148 Route 73 Suite 3-184 Voorhees, NJ 08043 USA, United States
Terms of Sale
View Demo
The auction has ended
LOT 3576:
Proof 1908 $10 "Tombstone" Silver Certificate - Obverse BEP Intaglio Souvenir Card ANA World's Fair
more...
|
|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sold for: $25
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
29.50
Start price:
$
20
Estimate :
$100 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 18%
|
Proof 1908 $10 "Tombstone" Silver Certificate - Obverse BEP Intaglio Souvenir Card ANA World's Fair
1908 $10 "Tombstone" Silver Certificate - Obverse BEP Intaglio Souvenir Card ANA World's Fair of Money 2006 Grades Proof. Up for auction is a Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Proof Print. It is printed using the original Plates from the Bureau of Engraving and Printings archives. It was printed on two separate strikes, for the front and the back. It lacks serial numbers, but otherwise is a perfect proof of the Incredibly rare Piece of Currency. Thomas Hendricks served as Grover Cleveland’s vice president for only a few months, from March 4, 1885 to November 25, 1885, before dying of natural causes in his sleep. Less than a year later, a $10 Silver certificate was issued that featured his portrait. And, in what may NOT have been an accident, the artists at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing framed him in what appeared to be a tombstone. Besides prompting some initial claims of poor taste by a grieving public, the design also led to these certificates being nicknamed “Tombstone Notes”. A Corey's Pick

