of America - T36 $5 1861 PF-4, Cr. 278. PCGS Very Fine 35. This is an interesting T36 $5 note with a red round Trans-Mississippi stamp and "Packard" in the lower left outside margin. Plate A14, serial number 227248. Bold and vibrant with the red stamping very sharp. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $399.50. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20210. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Confederate States of America - CT33 $5 1861 CT33/250D. PCGS Very Fine 25 Apparent. This is another Upham woodcut counterfeit with the imprint vertically at the left, facing out. With engraved signatures. Plate J and written serial number 1936. Noted with "Minor Mounting Remnants on Back." Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $46.00. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20206. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Sauk City, WI - Sauk City Bank $5 Nov. 1, 1858 Spurious Issue WI-720 S5. PCGS Very Fine 30. There are very few spurious types from Wisconsin. This invented style uses a Toppan, Carpenter & Co. imprint. Washington is in the center, and seated America is at the lower left. The Wisconsin Comptroller' seal is at lower right. A crisp and bright note. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $105.75. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20145. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
St. George, UT - Bishop's Office - Bishop's Store House 50 Cents in Produce and Provisions Undated (Ca. 1890's) Rust-UNL, Nyholm 297var. PCGS About New 50 Apparent. A high grade St. George's Bishop's Office coupon style scrip. Printed on olive green paper. The style is similar to other denominations from the issuer. A beehive motif is under the arced denomination at the top. A counter is in the upper right corner. The obligation is at the bottom with the engraved signature. A bold example with wide margins. Noted with "Small Edge Tear at Right" that is just off the frame line. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $2585.00. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20090. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Salt Lake City, UT - Drovers Bank $2 July 1, 1856 UT-5 G4a, Rust 84, Nyholm 141. PCGS Very Fine 20 Apparent. W. L. Ormsby engraved type from a mysterious bank that had similar notes in Kansas. This is a Haxby listed bank and has always been a popular series with collectors. The face is nearly completely filled with a bucolic scene of livestock; titles are at the top and counters in the corners. The security back is orange with two intersecting micro-lettered circles radiating from different centers for additional counterfeit protection. Noted with "Split at Center; Hinge Remnants on Back; Minor Ink Erosion." The top and bottom center splits are hinge repaired, but the note is attractive from the face. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $352.50. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20070. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Austin, TX - Chief Justice of Travis County 25 Cents Sept. 2, 1862 Medlar 154. PCGS Very Fine 25. A choice example of this very scarce county type. A smaller format note printed on blue ruled paper. In all blue printing with ornate pattern ends. Texts and a red protector "Twenty-Five Cents" are across. A superior example of this type. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $329.00. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20037. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Nashville, TN - Central Bank of Tennessee $5 Branch Payable July 10, 1855 TN-140 G12, Garland 925. PCGS Very Fine 35. This shows the scarce Battle of New Orleans vignetted type by Danforth, Wright & Co. Payable at the parent bank in Nashville. The battle formations are shown from Jackson's side with a large cannon seen. The British lines are ready to be cut down as their cavalry flank is seen faltering. America with large 5 is at lower left. Drovers with a train in background are at bottom right. With the low serial number 6. Well margined and crisp; some folds are seen from the back. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $176.25. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20018. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Memphis, TN - Commercial Bank of Tennessee $5 Jan. 1, 1860 TN-95 G8a, Garland 599. PCGS Fine 15. A very bold, full red tinted National Bank Note Company engraved note, and scarcer than the $10 notes from the bank. Fine vignettes and superb geometric details are throughout. A train is at the depot at top center. Bottom corners show different female vignettes from the imprint's dies. Upper corners have overlapped lozenges forming the dies. Intricate tint plate with micro-lettered titles across and deeper frame. A clean note with vivid color. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society Realized $399.50. Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015), lot 20017. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
