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Auction: 9USA - Schingoethe Obsolete Currency Collection Part 15
Lot: 493

OH. Cincinnati. Pike´s Opera House. 5¢. Jan. 1, 1863. (Wolka 605-01). Brown. Unissued remainder. View of Pike´s Opera House. Pike´s Opera House was an important institution in Cincinnati until it was consumed by fire on March 22, 1866. The business was rebuilt and the new structure was again destroyed by fire in 1903. A rare note from a company with a tragic ending. Rarity 7 in Wolka. Uncirculated.[1] Estimate US$ 200-300

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