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(Jefferson City), MO - State of Missouri-Defence Warrant $10 Feby. 28th, 1862 Cr. Unlisted. PCGS Very Fine 25 Apparent. This 1862 Union Missouri Defence Warrant, discovered by Maureen Levine, has an unlisted, clearly recut "Feby.28th 1862" date. The size is smaller than Cr. UG1 and there is an engraved date of Feby. 28th 1862, at the right. This date is not the February 24, 1862 listed date that complies with a continuation of the authorization of the obligation on the note that they be "redeemed or paid in for taxes before the first day of December, 1862." The "8" is clearly recut with a portion of the "4" visible, but we have no explanation for the reason of this second date. Lithographed by A. McClean lith St. Louis. The Missouri State Arms is enclosed in flourishes at the lower left. Gothic titles are across the top, TEN DOLLARS in white within a black cartouche is below, and the obligation is at the bottom. At lower right is the same young girl's portrait used on Cr. UG1. The green TEN protector on this variety has a more decorative font with rounded details at the bottom. The Secretary of State's signature line is blank, and the note was signed by the auditor. Not pen cancelled on the face nor endorsed on the back as observed on the example in Newman Part VIII. This second 1862 engraved type might be rarer than the first and is Rarity-10 in Shull-Criswell. Noted by PCGS with "Repaired Tears at Left; Minor Stains." The faults are concealed at the left, and it faces up as a solid example. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20160, realized $3600. |
