1895 10¢ General Tithing Store House note “Good only for Merchandise and Produce”These were utilized as vouchers and exchangeable only at the store house. The general tithing storehouse, established in Great Salt Lake City in 1850 , distributed the donated merchandise which was provided by the community from their 10% tithing. Extensive wear.

NORTH CAROLINA 1748. April 4th, 1748, 40 shillings, only 2000 issued, Drum, Cannon, & Flags, issue rarely found intact.

NORTH CAROLINA 1771. Dec. 1771, One Pound, Bear emblem.

1898 5¢ General Tithing Store House Overprint Meat/Produce These were utilized as vouchers and exchangeable only at the store house. The general tithing storehouse, established in Great Salt Lake City in 1850 , distributed the donated merchandise which was provided by the community from their 10% tithing. Extensive wear and some light staining.

A set of twelve $2.00 notes being one from each of the dozen Federal Reserve Banks, each with an identical number starting with the identical number of 20000750. Two thousand sets were produced to commemorate the Millennium celebration. These series 1995 notes in the two dollar denomination were never placed into general circulation. The twelve notes are housed in the original album produced the the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. All uncirculated.

A choice uncut partial sheet of four uncirculated series 1995 two dollar bills with a full color cartoon drawing of Bluto, the famous nemesis of Popeye and admirer of Olive Oyl. Signed by Hy Eisman.6 1/8" x 10 1/4". The figure of Bluto is a full 8 1/2" inches in height. A great item boldly signed by the current cartoonist of one of America's most famous and beloved comic characters. Excellent.

A choice uncut partial sheet of four uncirculated series 1995 two dollar bills with a full color cartoon drawing of Olive Oyl signed by Hy Eisman.6 1/8" x 10 1/4". The figure of Olive Oyl is a full 8 1/2" inches in height. A great item boldly signed by the current cartoonist of one of America's most famous and beloved comic characters. Excellent.

A choice uncut partial sheet of four uncirculated series 1995 two dollar bills with a full color cartoon drawing of Popeye signed by Hy Eisman.6 1/8" x 10 1/4". The figure of Popeye is a full 9" inches in height. A great item boldly signed by the current cartoonist of one of America's most famous and beloved comic characters. Excellent.

We have just acquired an interesting and extraordinary annual reports of business conducted by the legendary American Bank Note Company, ABN, as it is commonly know has been America’s premier engraver and printer for 150 years. These thirteen reports document the annual activity of the company from 1864-1876. The reports are fascinating to read and they document the company’s activities in printing national currency for the United States as well as currency for foreign governments. While the detail they offer on the company finances and production is interesting to read, they are signed by some of the period’s most prominent and well respected engravers who had been highly successful independent operators before forming the American Bank Note Company. There are various combinations of the trustees of the company. Signing at the conclusion of the annual reports including the following: George N. Hatch. J.D. Bald, Jno E. Gavit JU. V. Carpenter, William Cumming Smillie James L. Graham, John G. Wellsford, A.G. Goodall, Tracy R. Edson, Charles Welsh, Theo. H. Freeland and others. This unique offering represents perhaps the most important group of such material related to the history of the American Bank Note Company. The combinations of important figures in the engraving industry offer a highly unusual opportunity to acquire these individuals in combination with one another on the early reports of one of America’s important engraving and printing companies. Offerings such as this related to companies of importance are rarely seen. All reports are intact and fine or better condition.

Montevideo, Uruguay. Banco de Londres & Rio De La Plata. 50 pesos. Nr. 015391. Brown/Black/Green. Lovely vignette of liberty, coat of arms. A large note measuring 10” x 5 ¼”. Unissued. UNC. 62. A choice note.

Specimen. Ten dollars. November 2, 1922. Vignette of Jacque Cartier and his men aboard his ship at left and a bust portrait of the bank’s president at right. Orange “Dix” underprint. Green reverse bears the Quebec City Seal. This item has been graded and encapsulated by PASS-CO. Ch. CU-63.

Hartford, June 19, 1776. Fr. CT-205. Colony seal vignette. Printed by Timothy Green, New London. Signed by George Wyllys. Unc.

Colony of Massachusetts Bay note for ten shillings. 7” x 3 5/8”. Massachusetts. May 25, 1775. This note, part of the first emission printed by iconic American patriot Paul Revere, bears the signature of Henry Gardner, the Receiver General of Massachusetts. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Provincial Congress of MA authorized an emission of £25, 998 in “Soldiers’ Notes” in order to raise an army. These notes, the first emission printed by Paul Revere, were paid to the men who soon found themselves facing British regulars at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Working night and day, Revere threw himself into this task, at times under the watchful eye of two members of congress. Moreover, the plate used for ten shilling notes in this emission was the backside of a recycled plate that had originally been used for Revere’s famous print of the Boston Massacre. This completely engraved note, excepting signature, notations and handwritten serial number, bears partial acantus leaf design and “MBC” (Massachusetts Bay Colony) monogram at scalloped left edge. Below this design is an “American Paper” notation, which the “Amer” of American. Paper also show partial “GR” & crown watermark, which refer to King George III. A great, historically rich note. This item has been encapsulated and graded by PASS-CO. Fine.

May 10, 1775. Four Dollars. FR. CC-4. Vignette of a Boar. Signed by Thomas Coombe and Ellis Lewis. Printed by Hall & Sellers, Philadelphia. A forged signature of Franklin appears at the lower right of this note.

No date, n.p. Obsolete note for $2. Black/white. Top center vignette of an allegorical female leaning on a shield. Left and right border vignettes of allegorical females. Unissued and fine.

Massachusetts, May 5, 1780. Fr. MA-283. Seven Dollars. Diamond punch cancellation at center. EF.

Massachusetts. October 16, 1778. Fr. MA-255. 3 pence. Vignette of Codfish at top center, Pine Tree on verso. Signed by George Partridge. The verso imprint is a bit sharper than recto. Stain at lower right corner. VF.

Massachusetts. Fr. MA-274. 1779. Four Shillings & Eight Pence “Rising Sun” Note. Rising Sun vignette on recto. Pine Tree on verso. Signed by George Partridge. Heavy center though a pleasing looking note, overall. Extremely Fine.

The Mechanics' Bank of Augusta 1850's $50. Attractive mutli-vignetted note. Printed by Rawdon, Wright & Hateh. Fine

1862, Bath. NY. Scrip of “Geo W Hallock, Banker.” 25 cents. Eagle and “E Pluribus Unum” Atop both denominations: “Safety Fund.” Handsigned “June” with signature of Clenical, cashier.

1771, December. North Carolina. Colonial note for FIVE SHILLINGS. 4” x 2 ¼”. Lower left corner vignette of a pen and quill. Signers were Richard Caswell, Lewis De Rosset, John Harvey and John Rutherfurd. Tear at center fold repaired on verso with archival tape. Numerous small repairs on verso with archival tape. Some chinking along borders. Upper right corner missing. Uncancelled.

1771, December. North Carolina. Colonial note for ONE POUND. 4” x 2”. Lower left corner vignette of a bear representing the constellation Ursa Minor. Light bleed through on front from stamp on verso. Archival tape repair on verso at centerfold. Signers were Richard Caswell, Lewis De Rosset, John Harvey and John Rutherfurd. Uncancelled.

1771, December. North Carolina. Colonial note for TWO SHILLINGS and SIX PENCE. 4” x 2 ¼”. Lower left corner vignette of a house. Signers were Richard Caswell, Lewis De Rosset, John Harvey and John Rutherfurd. Tear at center fold repaired on verso with archival tape. Numerous small repairs on verso with archival tape. Some chinking along borders. Upper right corner missing. Uncancelled.

1850's, Massachusetts. A Cochituate Bank $5 Note. Very graphic vignettes throughout.

1794, Hartford, Connecticut. An interesting sheet of four consecutively numbered Treasury office notes payable in Spanish Milled Dollars. All were issued to Chauncey Whittlesey and cut into separate notes and subsequently cancelled. The notes have been reconstructed back into the original sheet and are lightly tipped together with glassine. All signed by PETER COLT. An interesting and seldom seen view of the original complete sheet. Extremely Fine.

May, 1786. Ten Shillings. Fr. RI-297. Vignette of the Rhode Island coat of arms. Signed by Jonathan Hazard and N. Knight. Printed by Southwick and Barber. Extremely Fine.

1865. Unissued $50 scrip payable “ at any Office of the Company for a second cabin ticket between New York and San Francisco….or…in payment of freight, or it will be redeemed in gold as paid.” Printed by Archibald, Maclaw. New York. Scarce.

6” x 3 ¼”. “THIS Certifies that the Sum of Four pounds Hard Money, payable out of the Dec. 2d. Tax 1782, March 1d. March 2d. March 9d. April 12d. Dec. 6d. Tax 1783, March 8d. Dec. 6d. Tax 1784, or …Tax 1785, is due from the State of Connecticut, unto …Brooks for Interest…. Money loaned to said State. February 19, 1786.” Signed by J. Lawrence as Treasurer. Whole cut cancellation at center. Very Fine.

State of Massachusetts Bay. 48 shillings. Vignette of a soldier holding a sword n his right hand and the Declaration of Independence in his left hand on verso of the note. A fine example of this contemporary counterfeit. Forged signature of Ichabod Goodwin

One each of six denominations: one, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred. The six notes bear the following illustrations on obverse and reverse: one, a steamer pulling into port; five, a riverside town at the base of a mountain range; ten, a herd of bison; twenty, early North American settlers in prayer by the sea; fifty, two woodmen chopping down a large tree; one hundred, cattlemen roping a steer. These items have been encapsulated and graded as a set by PASS-CO. Superb GEM CU-67.

Thomas De La Rue and Company. Giori Process Trial Specimen. Vignette of William Shakespeare at right and The Globe Theatre at left. Reverse bears a variety of Shakespearian theatrical scenes. Multi-colored underprinting and security printing on obverse and reverse depicts assorted theatrical masks. This item has been encapsulated and graded by PASS-CO.

Circa 1825. Baltimore, Maryland. $5 Note. “The Utopian Bank standard for one dollar being one pound of pure silver, therefore this currency for Five Dollars passing as commercial medium for the admeasurement of value will be accounted for by the bank at the intrinsic or current Exchange.” Highly detailed engraved vignette of a utopian society at work. A small tear in the paper in upper right corner with some tape residue from its repair. Small archival tape repair at margin in upper left. A rare note and very unusual. Unissued and fine.