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Just 137 lots of the Hobo Nickel collection from the Candace D. Kagin realized over $100,000 after strong bidding online during the Kagin's Auction September 28th.
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Catalog Information
GSID:
390097
Variety:
C: 5; two allegorical women and three cherubs surrounding large ornate 5; 5. L: 5/oval portrait of Taylor/5. R: FIVE/woman stdg./FIVE. BS: train, in oval. Altered from $5 Merchants' Bank, Washington, DC-275-G6.
Coin Date:
Dec. 1, 1852
Denomination:
$5
Coinage Type:
Altered, Spurious and Unattributed Non-Genuine Notes
PCGS #:
NY2925A20
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Subject: I would like to contribute catalog info to CDN for Dec. 1, 1852 $5 C: 5; two allegorical women and three cherubs surrounding large ornate 5; 5. L: 5/oval portrait of Taylor/5. R: FIVE/woman stdg./FIVE. BS: train, in oval. Altered from $5 Merchants' Bank, Washington, DC-275-G6. (Fr. NY2925A20)
Body: Referring page: http://www.greysheet.com/prices/item/obsolete-currency-new-york-ny2925a20/gsid/390097 GSID: 390097 Title: Dec. 1, 1852 $5 C: 5; two allegorical women and three cherubs surrounding large ornate 5; 5. L: 5/oval portrait of Taylor/5. R: FIVE/woman stdg./FIVE. BS: train, in oval. Altered from $5 Merchants' Bank, Washington, DC-275-G6. (Fr. NY2925A20)
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Request Pricing_18_ $1 Overprint: red ONE. Same as G2b, except lacks monogram. (Fr. NY2925G2a)
_18_ $1 As above, except for imprint. (Fr. NY2925G2b)
_18_ $1 Same as G2b, except for imprint. (Fr. NY2925G2c)
_18_ $2 Overprint: red TWO. Same as G4b, except lacks monogram. (Fr. NY2925G4a)
_18_ $2 As above, except for imprint. (Fr. NY2925G4b)
_18_ $2 Same as G4b, except for imprint. (Fr. NY2925G4c)
_18_ $5 C: drove of cattle & sheep. L: 5/state die/FIVE. R: 5/oval portrait of Washington. Overprint: red FIVE. (Fr. NY2925G6a)
_18_ $5 As above, except for imprint. (Fr. NY2925G6b)
_18_ $5 Same as G6b, except for imprint. (Fr. NY2925G6c)
_18_ $10 Raised from $2, G4a. (Fr. NY2925R5)
_18_ $20 Rasied from $2, G4a. (Fr. NY2925R10)
Sept. 1, 185 $1 C: bust of Mercury, in oval; cowboy on horse lassoing steer. L: 1/oval portrait of Harrison. R: 1/Indian male walking with rt. arm raised and bow in left hand. BS: Indian in canoe. Altered from $1, Merchants Bank, Mankato City, MN-75-G2. (Fr. NY2925A5)
Dec. 1, 1852 $1 C: 1; oval portrait of woman reading book, chin on hand; 1. L: diagonal ONE/oval male portrait/diagonal ONE. R: large ornate 1 in which is full-length figure of woman, grain under rt. arm. BS: train at station, in oval. Altered from $1 Merchants' Bank, Washington, DC-275-G2. (Fr. NY2925A10)
Dec. 1, 1852 $3 C: 3; Indian woman with bow, in oval frame covered with small coats of arms, flags, drum, etc., each side; 3. L: 3/oval portrait of Jackson/3. R: THREE/Ceres std. in oval, caduceus in left hand/3. BS: train at station, in oval. Altered from $3 Merchants' Bank, Washington, DC-275-G4. (Fr. NY2925A15)
? $1 C: man with sheaf, men harvesting grain in bkgd. (Fr. NY2925N5)
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