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Auction: 324 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1434

National Leg & Arm Company (New York) February 25, 1865. 100 shares. Issued, not cancelled. No.53. Tan underprint. Columbia with eagle and shield hands a document to injured war veterans. VF+. a minor spot below "ARM". This company produced highly regarded prosthetic devices, much in demand after the horror of the War Between the States. The Southern Leg and Arm Company was their southern branch. A very rare and extremely desirable piece that almost never makes an appearance in a public auction.

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