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Auction: 18016 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World Online Auction
Lot: 335

USA: 1864 Government 5% Loan, a black and white PROOF $1000 bond, removed from a Bond Detector, vignettes of naval battle at left, early settlers being greeted by natives at right, some coupons, on thick card. The American Bond Detector was a large book published in 1869 with plates of all Government bonds issued at that date and how to detect counterfeits. Nearly all of the bonds are unknown in issued or cancelled form and can only be acquired from this book.Rounded corners and very slightly toned otherwise EF.

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