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ID

City

Bank

 Date Den Cr. Oakes

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Description

Grade

Price
IA76350 Anamosa Wapsipinicon Land Co. 1858 $3 Unl 3-2 Unl -- Displays complete tiny margins with good centering; engraved by Wellstood, Hay & Whiting with a red THREE overprint Additional notes: IA61908, XF+ @ $345 AU $395
IA37298 Ashland Farmers & Merchants Bank 1857 $5 Unl 4-4a Unl -- Overprinted in red with giant "5", "FIVE" and "V" in protector, Danforth, Wright & Co. presents a large cattle vignette at center; the margins are tiny but complete with very good centering Ch AU+ $365
IA24877 Bentons-port Town of Bentonsport Scrip 1857 $2 Unl 8-2 Unl -- Hosford & Co. engraved this issue with a very light green wavy line background; vignettes of 2 females left and surveyors right with full small margins F+ $200
IA53008 Camanchi Great Western RR 1858 $1 Unl 20-1 Unl -- Prepared by Bogardus & Lewis, this note possess full irregular margins & good centering, punch cancelled & red 1 over print Ch AU+ $200
IA26997 Camanchi Great Western RR 1858 $2 Unl 20-2 Unl -- Punch cancelled at the top, this issue by Bogardus & Lewis and over printed with a large red "2", is surrounded by very large full margins with good centering Gem XF $125
IA29537 Camanchi Great Western RR 1858 $5 Unl 20-Unl Unl -- Large semi-uniform full margins are seen on this p/c example with a long train left & deer at right; overprinted with a large fancy red "5" Ch AU+ $200
IA81910 Council Bluffs Baldwin & Dodge 185- $1 B-71 26-1 Unl -- Presenting an early steam engine in the central vignette, this note has generous uniform margins; well centered; Additional notes: IA86591, Gem CU @ $375, IA89141, Gem AU+ @ $325 Gem CU $375
IA89151 Council Bluffs Baldwin & Dodge 185- $2 B-73 26-2 Unl -- A lithograph by Ed. Mendel with semi-uniform large margins and well centered; red lacy overprint outlining TWO Gem CU $300
IA71899 Dubuque Dubuque Central Imp. 1858 $1 D-705 48-1 Unl -- A note depicting the reverse of a Silver Dollar by Wellstood, Hay & Whiting with tiny margins, well centered CU $275
IA63868 Dubuque Dubuque Central Imp. 1858 $3 D-714 48-2 Unl -- A note well framed in full uniform margins and well centered; over printed with a block lettered THREE at center; Additional notes: IA83531, Unc @ $275,   IA53028, XF/AU @ $195   Ch CU $325
IA46507 Dubuque Dubuque Western RR 1858 $3 Unl 53-4 Unl -- An early Railroad 4-month, 10% interest bearing bearer note with uniform margins & centering; lithography by Ed. Mendel Unc $230
IA67099 Dubuque Dubuque Western RR 1857 $10 Unl 53-6 Unl -- A more readily available 100-day 10% interest bearing bearer note with slightly irregular large margins, well centered AU $90
IA24887 Dubuque Lumberman's Bank 1857 $5 Unl 55-4 Unl -- Rawdon, Wright Hatch & Edison prepared this multi-city (Rockford, IL & Grand Haven, MI) note exhibiting full small margins and over printed with a large fancy red FIVE Ch F $200
IA37308 Dubuque Miners Bank 1860 $5 Unl 59-1 Unl -- Rawdon, Wright & Hatch engraved this Certificate of Deposit with a seated female at center and to the left; the margins are irregularly cut with good centering VF $460
IA26767 Iowa City Treasurer Iowa City 1858 $5 Unl 70-4 Unl Unl This Iowa City Scrip has been graded Very Fine 30 by PMG with annotations in ink and features a vignette of the Pilgrims meeting Indians left and overprinted with a large red "5" at center VF++ $595
IA34587 Lyons City Treasurer of Lyons City 1859 $1 T-580 89-1 Unl -- Full uniform small margins on this well vignetted note by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison, punch cancelled Unc $190
IA46517 Lyons City Treasurer of Lyons City 1859 $2 T-583 89-2 Unl -- Tiny irregular margins, cut just to the frame line at the left, are seen on this punch cancelled example by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison AU $185
IA67109 Lyons City Treasurer of Lyons City 1859 $5 T-586 89-3 Unl -- A great Southern central vignette and red overprinting presented with full uniform margins and good centering ; Additional notes:   IA33364, AU @ $190,  IA34444, XF+ (not P/C)@ 275  CU $360
IA40659 Marion Linn County Bank; Winslow, Stephens & Co. 1861 $5 Unl Unl Unl -- This remainder depicts a family husking corn at the center, "Finding the Red Ear"; PCGS assigned the grade of Choice About New 58, noting mount remnants verso on this very scarce high grade example exhibiting full uniform margins with very good centering V Ch AU++ $1295
IA39699 Wapello City of Wapello 1857 $2 UnT 109-2 Unl -- This ex-Newman example, prepared by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison, is overprinted with a large red "2" each side of the central vignette and is well centered within small irregularly cut but full margins; cut from a former PMG Very Fine 25 holder Ch VF $400


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