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New $100 Treasury Note Sept. 1861 Newspaper Illustration Shown as "Convertible Into 20 Year 6 Per Cent U.S. Bonds"
September 17, 1861-Dated Civil War Period Newspaper, New-York Semi-Weekly Tribune, Illustrating the New $100 Treasury Note (Fr. 208) that remains Unknown today in Issued Form, Very Fine.
The front page has an actual size woodcut drawing of a Fr. 208 $100 Treasury Note with five coupons attached. A short article on this new note is also on the front page. No one has ever seen an issued example of this note, nor is the type illustrated in Friedberg. However, there was a single auction appearance of a Proof example that resulted in a winning bid of $48,000 in 2018 (even clippings of the central vignette have sold for $600-$700). This newspaper consists of eight pages with dimensions of approximately 17.5" by 22.5". It carries many Civil War news articles and announcements plus a large map of Washington, DC. and the surrounding area. There is some edge and internal wear and some staining to the paper. The front page has many "gutter" errors (as made) of varying lengths and widths. Only one "gutter" interferes with the Fr. 208 and then it is only the first and second attached coupons. The top edges of this newspaper were not trimmed, so it is doubtful if it was ever read.