THE BANKNOTES OF THE IMPERIAL BANK OF PERSIA: AN ANALYSIS OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM WITH CATALOGUE.
New York: ANS, 2016. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. 137 pages; illustrated in color. New. Numismatic Studies 30. More
Paper Currency
A GUIDE BOOK OF CONTINENTAL CURRENCY AND COINS.; A Numismatic Study and Guide to Collecting.
Pelham: Whitman, 2021. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. xiii, (1), 274 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. Volume 25 in the Official Red Book Series. More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 3: NEW ENGLAND, PART 2: MASSACHUSETTS, BOOK 1: ABINGTON TO GREENFIELD.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 448 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. Foreword by Anne E. Bentley. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the..... More
IMPORTANT EARLY AMERICAN BANK NOTES, 1810-1874, FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
New York: Sept. 14-15, 1990. First printing. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 310, (2) pages; 2102 lots; numerous color and monochrome illustrations. Corner bump; else fine. A very important catalogue. More
THE OTTO C. BUDDE COLLECTION OF CONTINENTAL & COLONIAL CURRENCY.
Washington, D.C. Oct. 28-29, 1969. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 50 pages; 1409 lots. Original prices realized list laid in. Fine. A significant sale of this material, from an era when few were collecting early American paper money. Highlights included New Hampshire 7 shillings notes of Dec. 25, 1734..... More
HISTORY OF THE PRIVATE, STATE AND NATIONAL BANKS OF GOGEBIC COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 1886-1984.
(Wakefield): 1984. First edition. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. iv, 51 duplicated typescript leaves; illustrated, including paper money. Fine. Special Hardbound Edition. Scarce. Sullivan 649. More
THE CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN COINS, TOKENS AND PAPER MONEY. 36th Anniversary Edition. 1952–1988.
Toronto: Charlton Press, 1988. 8vo, original red leatherette, gilt. Collectors Limited Edition, signed by W.K. Cross and J.E. Charlton and hand-numbered 777 of 1000 copies. Limitation leaf; (8), 2–33, (6), xxvi, (13), xxiv, 218, (6), xv, (1), 239, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. The deluxe limited edition of this standard reference..... More
FORM LETTER, FILLED OUT BY HAND, CERTIFYING THE COUNT AND SHIPMENT BY EXPRESS 2,000 SHEETS OF PRINTED BANK NOTES FOR THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.
Dated 3 September 1845. On double-sheet stationary [20 by 25 cm] of Danforth, Bald, Spencer & Huffy, but with “Bald” struck out in most instances. Folded into a stampless cover with a New York postmark dated 3 September 1845 for 5 cents. Generally fine and preserved within a custom-made acid-free..... More
DIRECTORY OF NEW JERSEY BANKS, 1804–1942.
(No place): New Jersey Bankers Association, 1942. 8vo, original printed card covers. viii, 98, (2) pages. Copies of Supplement Nos. 3 and 5 laid in. Near fine. One of the best works on the subject, by the main bibliographer of bank note reporters and counterfeit detectors. More
CATALOGUE OF FIRST PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF COINS, MEDALS AND PAPER MONEY, THE PROPERTIES OF SOME OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST COLLECTORS...
New York: September 30, 1905. 8vo, original printed card covers. 39, (1) pages; 852 lots plus many bis lots. Hand-priced with annotations indicating its use during the auction itself. Very good or better. Adams 1 (rated B+ for colonials). A saleroom copy of Elder’s inaugural sale, at least in the..... More
1825 LETTER TO PERKINS & HEATH REGARDING PLATES FOR £1 NOTE ON THE PLYMOUTH BANK.
Written on two sides of a 25 by 20 cm sheet of an unruled double-sheet self-mailer. Folded for mailing; remnant of wax seal, with minor loss from opening. Hand-rated, with strong black and weak red postmarks. Very good. An interesting letter discussing changes to be made to plates engraved by..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprises pages 235–236, providing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprises pages 191–192, describing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprises pages 159–160, describing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprises pages 59–60, providing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprises pages 15–16, describing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers. 40 pages; illustrated in color. New. One of 100 copies printed. This publication traces the development of the study of the Treasury Notes issued by the Confederate States of America and outlines the literary history of the subject. Beginning..... More
CONN. BANK NOTE LIST. Vol. XXIV, Nos. 8 and 10 (Aug. and Oct. 1871).
Small tabloid, (57)–64; (73)–80 pages. Unopened. Fine. Nice copies of two issues, though there appears to be little of numismatic interest in them. More
A SHORT HISTORY OF PAPER-MONEY AND BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES. INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF PROVINCIAL AND CONTINENTAL PAPER-MONEY…
New York: B. & S. Collins, 1835. Second edition. 8vo, removed from previous binding. 42, (2), (5)–64 pages. Title page spotted; general wear. Very good or so. A scarce edition of Gouge’s classic work on American paper currency, originally published in 1833. More
A SHORT HISTORY OF PAPER-MONEY AND BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES. INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF PROVINCIAL AND CONTINENTAL PAPER-MONEY…
New-York: Published at the Office of the Evening Post, 1840. Fourth edition. 8vo, original printed paper covers. 42, (2), (5)–64 pages. Front cover with most of top inch clipped; Quite worn at spine. Very good or so. The first copy we have handled of this admitted poorly printed edition. Gouge’s..... More
THE DESCRIPTIVE REGISTER OF GENUINE BANK NOTES...
Anderson, 1977. 1977 reprint of the 1862 edition. 4to, original green cloth, gilt. 168 pages; a few illustrations and diagrams. Fine. An infrequently seen reprint of this rare publication. More
HEATH’S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR, AT SIGHT. ILLUSTRATED WITH ENTIRE NEW PLATES OF BOTH GREENBACKS AND NATIONAL BANK NOTES...
Boston & Washington: Heath, 1877. Twelfth pocket edition. Newman 12-P-2. 16mo, original blindstamped green cloth; front cover lettered horizontally in gilt. 47, (1) pages; printed title preceded by a finely engraved title; 10 engraved plates depicting the right-hand sides of United States Notes and National Currency respectively in $1, $2..... More
Heath’s Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector, at Sight...
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1877. Twelfth edition, second printing. Newman 12-P-2. 16mo, original blindstamped green cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. Engraved title preceding printed title; 47, (1) pages, including new prefatory chapter, “A Few Hints to Aid in Detecting Counterfeit Money,” by George W. Casilear, which now appears..... More
THE ERIC P. NEWMAN COLLECTION. SALE VII: WORLD, COLONIAL / CONTINENTAL, AND OBSOLETE CURRENCY.; Single Copy of Sale VII Hardcover Edition
Dallas: Heritage Auctions, October 21-24, 2015. 4to, original red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 324, (6) pages; 2228 lots; illustrated in color; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover edition. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will receive $25 from the sale of every..... More
THE ERIC P. NEWMAN COLLECTION. SALE VII: WORLD, COLONIAL / CONTINENTAL, AND OBSOLETE CURRENCY.; Dark Red Cover Variant
Dallas: Heritage Auctions, October 21-24, 2015. 4to, original dark red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 324, (6) pages; 2228 lots; illustrated in color; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover Edition; dark red cover variant. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will receive $25..... More