FRACTIONAL CURRENCY SHIELD ADVERTISER
The E-Sylum (1/5/2020)
Book Content
While poking around the Library of Congress site I came across an unusual item I'm pretty sure I've never seen before - a U.S. Fractional Currency Shield printed with advertising. I was unable to locate a reference to it on the Newman Numismatic Portal. Has one of these been documented in numismatic literature or been sold in a numismatic auction? -Editor
Title
Specimen fractional currency advertiser
Summary
Collage comprised of 39 engraved fractional currency specimen notes mounted on an engraving of the shield of the United States, with 13 stars and an eagle at the top, published by the U.S. Treasury Department; the shield is framed by cutout in a sheet on which are printed 27 advertisements for businesses in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contributor Names
John Tanner & Co., printer
Created / Published
Cincinnati, [Ohio] : Printed at the office of John Tanner & Co., No. 8 E. Fourth St., c1867.
Subject Headings
- Money--1860-1870
- Advertising--1860-1870
Format Headings
Advertisements--1860-1870.
Bank notes--1860-1870.
Collages--1860-1870.
Engravings--Color--1860-1870.
Letterpress works--1860-1870.
Notes
- Title from the printed border.
- Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by John Stanton, in the Clerk's Office of the United States, for the Southern District of Ohio.
Medium
41 prints : letterpress and engraving, color, mounted on engraved sheet ; 62.5 x 53.5 cm (original currency shield sheet), 77 x 71.1 cm (sheet with advertising)
Call Number/Physical Location
PGA - Tanner (J.) & Co.--Specimen fractional ... (D size) [P&P]
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id
pga 05848 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.05848
cph 3a20397 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a20397
Library of Congress Control Number
2014645288
Reproduction Number
LC-DIG-pga-05848 (digital file from original print) LC-USZ62-19142 (b&w film copy neg.)
Rights Advisory
No known restrictions on publication.
Language
English
Online Format
image
Description
41 prints : letterpress and engraving, color, mounted on engraved sheet ; 62.5 x 53.5 cm (original currency shield sheet), 77 x 71.1 cm (sheet with advertising)