LOT Heritage Rare Coin Galleries  /  2004 (CSNS) (CAA) Signature Sale #348 - Session 1  / 

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American Bank Note Company "The Opening of the

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:115.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
American Bank Note Company The Opening of the
American Bank Note Company "The Opening of the West." Produced by the ABNCo. in 1979, this unusual collection is made up of eleven separate booklets, each of which fit into an elaborate board and leather rawhide tied box. Each book contains engravings from the American Bank Note Company files illustrating various aspects of frontier life. These are actual vignettes archivally tipped-in to the beautifully printed work, and are fully removable with no mounting traces should the new owner chose to do so. As an example, one book, entitled "The Indian Nation," has four vignettes of Native Americans, a full size stock certificate of the Tombstone Mill Mining Company, a piece of Union Military Scrip, and a Leavenworth City Obsolete note, all mounted within the well-written and informative pamphlet. The initial book is a history of the American Bank Note Company and its techniques. Among the books are "The Indian Nation," "Gold Rush Days," "The Iron Horse," "Riverboats," "Lumberjacks," "Buffalo Hunters," and others. This set last sold our May, 2003 St. Louis sale, where it brought almost $950. Undoubtedly scarce, as this is still the only set that we have seen. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. <BR><BR><B>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RESERVES:</B> Heritage now divulges all reserves on its web site 7 days before every auction. If you want to know whether the reserve on this lot has been met, and if not, what the reserve amount is, please visit this lot page on the HeritageCoin.com web site, or email: bid@HeritageGalleries.com
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