| Description |
Heath Counterfeit Detector Second Pocket Edition, Rare Newman 2-P-h-3 Boston 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; 16 of 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, and plate 15 being an engraved folding Heath bank note facsimile [plate 16, being a folding facsimile of a counterfeit $5 Bank of Orleans note taken from captured engraved plates, is lacking]. Latest Recommendation dated Jan. 15, 1867. One part of fractional currency plate detached, but present; lacking plate 16. Good. A rare printing, with plate 17 erroneously labeled 7. Estimate $200 Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15256 (realized $144).
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