| Description |
Heath Counterfeit Detector Third Pocket Edition, Newman 3-P-2Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition. 16mo, original blindstamped green cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 40, (2) pages; unnumbered folding plate showing both sides of a counterfeit $100 First National Bank of Boston note in green and black; unnumbered folding plate showing both sides of a counterfeit $20 Fourth National Bank of New York note in green and black; unnumbered folding plate showing both sides of a counterfeit $10 Merchants National Bank of Chicago note in green and black; text illustrations of four Heath microscopes; 2 unnumbered fractional currency plates; 10 engraved plates mostly depicting bank note design elements, numbered 2-6, 8-11, and 17, plate 4 printed in green ink [plates numbered 1, 7, and 12-16 not present in this edition, though the text refers to the three counterfeit notes as plates 12-14 (on page 11) and as plates 13-15 (on page 28)], no plate numbers overprinted. Ads for the Banking & Counting House Edition at $5 and the American Bond Detector at $16. A final added leaf of text describing the "Counterfeit $10 National Bank Note" follows the plates. Binding lightly worn, but still near fine. This marks the only appearance of the counterfeit $10 Merchants National Bank of Chicago note and the added final leaf. Estimate $400 Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15264 (realized $180).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11147 |
