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Catalog Information
GSID:
380724
Variety:
C: western river steamboat moving to rt., wharf in bkgd. L: V/oval portrait of Clay. R: 5/oval portrait of Washington. Overprint: red ornate FIVE. Altered from $5 Waubeek Bank, De Soto, NE-30-G8a.
Coin Date:
_18_
Denomination:
$5
Coinage Type:
Altered Notes
Coinage Years:
1857
PCGS #:
NY559A20
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Request Pricing_18_ $5 Tint: orange. (Fr. NY559G10a)
__18_ $5 As above, except tint is green. (Fr. NY559G10b)
? $1 C: eagle on limb. L: woman with sickle. R: woman with distaff. (Fr. NY559N5)
? $5 C: 5. L: three women std. with strongbox/5. R: 5/state die. Tint or overprint: red. (Fr. NY559N10)
? $10 C: three men. R: portrait of Washington. (Fr. NY559N15)
June 6, 1856 $2 C: two women std., one pointing to ship in left bkgd.; train, in oval. L: oval female portrait/medallion head bearing TWO. R: 2 on TWO/oval portrait of Washington/TWO. (Fr. NY559A5)
_18_ $3 C: woman reclining facing rt., left arm on strongbox, 3 on large shield & produce at rt. L: 3/oval portrait of Franklin. R: 3/Indian woman std. under tree. Altered from $3 Columbia Bank, Washington, DC-195-G4. (Fr. NY559A10)
_18_ $3 RC: woman in clouds with shield & eagle. L: THREE/woman std. with scroll & pen/THREE, all on panel. R: THREE/laureated woman stdg. with legs crossed rt. arm on hip, left arm on large shield bearing 3. Altered from $3 Potomac River Bank, Georgetown, DC-140-G6. (Fr. NY559A15)
_18_ $5 C: 5; Moneta std. receiving bag of coin from Mercury in clouds at rt., griffin on chest at left; 5. L: panel with FIVE, across. R: curved FIVE/six milkmaids stdg. and std., in circle/V. BS: arm and hammer. Altered from $5 Bank of West Union, West Union, OH-440-G52a. (Fr. NY559A25)
_18_ $10 C: 10; train, merchandise in foreground, in circle; 10. L: TEN/farmer picking corn, basket at rt./10. R: Ceres and Vulcan std. flanking anvil, Mercury in ctr. bkgd., in large circle/10. BS: shield bearing anchor. Altered from $10 Bank of West Union, West Union, OH-440-G56a. (Fr. NY559A30)
? $1 C: woman std. with mirror, etc., ships in left bkgd., train in rt. bkgd. L: 1/state die. R: ONE/reaper holding figure 1. Overprint: unknown. (Fr. NY560G2)
Apr. 10, 1859 $1 As above, except for date, imprint & red ONE overprint. (Fr. NY560G2a)
? $1 C: wild horses. L: 1/state die. R: 1/woman. BS: ONE on 1. Overprint: unknown. (Fr. NY560G4)
? $2 C: Crystal Palace, New York City. Similar to G6b, except for date & imprint. Overprint: unknown. (Fr. NY560G6)
Apr. 10, 1859 $2 As above, except for date, imprint & red TWO overprint. (Fr. NY560G6b)
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