| Description |
Heath Counterfeit Detector Second Pocket Edition, Newman 2-P-h-2Boston and Washington: Heath, 1866. Second edition. 16mo, original blindstamped dark green cloth; front cover lettered horizontally in gilt. 39, (1) pages; double-page plate of impressions of genuine and counterfeit fractional currency notes following the title; 17 numbered engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, plates 2 and 5 serving as frontispieces, plate 5 being printed in green ink, plate 15 being an engraved folding Heath bank note facsimile, and plate 16 being a folding facsimile of a counterfeit $5 Bank of Orleans note taken from captured engraved plates. Latest Recommendation dated Jan. 15, 1867. Hinges weak, else near fine. The first printing to feature full illustrations derived from federal paper money. Estimate $400 Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15255 (realized $156).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11119 |
